Belem vs Georgetown - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Belem	Georgetown
🚶 Cost of living one person	$789	$1181
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1831	$3155
🏠 One person rent	$390	$528
🏘️ Family rent	$671	$914
🍽️ Food expenses	$242	$497
🚐 Transport expenses	$77.1	$67.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$359	$1100
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	41	25
😀 Quality of life	60	60
🏙️ Population	1.3M	235K

The cost of living in Belem is 33% less expensive than in Georgetown. Cities ranked 6804th and 4813th ($789 vs $1181) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd and 1st in Brazil and Guyana, respectively. Check Brazil vs Guyana comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Belem compared to 0.9 months in Georgetown. Belem ranked 28th best city to live in Brazil vs Georgetown ranked 1st in Guyana, while ranked 5967th and 5916th 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	$4.81	$9.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$16	$54.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.9	$8.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$1.97
☕ Cappuccino	$2.15	$5.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.95	$1.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$461	$694
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$275	$360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$811	$1246
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$500	$664
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.2	$56.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$89.5	$88.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.5	$44.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.58%	6.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1927	$3538
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1367	$1503
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.88	$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.3	$26.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.42	$22.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$3.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.94	$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.85
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.13	$4.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.23	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.2	$7.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.23	$9.53
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$6.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$3.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$3.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$5.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$2.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$3.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.06
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.88	$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$18.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.28	$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.87	$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.85	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.93	$4.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.11	$2.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.34	$2.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.3	$33.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.3	$6.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.2	$22.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.2	$6.37
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.3	$45.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64.1	$125
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$109	$1023
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3338	$19783

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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 Georgetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
88 km or 55 mi	Linden	$1180
93 km or 58 mi	New Amsterdam	$1174
161 km or 100 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$854
347 km or 216 mi	Paramaribo	$877
479 km or 298 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1938
487 km or 302 mi	Upata	$788
496 km or 308 mi	Tucupita	$767
521 km or 324 mi	Boa Vista	$740
524 km or 326 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$892
532 km or 331 mi	San Fernando	$1010
547 km or 340 mi	Chaguanas	$1097
561 km or 349 mi	San Juan	$1232
565 km or 351 mi	Scarborough	$1136
567 km or 353 mi	Port of Spain	$1284
612 km or 380 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$848
637 km or 396 mi	Kourou	$1996
643 km or 399 mi	Maturin	$844
677 km or 421 mi	Cayenne	$1979
704 km or 438 mi	St. George's	$1078
704 km or 438 mi	Grenville	$1079
706 km or 438 mi	Carupano	$699
711 km or 442 mi	El Tigre	$741
720 km or 447 mi	Bridgetown	$1336
730 km or 454 mi	Holetown	$1454
737 km or 458 mi	Cantaura	$675
753 km or 468 mi	Anaco	$642
775 km or 482 mi	Cumana	$679
778 km or 483 mi	Porlamar	$610
783 km or 487 mi	La Asuncion	$641
785 km or 488 mi	Kingstown	$995
792 km or 492 mi	Georgetown	$989
805 km or 500 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$703
808 km or 502 mi	Barcelona	$888
812 km or 504 mi	Lecheria	$771
830 km or 516 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
837 km or 520 mi	Zaraza	$827
861 km or 535 mi	Castries	$1170
905 km or 562 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$811
926 km or 575 mi	Fort-de-France	$1812
966 km or 600 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$840