Belem vs Copenhagen - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Belem	Copenhagen
🚶 Cost of living one person	$784	$2601
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1751	$6038
🏠 One person rent	$413	$1451
🏘️ Family rent	$676	$2570
🍽️ Food expenses	$226	$729
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.1	$221
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$312	$4591
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	41	92
😀 Quality of life	45	98
🏙️ Population	1.3M	667K

The cost of living in Belem is 70% less expensive than in Copenhagen. Cities ranked 6728th and 713th ($784 vs $2601) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 2nd in Brazil and Denmark, respectively. Check Brazil vs Denmark comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Belem compared to 1.8 months in Copenhagen. Belem ranked 96th best city to live in Brazil vs Copenhagen ranked 1st in Denmark, while ranked 7040th 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	$4.19	$23.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$15	$109
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.98	$15.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.93	$9.14
☕ Cappuccino	$2.53	$6.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.96	$4.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$481	$1734
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$306	$1183
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$752	$3186
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$531	$2138
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.8	$116
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$84.1	$182
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.1	$41.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.09%	3.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1804	$9559
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1219	$6448
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.8	$3.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.1	$116
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.64	$29.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$2.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$2.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.81	$4.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$3.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.21	$5.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.84	$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.52	$18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$3.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$3.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$3.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$5.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$2.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$2.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$1.12
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.73	$3.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.11	$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.61	$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.72	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.8	$4.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.03	$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.26	$2.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.7	$52.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.53	$20.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.3	$69.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.37	$37.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.6	$125
👟 Brand Sneakers	$55.7	$131
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$102	$614
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3163	$17654

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Cities near Belem

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Ananindeua	$660
51 km or 32 mi	Abaetetuba	$577
67 km or 42 mi	Castanhal	$646
141 km or 88 mi	Cameta	$620
150 km or 93 mi	Capanema	$643
197 km or 123 mi	Braganca	$645
214 km or 133 mi	Paragominas	$643
221 km or 137 mi	Breves	$622
264 km or 164 mi	Viseu	$652
288 km or 179 mi	Tucurui	$631
329 km or 205 mi	Macapa	$606
336 km or 209 mi	Santana	$573
398 km or 247 mi	Pinheiro	$661
425 km or 264 mi	Santa Ines	$642
440 km or 274 mi	Maraba	$656
455 km or 283 mi	Altamira	$631
467 km or 290 mi	Imperatriz	$645
482 km or 299 mi	Sao Luis	$732
508 km or 316 mi	Itapecuru Mirim	$658
510 km or 317 mi	Sao Jose de Ribamar	$683
516 km or 320 mi	Bacabal	$623
552 km or 343 mi	Grajau	$621
570 km or 354 mi	Coroata	$624
578 km or 359 mi	Barra do Corda	$611
612 km or 380 mi	Codo	$596
625 km or 389 mi	Chapadinha	$618
639 km or 397 mi	Araguaina	$617
685 km or 426 mi	Caxias	$568
698 km or 434 mi	Santarem	$653
729 km or 453 mi	Balsas	$592
748 km or 465 mi	Timon	$554
751 km or 467 mi	Teresina	$572
765 km or 475 mi	Parnaiba	$662
810 km or 503 mi	Piripiri	$617
819 km or 509 mi	Oriximina	$716
829 km or 515 mi	Cayenne	$1931
847 km or 527 mi	Floriano	$566
867 km or 538 mi	Camocim	$690
867 km or 539 mi	Kourou	$1934
888 km or 552 mi	Itaituba	$707

Cities near Copenhagen

Distance	City	Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi	Frederiksberg	$2617
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Gentofte	$2379
23 km or 14 mi	Horsholm	$2184
28 km or 17 mi	Landskrona	$1421
30 km or 19 mi	Malmo	$1757
31 km or 19 mi	Roskilde	$2086
33 km or 21 mi	Hillerod	$2280
40 km or 25 mi	Lund	$1619
40 km or 25 mi	Staffanstorp	$1598
40 km or 25 mi	Helsingor	$1977
42 km or 26 mi	Helsingborg	$1485
51 km or 32 mi	Trelleborg	$1591
66 km or 41 mi	Angelholm	$1485
71 km or 44 mi	Naestved	$2029
92 km or 57 mi	Hassleholm	$1472
104 km or 65 mi	Kristianstad	$1386
111 km or 69 mi	Halmstad	$1362
141 km or 88 mi	Odense	$1805
141 km or 88 mi	Svendborg	$1785
154 km or 96 mi	Ljungby	$1502
156 km or 97 mi	Aarhus	$2088
156 km or 97 mi	Stralsund	$1523
159 km or 99 mi	Varberg	$1444
171 km or 106 mi	Horsens	$1770
177 km or 110 mi	Fredericia	$1668
179 km or 111 mi	Rostock	$1481
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1675
185 km or 115 mi	Greifswald	$1515
190 km or 118 mi	Varnamo	$1529
190 km or 118 mi	Vejle	$1869
193 km or 120 mi	Vaxjo	$1482
196 km or 122 mi	Sonderborg	$1563
196 km or 122 mi	Kolding	$1675
196 km or 122 mi	Silkeborg	$1861
199 km or 124 mi	Karlskrona	$1460
199 km or 124 mi	Haderslev	$1662
211 km or 131 mi	Wismar	$1421
211 km or 131 mi	Gustrow	$1467
215 km or 133 mi	Viborg	$1658
216 km or 134 mi	Kiel	$1678