Belem vs Caracas - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Belem	Caracas
🚶 Cost of living one person	$789	$1199
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1831	$2897
🏠 One person rent	$390	$458
🏘️ Family rent	$671	$782
🍽️ Food expenses	$242	$466
🚐 Transport expenses	$77.1	$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$359	$302
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	41	54
😀 Quality of life	60	52
🏙️ Population	1.3M	2.25M

The cost of living in Belem is 34% less expensive than in Caracas. Cities ranked 6804th and 4773rd ($789 vs $1199) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd and 1st in Brazil and Venezuela, respectively. Check Brazil vs Venezuela comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Belem compared to 0.3 months in Caracas. Belem ranked 28th best city to live in Brazil vs Caracas ranked 1st in Venezuela, while ranked 5967th and 6562nd 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	$4.81	$12.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$16	$51.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.9	$9.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$1.57
☕ Cappuccino	$2.15	$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.95	$1.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$461	$544
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$275	$371
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$811	$981
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$500	$653
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.2	$19.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$89.5	$29.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.5	$33.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.58%	21.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1927	$1262
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1367	$725
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.88	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.3	$32.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.42	$24.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$0.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$2.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.94	$2.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.13	$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.23	$9.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.2	$9.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.23	$9.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$6.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$2.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$2.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.88	$1.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.28	$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.87	$4.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.85	$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.93	$5.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.11	$3.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.34	$2.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.3	$80.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.3	$5.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.2	$41.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.2	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.3	$59.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64.1	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$109	$155
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3338	$4633

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Cities near Belem

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Ananindeua	$702
51 km or 32 mi	Abaetetuba	$589
67 km or 42 mi	Castanhal	$680
141 km or 88 mi	Cameta	$643
150 km or 93 mi	Capanema	$679
197 km or 123 mi	Braganca	$681
214 km or 133 mi	Paragominas	$677
221 km or 137 mi	Breves	$649
264 km or 164 mi	Viseu	$694
288 km or 179 mi	Tucurui	$666
329 km or 205 mi	Macapa	$638
336 km or 209 mi	Santana	$607
398 km or 247 mi	Pinheiro	$725
425 km or 264 mi	Santa Ines	$690
440 km or 274 mi	Maraba	$697
455 km or 283 mi	Altamira	$669
467 km or 290 mi	Imperatriz	$687
482 km or 299 mi	Sao Luis	$808
508 km or 316 mi	Itapecuru Mirim	$718
510 km or 317 mi	Sao Jose de Ribamar	$750
516 km or 320 mi	Bacabal	$667
552 km or 343 mi	Grajau	$666
570 km or 354 mi	Coroata	$659
578 km or 359 mi	Barra do Corda	$647
612 km or 380 mi	Codo	$615
625 km or 389 mi	Chapadinha	$653
639 km or 397 mi	Araguaina	$664
685 km or 426 mi	Caxias	$563
698 km or 434 mi	Santarem	$676
729 km or 453 mi	Balsas	$632
748 km or 465 mi	Timon	$543
751 km or 467 mi	Teresina	$559
765 km or 475 mi	Parnaiba	$706
810 km or 503 mi	Piripiri	$640
819 km or 509 mi	Oriximina	$753
829 km or 515 mi	Cayenne	$1979
847 km or 527 mi	Floriano	$582
867 km or 538 mi	Camocim	$740
867 km or 539 mi	Kourou	$1996
888 km or 552 mi	Itaituba	$750

Cities near Caracas

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	La Guaira	$1015
12 km or 7.3 mi	Maiquetia	$997
16 km or 9.7 mi	Catia La Mar	$1044
21 km or 13 mi	Los Teques	$994
30 km or 18 mi	Charallave	$775
37 km or 23 mi	Cua	$726
40 km or 25 mi	Santa Lucia	$780
43 km or 27 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$805
43 km or 27 mi	Guatire	$918
43 km or 27 mi	Guarenas	$923
46 km or 29 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$605
53 km or 33 mi	La Victoria	$818
67 km or 41 mi	Turmero	$834
67 km or 41 mi	Cagua	$793
75 km or 47 mi	Santa Rita	$742
78 km or 48 mi	Maracay	$754
78 km or 49 mi	Palo Negro	$748
80 km or 50 mi	El Limon	$715
82 km or 51 mi	San Juan de los Morros	$781
93 km or 58 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$840
108 km or 67 mi	Guacara	$817
115 km or 71 mi	Los Guayos	$735
119 km or 74 mi	Puerto Cabello	$806
122 km or 76 mi	Valencia	$745
135 km or 84 mi	Tocuyito	$728
163 km or 101 mi	Tinaquillo	$756
176 km or 109 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$811
184 km or 114 mi	Calabozo	$868
199 km or 124 mi	San Felipe	$762
204 km or 127 mi	San Carlos	$807
219 km or 136 mi	Zaraza	$827
235 km or 146 mi	Kralendijk	$2002
245 km or 152 mi	Yaritagua	$697
247 km or 154 mi	Lecheria	$771
249 km or 155 mi	Barcelona	$888
255 km or 159 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$703
260 km or 162 mi	Cabudare	$660
268 km or 167 mi	Barquisimeto	$670
270 km or 167 mi	Acarigua	$749
271 km or 168 mi	Araure	$744