Belem vs Caracas - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Belem	Caracas
🚶 Cost of living one person	$860	$975
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2055	$2332
🏠 One person rent	$458	$357
🏘️ Family rent	$911	$583
🍽️ Food expenses	$252	$393
🚐 Transport expenses	$81.1	$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$286	$195
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	40	54
😀 Quality of life	39	41
🏙️ Population	1.51M	2.25M

The cost of living in Belem is 12% less expensive than in Caracas. Cities ranked 6173rd and 5499th ($860 vs $975) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 2nd in Brazil and Venezuela, respectively. Check Brazil vs Venezuela comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Belem compared to 0.2 months in Caracas. Belem ranked 85th best city to live in Brazil vs Caracas ranked 1st in Venezuela, while ranked 7261st and 7028th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Belem vs Caracas

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	Belem	Caracas
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.41	$12.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33	$48.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.05	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.24	$1.51
☕ Cappuccino	$2.2	$3.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.08	$1.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$790	$334
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$303	$297
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1374	$616
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$697	$500
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.2	$14.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.2	$21.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.5	$38.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.15%	28.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1128	$844
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$775	$1224
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.81	$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.1	$29.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.98	$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.82	$1.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.75	$2.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.5	$6.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$6.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.1	$7.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$4.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$2.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$2.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.2	$1.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.73	$2.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.3	$9.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.15	$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.95	$3.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.64	$4.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.77	$4.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.98	$2.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.96	$2.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.2	$60.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.76	$4.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.1	$36.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.34	$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.4	$46.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$53.7	$98
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$101	$81.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2155	$3515

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Cities near Belem

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Ananindeua	$556
51 km or 32 mi	Abaetetuba	$577
67 km or 42 mi	Castanhal	$627
141 km or 88 mi	Cameta	$617
150 km or 93 mi	Capanema	$638
197 km or 123 mi	Braganca	$643
214 km or 133 mi	Paragominas	$655
221 km or 137 mi	Breves	$605
264 km or 164 mi	Viseu	$669
288 km or 179 mi	Tucurui	$636
329 km or 205 mi	Macapa	$574
336 km or 209 mi	Santana	$562
398 km or 247 mi	Pinheiro	$732
425 km or 264 mi	Santa Ines	$692
440 km or 274 mi	Maraba	$694
455 km or 283 mi	Altamira	$618
467 km or 290 mi	Imperatriz	$710
482 km or 299 mi	Sao Luis	$832
508 km or 316 mi	Itapecuru Mirim	$723
510 km or 317 mi	Sao Jose de Ribamar	$759
516 km or 320 mi	Bacabal	$681
552 km or 343 mi	Grajau	$678
570 km or 354 mi	Coroata	$667
578 km or 359 mi	Barra do Corda	$659
612 km or 380 mi	Codo	$623
625 km or 389 mi	Chapadinha	$650
639 km or 397 mi	Araguaina	$668
685 km or 426 mi	Caxias	$585
698 km or 434 mi	Santarem	$627
729 km or 453 mi	Balsas	$627
748 km or 465 mi	Timon	$574
751 km or 467 mi	Teresina	$595
765 km or 475 mi	Parnaiba	$632
810 km or 503 mi	Piripiri	$599
819 km or 509 mi	Oriximina	$772
829 km or 515 mi	Cayenne	$1528
847 km or 527 mi	Floriano	$562
867 km or 538 mi	Camocim	$597
867 km or 539 mi	Kourou	$1490
888 km or 552 mi	Itaituba	$771

Cities near Caracas

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	La Guaira	$854
12 km or 7.3 mi	Maiquetia	$839
16 km or 9.7 mi	Catia La Mar	$880
21 km or 13 mi	Los Teques	$846
30 km or 18 mi	Charallave	$812
37 km or 23 mi	Cua	$815
40 km or 25 mi	Santa Lucia	$805
43 km or 27 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$844
43 km or 27 mi	Guatire	$823
43 km or 27 mi	Guarenas	$823
46 km or 29 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$804
53 km or 33 mi	La Victoria	$720
67 km or 41 mi	Turmero	$723
67 km or 41 mi	Cagua	$696
75 km or 47 mi	Santa Rita	$640
78 km or 48 mi	Maracay	$581
78 km or 49 mi	Palo Negro	$648
80 km or 50 mi	El Limon	$612
82 km or 51 mi	San Juan de los Morros	$705
93 km or 58 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$763
108 km or 67 mi	Guacara	$728
115 km or 71 mi	Los Guayos	$688
119 km or 74 mi	Puerto Cabello	$713
122 km or 76 mi	Valencia	$755
135 km or 84 mi	Tocuyito	$691
163 km or 101 mi	Tinaquillo	$685
176 km or 109 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$753
184 km or 114 mi	Calabozo	$712
199 km or 124 mi	San Felipe	$699
204 km or 127 mi	San Carlos	$684
219 km or 136 mi	Zaraza	$707
235 km or 146 mi	Kralendijk	$1783
245 km or 152 mi	Yaritagua	$663
247 km or 154 mi	Lecheria	$769
249 km or 155 mi	Barcelona	$719
255 km or 159 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$732
260 km or 162 mi	Cabudare	$653
268 km or 167 mi	Barquisimeto	$708
270 km or 167 mi	Acarigua	$687
271 km or 168 mi	Araure	$692