Belem vs Copenhagen - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Belem	Copenhagen
🚶 Cost of living one person	$812	$2555
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1873	$5866
🏠 One person rent	$395	$1447
🏘️ Family rent	$661	$2513
🍽️ Food expenses	$250	$713
🚐 Transport expenses	$81.6	$199
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$377	$4784
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	41	94
😀 Quality of life	61	97
🏙️ Population	1.3M	667K

The cost of living in Belem is 68% less expensive than in Copenhagen. Cities ranked 6712th and 805th ($812 vs $2555) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 1st 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 5761st and 5th 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	$4.82	$21.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.4	$108
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.53	$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$9.09
☕ Cappuccino	$2.13	$7.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.96	$5.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$467	$1680
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$275	$1193
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$810	$2988
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$484	$2119
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.5	$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$89	$180
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.3	$39.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.48%	3.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1925	$11390
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1369	$7705
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.89	$3.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.6	$102
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.31	$25.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$2.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$2.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.09	$3.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$2.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.15	$5.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.23	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.2	$14.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.36	$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$3.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$3.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$4.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$5.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$2.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.58	$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.89	$3.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10	$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.34	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.17	$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.89	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.99	$4.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.11	$2.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.36	$2.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.5	$56.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.17	$20.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.4	$68.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.25	$38
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.2	$111
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.5	$130
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$109	$815
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3337	$12710

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Cities near Belem

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Ananindeua	$709
51 km or 32 mi	Abaetetuba	$596
67 km or 42 mi	Castanhal	$688
141 km or 88 mi	Cameta	$652
150 km or 93 mi	Capanema	$684
197 km or 123 mi	Braganca	$688
214 km or 133 mi	Paragominas	$684
221 km or 137 mi	Breves	$655
264 km or 164 mi	Viseu	$703
288 km or 179 mi	Tucurui	$670
329 km or 205 mi	Macapa	$649
336 km or 209 mi	Santana	$618
398 km or 247 mi	Pinheiro	$734
425 km or 264 mi	Santa Ines	$702
440 km or 274 mi	Maraba	$709
455 km or 283 mi	Altamira	$667
467 km or 290 mi	Imperatriz	$699
482 km or 299 mi	Sao Luis	$818
508 km or 316 mi	Itapecuru Mirim	$732
510 km or 317 mi	Sao Jose de Ribamar	$763
516 km or 320 mi	Bacabal	$690
552 km or 343 mi	Grajau	$681
570 km or 354 mi	Coroata	$684
578 km or 359 mi	Barra do Corda	$671
612 km or 380 mi	Codo	$649
625 km or 389 mi	Chapadinha	$678
639 km or 397 mi	Araguaina	$670
685 km or 426 mi	Caxias	$602
698 km or 434 mi	Santarem	$669
729 km or 453 mi	Balsas	$651
748 km or 465 mi	Timon	$581
751 km or 467 mi	Teresina	$592
765 km or 475 mi	Parnaiba	$718
810 km or 503 mi	Piripiri	$664
819 km or 509 mi	Oriximina	$759
829 km or 515 mi	Cayenne	$1941
847 km or 527 mi	Floriano	$611
867 km or 538 mi	Camocim	$747
867 km or 539 mi	Kourou	$1966
888 km or 552 mi	Itaituba	$755

Cities near Copenhagen

Distance	City	Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi	Frederiksberg	$2533
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Gentofte	$2334
23 km or 14 mi	Horsholm	$2195
28 km or 17 mi	Landskrona	$1423
30 km or 19 mi	Malmo	$1793
31 km or 19 mi	Roskilde	$2151
33 km or 21 mi	Hillerod	$2220
40 km or 25 mi	Lund	$1567
40 km or 25 mi	Staffanstorp	$1568
40 km or 25 mi	Helsingor	$2053
42 km or 26 mi	Helsingborg	$1504
51 km or 32 mi	Trelleborg	$1583
66 km or 41 mi	Angelholm	$1478
71 km or 44 mi	Naestved	$2073
92 km or 57 mi	Hassleholm	$1447
104 km or 65 mi	Kristianstad	$1399
111 km or 69 mi	Halmstad	$1358
141 km or 88 mi	Odense	$1893
141 km or 88 mi	Svendborg	$1792
154 km or 96 mi	Ljungby	$1429
156 km or 97 mi	Aarhus	$2135
156 km or 97 mi	Stralsund	$1584
159 km or 99 mi	Varberg	$1441
171 km or 106 mi	Horsens	$1731
177 km or 110 mi	Fredericia	$1650
179 km or 111 mi	Rostock	$1477
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1638
185 km or 115 mi	Greifswald	$1621
190 km or 118 mi	Varnamo	$1483
190 km or 118 mi	Vejle	$1840
193 km or 120 mi	Vaxjo	$1464
196 km or 122 mi	Sonderborg	$1570
196 km or 122 mi	Kolding	$1654
196 km or 122 mi	Silkeborg	$1852
199 km or 124 mi	Karlskrona	$1411
199 km or 124 mi	Haderslev	$1637
211 km or 131 mi	Wismar	$1415
211 km or 131 mi	Gustrow	$1475
215 km or 133 mi	Viborg	$1723
216 km or 134 mi	Kiel	$1557