Belem vs George Town - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Belem	George Town
🚶 Cost of living one person	$784	$3615
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1751	$8037
🏠 One person rent	$413	$2516
🏘️ Family rent	$676	$4404
🍽️ Food expenses	$226	$849
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.1	$60
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$312	$6889
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	41	20
😀 Quality of life	45	80
🏙️ Population	1.3M	41K

The cost of living in Belem is 78% less expensive than in George Town. Cities ranked 6728th and 30th ($784 vs $3615) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 1st in Brazil and the Cayman Islands, respectively. Check Brazil vs the Cayman Islands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Belem compared to 1.9 months in George Town. Belem ranked 96th best city to live in Brazil vs George Town ranked 1st in the Cayman Islands, while ranked 7040th and 729th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Belem	George Town
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.19	$29.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$15	$82.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.98	$15.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.93	$9.06
☕ Cappuccino	$2.53	$6.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.96	$3.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$481	$2664
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$306	$2179
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$752	$4700
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$531	$3941
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.8	$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$84.1	$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.1	$112
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.09%	8.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1804	$10871
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1219	$4203
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.8	$2.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.1	$41.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.64	$21.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$3.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.81	$5.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$5.8
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.21	$9.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.84	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$15.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.52	$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$5.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$4.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$7.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$4.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$2.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$2.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$1.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.73	$2.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$22.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.11	$4
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.61	$14.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.72	$9.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.8	$5.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.03	$4.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.26	$2.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.7	$49.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.53	$18.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.3	$110
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.37	$24
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.6	$75.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$55.7	$140
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$102	$1779
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3163	$22286

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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 George Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
333 km or 207 mi	Cienfuegos	$855
356 km or 221 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1221
361 km or 225 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1149
375 km or 233 mi	Montego Bay	$1072
377 km or 234 mi	Santa Clara	$1154
381 km or 237 mi	Placetas	$1097
385 km or 239 mi	Colon	$1114
394 km or 245 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1300
402 km or 250 mi	Guines	$1064
412 km or 256 mi	Florida	$1504
414 km or 257 mi	Sagua La Grande	$1146
418 km or 260 mi	Artemisa	$1014
418 km or 260 mi	Cardenas	$1157
419 km or 260 mi	Matanzas	$1164
422 km or 262 mi	Pinar del Rio	$1057
425 km or 264 mi	Moron	$1300
429 km or 266 mi	Camaguey	$1601
430 km or 267 mi	Mandeville	$973
440 km or 273 mi	Havana	$918
459 km or 285 mi	May Pen	$947
461 km or 287 mi	Manzanillo	$2761
473 km or 294 mi	Old Harbour	$1030
476 km or 296 mi	Linstead	$1055
476 km or 296 mi	Yara	$2126
487 km or 303 mi	Spanish Town	$793
498 km or 310 mi	Las Tunas	$1574
503 km or 312 mi	Half Way Tree	$1223
504 km or 313 mi	Kingston	$1364
510 km or 317 mi	Bayamo	$1165
533 km or 331 mi	Port Antonio	$1164
563 km or 350 mi	Holguin	$1354
573 km or 356 mi	Palma Soriano	$1266
587 km or 365 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1645
588 km or 365 mi	Key West	$3002
593 km or 369 mi	Cozumel	$1040
599 km or 372 mi	Isla Mujeres	$1011
608 km or 378 mi	Cancun	$1107
615 km or 382 mi	Playa del Carmen	$1153
646 km or 401 mi	Tulum	$1207
653 km or 405 mi	Guantanamo	$1656