Belem vs George Town - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Belem	George Town
🚶 Cost of living one person	$860	$3374
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2055	$8402
🏠 One person rent	$458	$2280
🏘️ Family rent	$911	$4877
🍽️ Food expenses	$252	$837
🚐 Transport expenses	$81.1	$58.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$286	$4688
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	40	20
😀 Quality of life	39	77
🏙️ Population	1.51M	41K

The cost of living in Belem is 75% less expensive than in George Town. Cities ranked 6173rd and 32nd ($860 vs $3374) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th 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 0.3 months in Belem compared to 1.4 months in George Town. Belem ranked 85th best city to live in Brazil vs George Town ranked 1st in the Cayman Islands, while ranked 7261st and 754th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Belem	George Town
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.41	$30.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33	$83.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.05	$14.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.24	$7.15
☕ Cappuccino	$2.2	$6.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.08	$3.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$790	$2356
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$303	$1954
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1374	$5734
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$697	$4269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.2	$126
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.2	$195
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.5	$120
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.15%	7.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1128	$8481
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$775	$5200
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.81	$2.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.1	$30.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.98	$22.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$1.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$3.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.82	$4.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$6.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.75	$7.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.5	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.1	$14.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$9.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$3.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$7.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$4.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$3.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.2	$2.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$1.9
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.73	$2.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.3	$23.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.15	$4.41
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.95	$13.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.64	$9.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.77	$5.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.98	$4.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.96	$2.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.2	$78.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.76	$17.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.1	$112
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.34	$24.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.4	$86
👟 Brand Sneakers	$53.7	$139
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$101	$1229
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2155	$25346

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Cities near Belem

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Ananindeua	$556
51 km or 32 mi	Abaetetuba	$577
67 km or 42 mi	Castanhal	$627
141 km or 88 mi	Cameta	$617
150 km or 93 mi	Capanema	$638
197 km or 123 mi	Braganca	$643
214 km or 133 mi	Paragominas	$655
221 km or 137 mi	Breves	$605
264 km or 164 mi	Viseu	$669
288 km or 179 mi	Tucurui	$636
329 km or 205 mi	Macapa	$574
336 km or 209 mi	Santana	$562
398 km or 247 mi	Pinheiro	$732
425 km or 264 mi	Santa Ines	$692
440 km or 274 mi	Maraba	$694
455 km or 283 mi	Altamira	$618
467 km or 290 mi	Imperatriz	$710
482 km or 299 mi	Sao Luis	$832
508 km or 316 mi	Itapecuru Mirim	$723
510 km or 317 mi	Sao Jose de Ribamar	$759
516 km or 320 mi	Bacabal	$681
552 km or 343 mi	Grajau	$678
570 km or 354 mi	Coroata	$667
578 km or 359 mi	Barra do Corda	$659
612 km or 380 mi	Codo	$623
625 km or 389 mi	Chapadinha	$650
639 km or 397 mi	Araguaina	$668
685 km or 426 mi	Caxias	$585
698 km or 434 mi	Santarem	$627
729 km or 453 mi	Balsas	$627
748 km or 465 mi	Timon	$574
751 km or 467 mi	Teresina	$595
765 km or 475 mi	Parnaiba	$632
810 km or 503 mi	Piripiri	$599
819 km or 509 mi	Oriximina	$772
829 km or 515 mi	Cayenne	$1528
847 km or 527 mi	Floriano	$562
867 km or 538 mi	Camocim	$597
867 km or 539 mi	Kourou	$1490
888 km or 552 mi	Itaituba	$771

Cities near George Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
333 km or 207 mi	Cienfuegos	$1247
356 km or 221 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1507
361 km or 225 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1020
375 km or 233 mi	Montego Bay	$1005
377 km or 234 mi	Santa Clara	$1312
381 km or 237 mi	Placetas	$1371
385 km or 239 mi	Colon	$1209
394 km or 245 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1654
402 km or 250 mi	Guines	$1138
412 km or 256 mi	Florida	$1784
414 km or 257 mi	Sagua La Grande	$1269
418 km or 260 mi	Artemisa	$1092
418 km or 260 mi	Cardenas	$1220
419 km or 260 mi	Matanzas	$1182
422 km or 262 mi	Pinar del Rio	$1137
425 km or 264 mi	Moron	$1626
429 km or 266 mi	Camaguey	$1869
430 km or 267 mi	Mandeville	$674
440 km or 273 mi	Havana	$1001
459 km or 285 mi	May Pen	$768
461 km or 287 mi	Manzanillo	$2841
473 km or 294 mi	Old Harbour	$698
476 km or 296 mi	Linstead	$936
476 km or 296 mi	Yara	$2555
487 km or 303 mi	Spanish Town	$758
498 km or 310 mi	Las Tunas	$1727
503 km or 312 mi	Half Way Tree	$1062
504 km or 313 mi	Kingston	$1250
510 km or 317 mi	Bayamo	$2153
533 km or 331 mi	Port Antonio	$1005
563 km or 350 mi	Holguin	$1176
573 km or 356 mi	Palma Soriano	$1536
587 km or 365 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1527
588 km or 365 mi	Key West	$3241
593 km or 369 mi	Cozumel	$940
599 km or 372 mi	Isla Mujeres	$1048
608 km or 378 mi	Cancun	$1291
615 km or 382 mi	Playa del Carmen	$1101
646 km or 401 mi	Tulum	$1322
653 km or 405 mi	Guantanamo	$1671