Belem vs Gothenburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Belem	Gothenburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$812	$1879
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1873	$4293
🏠 One person rent	$395	$949
🏘️ Family rent	$661	$1652
🍽️ Food expenses	$250	$594
🚐 Transport expenses	$81.6	$176
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$377	$3784
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	41	46
😀 Quality of life	61	92
🏙️ Population	1.3M	675K

The cost of living in Belem is 57% less expensive than in Gothenburg. Cities ranked 6712th and 2470th ($812 vs $1879) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 4th in Brazil and Sweden, respectively. Check Brazil vs Sweden comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Belem compared to 2 months in Gothenburg. Belem ranked 28th best city to live in Brazil vs Gothenburg ranked 2nd in Sweden, while ranked 5761st and 91st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Belem vs Gothenburg

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	Belem	Gothenburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.82	$14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.4	$89
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.53	$12.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$6.93
☕ Cappuccino	$2.13	$5.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.96	$3.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$467	$950
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$275	$821
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$810	$1735
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$484	$1459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.5	$66.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$89	$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.3	$36
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.48%	3.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1925	$6539
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1369	$3629
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.89	$3.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.6	$90.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.31	$22.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.09	$2.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$3.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.15	$4.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.23	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.2	$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.36	$19.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$3.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$2.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$3.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$4.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.58	$1.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$1.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.89	$3.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.34	$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.17	$8.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.89	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.99	$4.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.11	$3.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.36	$2.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.5	$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.17	$20.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.4	$56.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.25	$27.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.2	$93.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.5	$96
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$109	$227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3337	$4650

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Cities near Belem

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Ananindeua	$709
51 km or 32 mi	Abaetetuba	$596
67 km or 42 mi	Castanhal	$688
141 km or 88 mi	Cameta	$652
150 km or 93 mi	Capanema	$684
197 km or 123 mi	Braganca	$688
214 km or 133 mi	Paragominas	$684
221 km or 137 mi	Breves	$655
264 km or 164 mi	Viseu	$703
288 km or 179 mi	Tucurui	$670
329 km or 205 mi	Macapa	$649
336 km or 209 mi	Santana	$618
398 km or 247 mi	Pinheiro	$734
425 km or 264 mi	Santa Ines	$702
440 km or 274 mi	Maraba	$709
455 km or 283 mi	Altamira	$667
467 km or 290 mi	Imperatriz	$699
482 km or 299 mi	Sao Luis	$818
508 km or 316 mi	Itapecuru Mirim	$732
510 km or 317 mi	Sao Jose de Ribamar	$763
516 km or 320 mi	Bacabal	$690
552 km or 343 mi	Grajau	$681
570 km or 354 mi	Coroata	$684
578 km or 359 mi	Barra do Corda	$671
612 km or 380 mi	Codo	$649
625 km or 389 mi	Chapadinha	$678
639 km or 397 mi	Araguaina	$670
685 km or 426 mi	Caxias	$602
698 km or 434 mi	Santarem	$669
729 km or 453 mi	Balsas	$651
748 km or 465 mi	Timon	$581
751 km or 467 mi	Teresina	$592
765 km or 475 mi	Parnaiba	$718
810 km or 503 mi	Piripiri	$664
819 km or 509 mi	Oriximina	$759
829 km or 515 mi	Cayenne	$1941
847 km or 527 mi	Floriano	$611
867 km or 538 mi	Camocim	$747
867 km or 539 mi	Kourou	$1966
888 km or 552 mi	Itaituba	$755

Cities near Gothenburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi	Molndal	$1723
58 km or 36 mi	Boras	$1544
66 km or 41 mi	Varberg	$1441
70 km or 44 mi	Trollhattan	$1358
76 km or 47 mi	Uddevalla	$1574
80 km or 50 mi	Vanersborg	$1424
90 km or 56 mi	Frederikshavn	$1578
126 km or 78 mi	Halmstad	$1358
130 km or 81 mi	Jonkoping	$1490
134 km or 83 mi	Varnamo	$1483
136 km or 84 mi	Skovde	$1503
142 km or 88 mi	Aalborg	$1877
150 km or 93 mi	Ljungby	$1429
157 km or 98 mi	Mariestad	$1479
164 km or 102 mi	Halden	$1855
167 km or 104 mi	Angelholm	$1478
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1638
182 km or 113 mi	Fredrikstad	$2401
186 km or 115 mi	Sarpsborg	$2018
186 km or 115 mi	Helsingor	$2053
186 km or 116 mi	Vetlanda	$1535
187 km or 116 mi	Helsingborg	$1504
191 km or 118 mi	Vaxjo	$1464
191 km or 119 mi	Larvik	$2029
192 km or 119 mi	Sandefjord	$2157
194 km or 121 mi	Hillerod	$2220
199 km or 124 mi	Hassleholm	$1447
200 km or 124 mi	Aarhus	$2135
202 km or 125 mi	Horsholm	$2195
202 km or 126 mi	Tonsberg	$2071
206 km or 128 mi	Landskrona	$1423
207 km or 129 mi	Viborg	$1723
208 km or 129 mi	Arendal	$1980
210 km or 131 mi	Karlstad	$1481
212 km or 132 mi	Moss	$2084
212 km or 132 mi	Porsgrunn	$2002
213 km or 132 mi	Horten	$1993
216 km or 134 mi	Gentofte	$2334
222 km or 138 mi	Skien	$1984
223 km or 138 mi	Arvika	$1423