Belem vs Guadalajara - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Belem	Guadalajara
🚶 Cost of living one person	$812	$1222
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1873	$2949
🏠 One person rent	$395	$575
🏘️ Family rent	$661	$998
🍽️ Food expenses	$250	$435
🚐 Transport expenses	$81.6	$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$377	$795
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	41	47
😀 Quality of life	61	63
🏙️ Population	1.3M	1.39M

The cost of living in Belem is 34% less expensive than in Guadalajara. Cities ranked 6712th and 4703rd ($812 vs $1222) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 15th in Brazil and Mexico, respectively. Check Brazil vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Belem compared to 0.7 months in Guadalajara. Belem ranked 28th best city to live in Brazil vs Guadalajara ranked 4th in Mexico, while ranked 5761st and 5440th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Belem vs Guadalajara

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	Belem	Guadalajara
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.82	$13.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.4	$37.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.53	$9.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$2.83
☕ Cappuccino	$2.13	$4.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.96	$1.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$467	$783
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$275	$447
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$810	$1440
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$484	$792
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.5	$30.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$89	$46
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.3	$30
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.48%	11.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1925	$3299
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1369	$2044
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.89	$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.6	$33.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.31	$12.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.09	$2.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.15	$2.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.23	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.2	$10
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.36	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$2.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.58	$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.89	$2.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10	$13.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.34	$1.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.17	$4.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.89	$7.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.99	$4.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.11	$2.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.36	$2.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.5	$35
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.17	$6.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.4	$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.25	$18.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.2	$62.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.5	$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$109	$272
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3337	$11283

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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 Guadalajara

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Tlaquepaque	$775
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Zapopan	$1349
92 km or 57 mi	La Barca	$993
108 km or 67 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$937
135 km or 84 mi	Zamora	$984
147 km or 91 mi	Autlan	$1161
159 km or 99 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$910
164 km or 102 mi	Colima	$814
165 km or 103 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$1008
173 km or 107 mi	Aguascalientes	$969
180 km or 112 mi	Leon	$869
185 km or 115 mi	Tepic	$760
188 km or 117 mi	Zacapu	$1005
194 km or 120 mi	Uruapan	$895
196 km or 122 mi	Puerto Vallarta	$1420
202 km or 125 mi	Silao	$941
204 km or 127 mi	Tecoman	$932
205 km or 127 mi	Apatzingan	$968
207 km or 129 mi	Manzanillo	$959
208 km or 129 mi	Irapuato	$920
219 km or 136 mi	Sayulita	$1211
221 km or 137 mi	Guanajuato	$874
224 km or 139 mi	Salamanca	$962
237 km or 147 mi	Yuriria	$961
246 km or 153 mi	Zacatecas	$660
249 km or 155 mi	Cortazar	$905
250 km or 155 mi	Morelia	$935
264 km or 164 mi	Celaya	$817
272 km or 169 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1472
282 km or 175 mi	Fresnillo	$864
295 km or 183 mi	San Luis Potosi	$1124
308 km or 191 mi	Queretaro	$1255
326 km or 203 mi	Lazaro Cardenas	$902
350 km or 218 mi	San Juan del Rio	$1047
352 km or 219 mi	Rioverde	$1069
364 km or 226 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$976
387 km or 241 mi	Zihuatanejo	$909
396 km or 246 mi	Durango	$764
416 km or 258 mi	Toluca	$994
425 km or 264 mi	Mazatlan	$1085