Belem vs Charlotte - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Belem	Charlotte
🚶 Cost of living one person	$755	$2528
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1572	$5839
🏠 One person rent	$405	$1559
🏘️ Family rent	$562	$2624
🍽️ Food expenses	$216	$636
🚐 Transport expenses	$67	$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$421	$4485
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	40	68
😀 Quality of life	41	88
🏙️ Population	1.3M	875K

The cost of living in Belem is 70% less expensive than in Charlotte. Cities ranked 6655th and 761st ($755 vs $2528) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 705th in Brazil and the United States, respectively. Check Brazil vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Belem compared to 1.8 months in Charlotte. Belem ranked 67th best city to live in Brazil vs Charlotte ranked 62nd in the United States, while ranked 6876th and 252nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Belem vs Charlotte

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	Belem	Charlotte
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.66	$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14	$71.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.92	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$5.95
☕ Cappuccino	$2.4	$5.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.87	$2.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$462	$1601
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$303	$1337
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$575	$3268
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$435	$2181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.8	$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81.6	$162
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17	$63.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.21%	6.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1728	$4188
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1162	$2832
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$2.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30	$90.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.37	$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.75	$3.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$4.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.04	$4.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.64	$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$14.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.68	$17.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$5.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$7.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$4.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$3.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$3.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.64	$2.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.95	$15.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.15	$2.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.56	$8.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.63	$6.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.68	$6.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1	$4.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.88	$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.5	$52.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.95	$14.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34	$124
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.63	$25.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.4	$54
👟 Brand Sneakers	$51.6	$93.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$96.1	$1337
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3002	$25956

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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 Charlotte

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi	Matthews	$2271
17 km or 11 mi	Mint Hill	$2269
20 km or 13 mi	Huntersville	$2188
23 km or 14 mi	Indian Trail	$2225
28 km or 18 mi	Cornelius	$2166
30 km or 18 mi	Concord	$2147
31 km or 19 mi	Gastonia	$1891
36 km or 22 mi	Kannapolis	$2136
36 km or 22 mi	Rock Hill	$2177
38 km or 23 mi	Monroe	$2182
40 km or 25 mi	Mooresville	$2072
57 km or 35 mi	Lancaster	$2170
59 km or 37 mi	Salisbury	$2117
62 km or 39 mi	Statesville	$2090
63 km or 39 mi	Shelby	$1474
72 km or 45 mi	Hickory	$1851
94 km or 58 mi	Forest	$1951
101 km or 63 mi	Thomasville	$2058
104 km or 64 mi	Rockingham	$2136
104 km or 65 mi	Spartanburg	$1925
108 km or 67 mi	Asheboro	$2091
111 km or 69 mi	Winston-Salem	$2098
113 km or 70 mi	High Point	$1934
120 km or 75 mi	Kernersville	$2169
130 km or 81 mi	Greer	$2292
132 km or 82 mi	Greensboro	$2011
138 km or 86 mi	Columbia	$1809
142 km or 88 mi	Mauldin	$2404
143 km or 89 mi	Lexington	$1929
147 km or 91 mi	Greenville	$2530
152 km or 94 mi	Florence	$1907
152 km or 95 mi	Sumter	$1902
154 km or 96 mi	Sanford	$2184
159 km or 99 mi	Burlington	$2144
160 km or 99 mi	Asheville	$2697
166 km or 103 mi	Greenwood	$2106
176 km or 109 mi	Fayetteville	$2100
179 km or 111 mi	Chapel Hill	$2309
180 km or 112 mi	Lumberton	$2100
184 km or 114 mi	Anderson	$1888