Belem vs Calgary - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Belem	Calgary
🚶 Cost of living one person	$755	$2077
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1572	$4598
🏠 One person rent	$405	$1226
🏘️ Family rent	$562	$1942
🍽️ Food expenses	$216	$561
🚐 Transport expenses	$67	$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$421	$3168
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	40	53
😀 Quality of life	41	90
🏙️ Population	1.3M	1.31M

The cost of living in Belem is 64% less expensive than in Calgary. Cities ranked 6655th and 1646th ($755 vs $2077) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 23rd in Brazil and Canada, respectively. Check Brazil vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Belem compared to 1.5 months in Calgary. Belem ranked 67th best city to live in Brazil vs Calgary ranked 8th in Canada, while ranked 6876th and 153rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Belem vs Calgary

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	Belem	Calgary
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.66	$15.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14	$60.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.92	$9.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$5.29
☕ Cappuccino	$2.4	$4.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.87	$2.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$462	$1222
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$303	$991
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$575	$2053
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$435	$1592
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.8	$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81.6	$200
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17	$57.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.21%	6.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1728	$3283
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1162	$3066
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$2.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30	$80.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.37	$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.75	$2.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.04	$3.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.64	$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.68	$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$4.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$3.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$4.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.64	$2.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.95	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.15	$2.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.56	$13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.63	$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.68	$5.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1	$2.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.88	$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.5	$49.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.95	$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34	$61.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.63	$22.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.4	$56.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$51.6	$82.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$96.1	$841
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3002	$16603

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Cities near Belem

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Ananindeua	$638
51 km or 32 mi	Abaetetuba	$518
67 km or 42 mi	Castanhal	$621
141 km or 88 mi	Cameta	$583
150 km or 93 mi	Capanema	$615
197 km or 123 mi	Braganca	$615
214 km or 133 mi	Paragominas	$614
221 km or 137 mi	Breves	$590
264 km or 164 mi	Viseu	$624
288 km or 179 mi	Tucurui	$603
329 km or 205 mi	Macapa	$610
336 km or 209 mi	Santana	$565
398 km or 247 mi	Pinheiro	$642
425 km or 264 mi	Santa Ines	$621
440 km or 274 mi	Maraba	$629
455 km or 283 mi	Altamira	$611
467 km or 290 mi	Imperatriz	$621
482 km or 299 mi	Sao Luis	$710
508 km or 316 mi	Itapecuru Mirim	$639
510 km or 317 mi	Sao Jose de Ribamar	$665
516 km or 320 mi	Bacabal	$603
552 km or 343 mi	Grajau	$602
570 km or 354 mi	Coroata	$600
578 km or 359 mi	Barra do Corda	$593
612 km or 380 mi	Codo	$572
625 km or 389 mi	Chapadinha	$591
639 km or 397 mi	Araguaina	$590
685 km or 426 mi	Caxias	$546
698 km or 434 mi	Santarem	$639
729 km or 453 mi	Balsas	$569
748 km or 465 mi	Timon	$537
751 km or 467 mi	Teresina	$557
765 km or 475 mi	Parnaiba	$589
810 km or 503 mi	Piripiri	$570
819 km or 509 mi	Oriximina	$697
829 km or 515 mi	Cayenne	$1643
847 km or 527 mi	Floriano	$543
867 km or 538 mi	Camocim	$564
867 km or 539 mi	Kourou	$1645
888 km or 552 mi	Itaituba	$695

Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1743
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1676
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1614
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1656
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1487
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1588
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1769
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2568
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1886
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2299
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2284
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1638
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2174
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1770
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$2007
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2163
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2054
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2327
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1786
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1792
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1612
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1778
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1884
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1632
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$2009
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1761
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1360
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2248
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1446
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1883
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2023
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$1968
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2616
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$1969
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$2021
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2050
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2490
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2466
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2181
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1871