Belem vs Cologne - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Belem	Cologne
🚶 Cost of living one person	$755	$1744
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1572	$4212
🏠 One person rent	$405	$947
🏘️ Family rent	$562	$1673
🍽️ Food expenses	$216	$491
🚐 Transport expenses	$67	$174
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$421	$3148
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	40	92
😀 Quality of life	41	96
🏙️ Population	1.3M	1.09M

The cost of living in Belem is 57% less expensive than in Cologne. Cities ranked 6655th and 2551st ($755 vs $1744) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 24th in Brazil and Germany, respectively. Check Brazil vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Belem compared to 1.8 months in Cologne. Belem ranked 67th best city to live in Brazil vs Cologne ranked 2nd in Germany, while ranked 6876th and 12th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Belem vs Cologne

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	Belem	Cologne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.66	$13.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14	$61.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.92	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$4.67
☕ Cappuccino	$2.4	$3.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.87	$3.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$462	$963
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$303	$743
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$575	$1902
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$435	$1332
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.8	$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81.6	$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17	$40.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.21%	4.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1728	$6163
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1162	$5539
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$3.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30	$56.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.37	$22.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.75	$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$2.69
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.04	$3.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.64	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.68	$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$2.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$4.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$1.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.64	$2.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.95	$6.56
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.15	$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.56	$8.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.63	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.68	$2.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1	$1.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.88	$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.5	$32.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.95	$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34	$49.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.63	$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.4	$94.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$51.6	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$96.1	$773
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3002	$15595

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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 Cologne

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Hurth	$1578
10 km or 6.4 mi	Leverkusen	$1822
10 km or 6.4 mi	Frechen	$1569
13 km or 7.9 mi	Bruhl	$1559
13 km or 7.9 mi	Pulheim	$1572
14 km or 8.4 mi	Wesseling	$1554
14 km or 8.5 mi	Bergisch Gladbach	$1586
15 km or 9.3 mi	Niederkassel	$1551
16 km or 10 mi	Rosrath	$1536
18 km or 11 mi	Monheim am Rhein	$1576
19 km or 12 mi	Dormagen	$1561
19 km or 12 mi	Erftstadt	$1534
19 km or 12 mi	Langenfeld	$1577
20 km or 12 mi	Troisdorf	$1544
20 km or 12 mi	Leichlingen	$1559
20 km or 12 mi	Kerpen	$1529
21 km or 13 mi	Bornheim	$1554
21 km or 13 mi	Lohmar	$1523
22 km or 14 mi	Bergheim	$1518
23 km or 15 mi	Siegburg	$1522
24 km or 15 mi	Overath	$1497
25 km or 16 mi	Sankt Augustin	$1542
25 km or 16 mi	Bonn	$1677
26 km or 16 mi	Hilden	$1522
26 km or 16 mi	Solingen	$1580
27 km or 17 mi	Elsdorf	$1502
28 km or 17 mi	Wermelskirchen	$1497
28 km or 17 mi	Haan	$1517
28 km or 18 mi	Bedburg	$1504
29 km or 18 mi	Hennef	$1494
31 km or 19 mi	Grevenbroich	$1499
31 km or 19 mi	Remscheid	$1494
31 km or 20 mi	Erkrath	$1516
33 km or 20 mi	Konigswinter	$1446
34 km or 21 mi	Euskirchen	$1503
34 km or 21 mi	Neuss	$1495
34 km or 21 mi	Mettmann	$1479
35 km or 21 mi	Zulpich	$1490
35 km or 21 mi	Meckenheim	$1500
35 km or 22 mi	Dusseldorf	$1772