Belem vs Georgetown - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Belem	Georgetown
🚶 Cost of living one person	$860	$928
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2055	$2335
🏠 One person rent	$458	$400
🏘️ Family rent	$911	$798
🍽️ Food expenses	$252	$396
🚐 Transport expenses	$81.1	$66.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$286	$441
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	40	23
😀 Quality of life	39	48
🏙️ Population	1.51M	201K

The cost of living in Belem is 7% less expensive than in Georgetown. Cities ranked 6173rd and 5795th ($860 vs $928) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 2nd in Brazil and Guyana, respectively. Check Brazil vs Guyana comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Belem compared to 0.5 months in Georgetown. Belem ranked 85th best city to live in Brazil vs Georgetown ranked 1st in Guyana, while ranked 7261st and 6441st 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	$4.41	$7.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33	$50
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.05	$8.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.24	$2.22
☕ Cappuccino	$2.2	$4.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.08	$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$790	$548
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$303	$229
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1374	$1005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$697	$581
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.2	$47
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.2	$71.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.5	$60.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.15%	6.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1128	$3901
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$775	$1725
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.81	$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.1	$31.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.98	$23.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$2.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.82	$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.75	$3.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.5	$9.37
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$5.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.1	$7.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$4.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$2.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$2.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$1.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.2	$1.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$1.07
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.73	$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.3	$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.15	$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.95	$2.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.64	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.77	$4.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.98	$2.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.96	$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.2	$29.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.76	$6.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.1	$20
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.34	$6.36
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.4	$33.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$53.7	$67.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$101	$180
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2155	$2625

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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 Georgetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
88 km or 55 mi	Linden	$933
93 km or 58 mi	New Amsterdam	$921
161 km or 100 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$870
347 km or 216 mi	Paramaribo	$896
479 km or 298 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1248
487 km or 302 mi	Upata	$760
496 km or 308 mi	Tucupita	$748
521 km or 324 mi	Boa Vista	$683
524 km or 326 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$868
532 km or 331 mi	San Fernando	$898
547 km or 340 mi	Chaguanas	$1053
561 km or 349 mi	San Juan	$1217
565 km or 351 mi	Scarborough	$1099
567 km or 353 mi	Port of Spain	$1218
612 km or 380 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$824
637 km or 396 mi	Kourou	$1490
643 km or 399 mi	Maturin	$838
677 km or 421 mi	Cayenne	$1528
704 km or 438 mi	St. George's	$1069
704 km or 438 mi	Grenville	$1069
706 km or 438 mi	Carupano	$710
711 km or 442 mi	El Tigre	$700
720 km or 447 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
730 km or 454 mi	Holetown	$1294
737 km or 458 mi	Cantaura	$637
753 km or 468 mi	Anaco	$608
775 km or 482 mi	Cumana	$686
778 km or 483 mi	Porlamar	$654
783 km or 487 mi	La Asuncion	$666
785 km or 488 mi	Kingstown	$1008
792 km or 492 mi	Georgetown	$993
805 km or 500 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$732
808 km or 502 mi	Barcelona	$719
812 km or 504 mi	Lecheria	$769
830 km or 516 mi	Vieux Fort	$1191
837 km or 520 mi	Zaraza	$707
861 km or 535 mi	Castries	$1108
905 km or 562 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$753
926 km or 575 mi	Fort-de-France	$1571
966 km or 600 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$763