Belem vs Copenhagen - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Belem	Copenhagen
🚶 Cost of living one person	$789	$2656
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1831	$6116
🏠 One person rent	$390	$1515
🏘️ Family rent	$671	$2679
🍽️ Food expenses	$242	$728
🚐 Transport expenses	$77.1	$209
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$359	$5006
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	41	94
😀 Quality of life	60	97
🏙️ Population	1.3M	667K

The cost of living in Belem is 70% less expensive than in Copenhagen. Cities ranked 6804th and 650th ($789 vs $2656) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd and 2nd in Brazil and Denmark, respectively. Check Brazil vs Denmark comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Belem compared to 1.9 months in Copenhagen. Belem ranked 28th best city to live in Brazil vs Copenhagen ranked 1st in Denmark, while ranked 5967th and 4th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Belem vs Copenhagen

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	Belem	Copenhagen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.81	$21.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$16	$111
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.9	$15.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$9.35
☕ Cappuccino	$2.15	$7.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.95	$5.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$461	$1782
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$275	$1244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$811	$3169
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$500	$2270
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.2	$121
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$89.5	$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.5	$43.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.58%	3.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1927	$10228
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1367	$6872
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.88	$3.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.3	$114
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.42	$25.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$2.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$2.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.94	$3.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$2.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.13	$5.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.23	$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.2	$14.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.23	$17.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$3.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$4.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$5.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$2.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$2.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.88	$3.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.28	$1.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.87	$10.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.85	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.93	$5.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.11	$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.34	$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.3	$55.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.3	$20.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.2	$71.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.2	$38.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.3	$122
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64.1	$137
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$109	$707
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3338	$14799

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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 Copenhagen

Distance	City	Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi	Frederiksberg	$2698
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Gentofte	$2429
23 km or 14 mi	Horsholm	$2273
28 km or 17 mi	Landskrona	$1412
30 km or 19 mi	Malmo	$1907
31 km or 19 mi	Roskilde	$2192
33 km or 21 mi	Hillerod	$2364
40 km or 25 mi	Lund	$1701
40 km or 25 mi	Staffanstorp	$1695
40 km or 25 mi	Helsingor	$2042
42 km or 26 mi	Helsingborg	$1590
51 km or 32 mi	Trelleborg	$1688
66 km or 41 mi	Angelholm	$1562
71 km or 44 mi	Naestved	$2113
92 km or 57 mi	Hassleholm	$1550
104 km or 65 mi	Kristianstad	$1475
111 km or 69 mi	Halmstad	$1412
141 km or 88 mi	Odense	$1784
141 km or 88 mi	Svendborg	$1825
154 km or 96 mi	Ljungby	$1549
156 km or 97 mi	Aarhus	$2158
156 km or 97 mi	Stralsund	$1627
159 km or 99 mi	Varberg	$1491
171 km or 106 mi	Horsens	$1781
177 km or 110 mi	Fredericia	$1702
179 km or 111 mi	Rostock	$1508
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1691
185 km or 115 mi	Greifswald	$1619
190 km or 118 mi	Varnamo	$1633
190 km or 118 mi	Vejle	$1891
193 km or 120 mi	Vaxjo	$1516
196 km or 122 mi	Sonderborg	$1619
196 km or 122 mi	Kolding	$1689
196 km or 122 mi	Silkeborg	$1888
199 km or 124 mi	Karlskrona	$1466
199 km or 124 mi	Haderslev	$1681
211 km or 131 mi	Wismar	$1443
211 km or 131 mi	Gustrow	$1509
215 km or 133 mi	Viborg	$1667
216 km or 134 mi	Kiel	$1588