Belem vs Cali - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Belem	Cali
🚶 Cost of living one person	$755	$748
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1572	$1926
🏠 One person rent	$405	$287
🏘️ Family rent	$562	$513
🍽️ Food expenses	$216	$269
🚐 Transport expenses	$67	$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$421	$394
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	40	45
😀 Quality of life	41	50
🏙️ Population	1.3M	2.47M

The cost of living in Belem is 0.9% more expensive than in Cali. Cities ranked 6655th and 6679th ($755 vs $748) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 12th in Brazil and Colombia, respectively. Check Brazil vs Colombia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Belem compared to 0.5 months in Cali. Belem ranked 67th best city to live in Brazil vs Cali ranked 4th in Colombia, while ranked 6876th and 6204th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Belem vs Cali

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	Belem	Cali
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.66	$4.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14	$25.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.92	$7.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$1.33
☕ Cappuccino	$2.4	$2.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.87	$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$462	$264
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$303	$203
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$575	$536
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$435	$384
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.8	$50
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81.6	$76.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17	$21.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.21%	13.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1728	$992
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1162	$798
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30	$26.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.37	$13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.75	$1.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.04	$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.64	$5.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$5.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.68	$8.38
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$2.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$0.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.64	$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.95	$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.15	$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.56	$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.63	$5.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.68	$4.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1	$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.88	$2.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.5	$22.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.95	$4.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34	$29
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.63	$6.36
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.4	$55.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$51.6	$97.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$96.1	$263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3002	$6351

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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 Cali

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Palmira	$666
74 km or 46 mi	Buenaventura	$742
80 km or 50 mi	Tulua	$513
111 km or 69 mi	Popayan	$477
148 km or 92 mi	Neiva	$557
154 km or 96 mi	Armenia	$598
160 km or 100 mi	Cartago	$649
170 km or 105 mi	Salento	$605
178 km or 111 mi	Pereira	$680
184 km or 114 mi	Ibague	$529
213 km or 132 mi	Girardot	$493
214 km or 133 mi	Manizales	$653
227 km or 141 mi	Florencia	$410
251 km or 156 mi	Quibdo	$705
262 km or 163 mi	Pasto	$514
285 km or 177 mi	Facatativa	$674
285 km or 177 mi	Soacha	$794
301 km or 187 mi	Bogota	$887
308 km or 192 mi	Tumaco	$571
316 km or 196 mi	Ipiales	$531
321 km or 200 mi	Envigado	$897
329 km or 204 mi	Medellin	$906
330 km or 205 mi	Villavicencio	$497
330 km or 205 mi	Zipaquira	$709
339 km or 210 mi	Bello	$839
386 km or 240 mi	Ibarra	$519
421 km or 261 mi	Tunja	$563
446 km or 277 mi	Esmeraldas	$610
463 km or 288 mi	Quito	$884
469 km or 291 mi	Duitama	$882
471 km or 293 mi	Sogamoso	$534
500 km or 311 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1031
504 km or 313 mi	Yopal	$722
506 km or 314 mi	Santo Domingo	$532
518 km or 322 mi	Turbo	$664
554 km or 344 mi	Floridablanca	$648
556 km or 346 mi	Bucaramanga	$657
571 km or 354 mi	Ambato	$573
595 km or 369 mi	Quevedo	$651
596 km or 370 mi	Monteria	$645