Belem vs Georgetown - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Belem	Georgetown
🚶 Cost of living one person	$755	$1062
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1572	$3388
🏠 One person rent	$405	$423
🏘️ Family rent	$562	$1181
🍽️ Food expenses	$216	$480
🚐 Transport expenses	$67	$78.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$421	$536
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	40	24
😀 Quality of life	41	47
🏙️ Population	1.3M	235K

The cost of living in Belem is 29% less expensive than in Georgetown. Cities ranked 6655th and 5085th ($755 vs $1062) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 1st in Brazil and Guyana, respectively. Check Brazil vs Guyana comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Belem compared to 0.5 months in Georgetown. Belem ranked 67th best city to live in Brazil vs Georgetown ranked 1st in Guyana, while ranked 6876th and 6400th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Belem vs Georgetown

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	Belem	Georgetown
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.66	$9.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14	$54.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.92	$8.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$2.05
☕ Cappuccino	$2.4	$4.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.87	$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$462	$564
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$303	$265
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$575	$1529
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$435	$940
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.8	$48.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81.6	$74.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17	$49.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.21%	7.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1728	$3867
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1162	$1730
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30	$31.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.37	$26.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$3.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.75	$2.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$1.75
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.04	$4.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.64	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$6.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.68	$9.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$8.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$2.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$3.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$4.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$2.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$0.97
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.64	$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.95	$18.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.15	$1.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.56	$2.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.63	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.68	$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1	$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.88	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.5	$34.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.95	$6.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34	$22
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.63	$6.34
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.4	$33.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$51.6	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$96.1	$883
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3002	$23423

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Cities near Belem

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Ananindeua	$638
51 km or 32 mi	Abaetetuba	$518
67 km or 42 mi	Castanhal	$621
141 km or 88 mi	Cameta	$583
150 km or 93 mi	Capanema	$615
197 km or 123 mi	Braganca	$615
214 km or 133 mi	Paragominas	$614
221 km or 137 mi	Breves	$590
264 km or 164 mi	Viseu	$624
288 km or 179 mi	Tucurui	$603
329 km or 205 mi	Macapa	$610
336 km or 209 mi	Santana	$565
398 km or 247 mi	Pinheiro	$642
425 km or 264 mi	Santa Ines	$621
440 km or 274 mi	Maraba	$629
455 km or 283 mi	Altamira	$611
467 km or 290 mi	Imperatriz	$621
482 km or 299 mi	Sao Luis	$710
508 km or 316 mi	Itapecuru Mirim	$639
510 km or 317 mi	Sao Jose de Ribamar	$665
516 km or 320 mi	Bacabal	$603
552 km or 343 mi	Grajau	$602
570 km or 354 mi	Coroata	$600
578 km or 359 mi	Barra do Corda	$593
612 km or 380 mi	Codo	$572
625 km or 389 mi	Chapadinha	$591
639 km or 397 mi	Araguaina	$590
685 km or 426 mi	Caxias	$546
698 km or 434 mi	Santarem	$639
729 km or 453 mi	Balsas	$569
748 km or 465 mi	Timon	$537
751 km or 467 mi	Teresina	$557
765 km or 475 mi	Parnaiba	$589
810 km or 503 mi	Piripiri	$570
819 km or 509 mi	Oriximina	$697
829 km or 515 mi	Cayenne	$1643
847 km or 527 mi	Floriano	$543
867 km or 538 mi	Camocim	$564
867 km or 539 mi	Kourou	$1645
888 km or 552 mi	Itaituba	$695

Cities near Georgetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
88 km or 55 mi	Linden	$1031
93 km or 58 mi	New Amsterdam	$1033
161 km or 100 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$856
347 km or 216 mi	Paramaribo	$881
479 km or 298 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1247
487 km or 302 mi	Upata	$789
496 km or 308 mi	Tucupita	$777
521 km or 324 mi	Boa Vista	$560
524 km or 326 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$890
532 km or 331 mi	San Fernando	$953
547 km or 340 mi	Chaguanas	$1064
561 km or 349 mi	San Juan	$1178
565 km or 351 mi	Scarborough	$1084
567 km or 353 mi	Port of Spain	$1193
612 km or 380 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$880
637 km or 396 mi	Kourou	$1645
643 km or 399 mi	Maturin	$890
677 km or 421 mi	Cayenne	$1643
704 km or 438 mi	St. George's	$1062
704 km or 438 mi	Grenville	$1070
706 km or 438 mi	Carupano	$737
711 km or 442 mi	El Tigre	$746
720 km or 447 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
730 km or 454 mi	Holetown	$1418
737 km or 458 mi	Cantaura	$674
753 km or 468 mi	Anaco	$639
775 km or 482 mi	Cumana	$716
778 km or 483 mi	Porlamar	$684
783 km or 487 mi	La Asuncion	$695
785 km or 488 mi	Kingstown	$1000
792 km or 492 mi	Georgetown	$1007
805 km or 500 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$791
808 km or 502 mi	Barcelona	$858
812 km or 504 mi	Lecheria	$837
830 km or 516 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
837 km or 520 mi	Zaraza	$804
861 km or 535 mi	Castries	$1161
905 km or 562 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$782
926 km or 575 mi	Fort-de-France	$1568
966 km or 600 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$847