Belem vs Copenhagen - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Belem	Copenhagen
🚶 Cost of living one person	$755	$2333
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1572	$5412
🏠 One person rent	$405	$1326
🏘️ Family rent	$562	$2372
🍽️ Food expenses	$216	$629
🚐 Transport expenses	$67	$192
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$421	$4139
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	40	93
😀 Quality of life	41	97
🏙️ Population	1.3M	644K

The cost of living in Belem is 68% less expensive than in Copenhagen. Cities ranked 6655th and 1085th ($755 vs $2333) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 2nd in Brazil and Denmark, respectively. Check Brazil vs Denmark comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Belem compared to 1.8 months in Copenhagen. Belem ranked 67th best city to live in Brazil vs Copenhagen ranked 1st in Denmark, while ranked 6876th and 10th 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	$3.66	$18.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14	$102
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.92	$13.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$8.26
☕ Cappuccino	$2.4	$6.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.87	$3.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$462	$1534
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$303	$1083
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$575	$2847
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$435	$1988
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.8	$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81.6	$174
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17	$38.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.21%	4.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1728	$7935
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1162	$5513
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$3.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30	$100
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.37	$26.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.75	$3.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.04	$5.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.64	$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.68	$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$2.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$3.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$4.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.64	$2.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.95	$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.15	$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.56	$9.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.63	$9.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.68	$4.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1	$3.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.88	$1.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.5	$42.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.95	$18.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34	$62.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.63	$38.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.4	$115
👟 Brand Sneakers	$51.6	$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$96.1	$530
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3002	$14686

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Copenhagen

Distance	City	Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi	Frederiksberg	$2364
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Gentofte	$2134
23 km or 14 mi	Horsholm	$1952
28 km or 17 mi	Landskrona	$1140
30 km or 19 mi	Malmo	$1585
31 km or 19 mi	Roskilde	$1722
33 km or 21 mi	Hillerod	$1983
40 km or 25 mi	Lund	$1474
40 km or 25 mi	Staffanstorp	$1447
40 km or 25 mi	Helsingor	$1800
42 km or 26 mi	Helsingborg	$1297
51 km or 32 mi	Trelleborg	$1426
66 km or 41 mi	Angelholm	$1310
71 km or 44 mi	Naestved	$1799
92 km or 57 mi	Hassleholm	$1298
104 km or 65 mi	Kristianstad	$1218
111 km or 69 mi	Halmstad	$1208
141 km or 88 mi	Odense	$1816
141 km or 88 mi	Svendborg	$1607
154 km or 96 mi	Ljungby	$1333
156 km or 97 mi	Aarhus	$1828
156 km or 97 mi	Stralsund	$1401
159 km or 99 mi	Varberg	$1284
171 km or 106 mi	Horsens	$1585
177 km or 110 mi	Fredericia	$1506
179 km or 111 mi	Rostock	$1336
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1505
185 km or 115 mi	Greifswald	$1396
190 km or 118 mi	Varnamo	$1424
190 km or 118 mi	Vejle	$1637
193 km or 120 mi	Vaxjo	$1331
196 km or 122 mi	Sonderborg	$1416
196 km or 122 mi	Kolding	$1315
196 km or 122 mi	Silkeborg	$1680
199 km or 124 mi	Karlskrona	$1280
199 km or 124 mi	Haderslev	$1442
211 km or 131 mi	Wismar	$1307
211 km or 131 mi	Gustrow	$1347
215 km or 133 mi	Viborg	$1508
216 km or 134 mi	Kiel	$1452