Belem vs George Town - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Belem	George Town
🚶 Cost of living one person	$789	$3759
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1831	$8458
🏠 One person rent	$390	$2610
🏘️ Family rent	$671	$4644
🍽️ Food expenses	$242	$890
🚐 Transport expenses	$77.1	$67
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$359	$7771
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	41	25
😀 Quality of life	60	80
🏙️ Population	1.3M	41K

The cost of living in Belem is 79% less expensive than in George Town. Cities ranked 6804th and 17th ($789 vs $3759) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd 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 0.5 months in Belem compared to 2.1 months in George Town. Belem ranked 28th best city to live in Brazil vs George Town ranked 1st in the Cayman Islands, while ranked 5967th and 724th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Belem vs George Town

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	Belem	George Town
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.81	$29.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$16	$95.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.9	$16.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$7.61
☕ Cappuccino	$2.15	$6.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.95	$3.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$461	$2741
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$275	$2265
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$811	$5028
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$500	$4147
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.2	$137
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$89.5	$208
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.5	$113
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.58%	8.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1927	$9286
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1367	$3565
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.88	$2.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.3	$48.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.42	$24.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.63
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$3.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.94	$5.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$6.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.13	$9.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.23	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.2	$17.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.23	$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$5.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$4.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$7.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$5.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$2.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$2.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$2.06
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.88	$2.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$25.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.28	$4.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.87	$14.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.85	$10.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.93	$5.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.11	$4.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.34	$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.3	$50
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.3	$18.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.2	$112
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.2	$24.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.3	$74.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64.1	$137
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$109	$1841
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3338	$25268

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Cities near Belem

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Ananindeua	$702
51 km or 32 mi	Abaetetuba	$589
67 km or 42 mi	Castanhal	$680
141 km or 88 mi	Cameta	$643
150 km or 93 mi	Capanema	$679
197 km or 123 mi	Braganca	$681
214 km or 133 mi	Paragominas	$677
221 km or 137 mi	Breves	$649
264 km or 164 mi	Viseu	$694
288 km or 179 mi	Tucurui	$666
329 km or 205 mi	Macapa	$638
336 km or 209 mi	Santana	$607
398 km or 247 mi	Pinheiro	$725
425 km or 264 mi	Santa Ines	$690
440 km or 274 mi	Maraba	$697
455 km or 283 mi	Altamira	$669
467 km or 290 mi	Imperatriz	$687
482 km or 299 mi	Sao Luis	$808
508 km or 316 mi	Itapecuru Mirim	$718
510 km or 317 mi	Sao Jose de Ribamar	$750
516 km or 320 mi	Bacabal	$667
552 km or 343 mi	Grajau	$666
570 km or 354 mi	Coroata	$659
578 km or 359 mi	Barra do Corda	$647
612 km or 380 mi	Codo	$615
625 km or 389 mi	Chapadinha	$653
639 km or 397 mi	Araguaina	$664
685 km or 426 mi	Caxias	$563
698 km or 434 mi	Santarem	$676
729 km or 453 mi	Balsas	$632
748 km or 465 mi	Timon	$543
751 km or 467 mi	Teresina	$559
765 km or 475 mi	Parnaiba	$706
810 km or 503 mi	Piripiri	$640
819 km or 509 mi	Oriximina	$753
829 km or 515 mi	Cayenne	$1979
847 km or 527 mi	Floriano	$582
867 km or 538 mi	Camocim	$740
867 km or 539 mi	Kourou	$1996
888 km or 552 mi	Itaituba	$750

Cities near George Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
333 km or 207 mi	Cienfuegos	$872
356 km or 221 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1228
361 km or 225 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1196
375 km or 233 mi	Montego Bay	$1096
377 km or 234 mi	Santa Clara	$1157
381 km or 237 mi	Placetas	$1097
385 km or 239 mi	Colon	$1155
394 km or 245 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1324
402 km or 250 mi	Guines	$1141
412 km or 256 mi	Florida	$1519
414 km or 257 mi	Sagua La Grande	$1170
418 km or 260 mi	Artemisa	$1091
418 km or 260 mi	Cardenas	$1199
419 km or 260 mi	Matanzas	$1164
422 km or 262 mi	Pinar del Rio	$1138
425 km or 264 mi	Moron	$1315
429 km or 266 mi	Camaguey	$1616
430 km or 267 mi	Mandeville	$1018
440 km or 273 mi	Havana	$993
459 km or 285 mi	May Pen	$970
461 km or 287 mi	Manzanillo	$2770
473 km or 294 mi	Old Harbour	$1077
476 km or 296 mi	Linstead	$1109
476 km or 296 mi	Yara	$2134
487 km or 303 mi	Spanish Town	$835
498 km or 310 mi	Las Tunas	$1579
503 km or 312 mi	Half Way Tree	$1289
504 km or 313 mi	Kingston	$1461
510 km or 317 mi	Bayamo	$1165
533 km or 331 mi	Port Antonio	$1234
563 km or 350 mi	Holguin	$1355
573 km or 356 mi	Palma Soriano	$1273
587 km or 365 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1647
588 km or 365 mi	Key West	$2932
593 km or 369 mi	Cozumel	$1112
599 km or 372 mi	Isla Mujeres	$1128
608 km or 378 mi	Cancun	$1232
615 km or 382 mi	Playa del Carmen	$1169
646 km or 401 mi	Tulum	$1292
653 km or 405 mi	Guantanamo	$1664