Belem vs Guadalajara - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Belem	Guadalajara
🚶 Cost of living one person	$755	$1017
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1572	$2509
🏠 One person rent	$405	$480
🏘️ Family rent	$562	$932
🍽️ Food expenses	$216	$349
🚐 Transport expenses	$67	$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$421	$652
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	40	49
😀 Quality of life	41	57
🏙️ Population	1.3M	1.46M

The cost of living in Belem is 26% less expensive than in Guadalajara. Cities ranked 6655th and 5385th ($755 vs $1017) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 15th in Brazil and Mexico, respectively. Check Brazil vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Belem compared to 0.6 months in Guadalajara. Belem ranked 67th best city to live in Brazil vs Guadalajara ranked 7th in Mexico, while ranked 6876th and 5625th 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	$3.66	$9.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14	$36.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.92	$7.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$1.86
☕ Cappuccino	$2.4	$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.87	$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$462	$573
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$303	$403
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$575	$1233
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$435	$791
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.8	$18.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81.6	$28.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17	$24.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.21%	11.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1728	$2393
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1162	$1599
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30	$23.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.37	$15.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.75	$2.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.04	$2.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.64	$8.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$7.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.68	$9.59
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.64	$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.95	$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.15	$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.56	$4.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.63	$6.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.68	$4.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1	$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.88	$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.5	$29.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.95	$4.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34	$25.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.63	$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.4	$47.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$51.6	$93
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$96.1	$161
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3002	$5853

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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 Guadalajara

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Tlaquepaque	$660
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Zapopan	$1021
92 km or 57 mi	La Barca	$778
108 km or 67 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$780
135 km or 84 mi	Zamora	$773
147 km or 91 mi	Autlan	$906
159 km or 99 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$721
164 km or 102 mi	Colima	$634
165 km or 103 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$831
173 km or 107 mi	Aguascalientes	$796
180 km or 112 mi	Leon	$684
185 km or 115 mi	Tepic	$587
188 km or 117 mi	Zacapu	$804
194 km or 120 mi	Uruapan	$673
196 km or 122 mi	Puerto Vallarta	$1162
202 km or 125 mi	Silao	$768
204 km or 127 mi	Tecoman	$744
205 km or 127 mi	Apatzingan	$753
207 km or 129 mi	Manzanillo	$813
208 km or 129 mi	Irapuato	$667
219 km or 136 mi	Sayulita	$977
221 km or 137 mi	Guanajuato	$853
224 km or 139 mi	Salamanca	$634
237 km or 147 mi	Yuriria	$725
246 km or 153 mi	Zacatecas	$677
249 km or 155 mi	Cortazar	$693
250 km or 155 mi	Morelia	$717
264 km or 164 mi	Celaya	$638
272 km or 169 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1139
282 km or 175 mi	Fresnillo	$760
295 km or 183 mi	San Luis Potosi	$808
308 km or 191 mi	Queretaro	$983
326 km or 203 mi	Lazaro Cardenas	$781
350 km or 218 mi	San Juan del Rio	$826
352 km or 219 mi	Rioverde	$846
364 km or 226 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$760
387 km or 241 mi	Zihuatanejo	$856
396 km or 246 mi	Durango	$662
416 km or 258 mi	Toluca	$696
425 km or 264 mi	Mazatlan	$1214