Belem vs Houston - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Belem	Houston
🚶 Cost of living one person	$770	$2248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1609	$5589
🏠 One person rent	$417	$1325
🏘️ Family rent	$586	$2490
🍽️ Food expenses	$212	$564
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.3	$201
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$504	$4672
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	40	100
😀 Quality of life	41	92
🏙️ Population	1.3M	2.3M

The cost of living in Belem is 66% less expensive than in Houston. Cities ranked 6566th and 1258th ($770 vs $2248) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 1108th in Brazil and the United States, respectively. Check Brazil vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Belem compared to 2.1 months in Houston. Belem ranked 56th best city to live in Brazil vs Houston ranked 13th in the United States, while ranked 6772nd and 82nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Belem vs Houston

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	Belem	Houston
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.31	$16.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.9	$66.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.98	$9.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.91	$5.52
☕ Cappuccino	$2.5	$5.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.97	$2.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$540	$1392
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$303	$1059
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$623	$2964
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$459	$2036
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49.3	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.6	$200
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.9	$68
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.28%	6.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1839	$2925
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1093	$2076
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.74	$1.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.9	$71.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.63	$21.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.68	$3.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$3.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.28	$3.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.11	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.09	$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$4.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$3.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$3.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$1.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.62	$3.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.06	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.64	$8.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.36	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.5	$5.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.9	$3.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.88	$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.7	$37.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.48	$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.7	$110
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.59	$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.1	$49.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$56.6	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$101	$1368
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3187	$22908

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Cities near Belem

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Ananindeua	$668
51 km or 32 mi	Abaetetuba	$538
67 km or 42 mi	Castanhal	$647
141 km or 88 mi	Cameta	$602
150 km or 93 mi	Capanema	$638
197 km or 123 mi	Braganca	$637
214 km or 133 mi	Paragominas	$631
221 km or 137 mi	Breves	$611
264 km or 164 mi	Viseu	$636
288 km or 179 mi	Tucurui	$625
329 km or 205 mi	Macapa	$633
336 km or 209 mi	Santana	$582
398 km or 247 mi	Pinheiro	$639
425 km or 264 mi	Santa Ines	$625
440 km or 274 mi	Maraba	$652
455 km or 283 mi	Altamira	$630
467 km or 290 mi	Imperatriz	$649
482 km or 299 mi	Sao Luis	$692
508 km or 316 mi	Itapecuru Mirim	$632
510 km or 317 mi	Sao Jose de Ribamar	$654
516 km or 320 mi	Bacabal	$611
552 km or 343 mi	Grajau	$621
570 km or 354 mi	Coroata	$603
578 km or 359 mi	Barra do Corda	$604
612 km or 380 mi	Codo	$580
625 km or 389 mi	Chapadinha	$595
639 km or 397 mi	Araguaina	$618
685 km or 426 mi	Caxias	$562
698 km or 434 mi	Santarem	$666
729 km or 453 mi	Balsas	$592
748 km or 465 mi	Timon	$554
751 km or 467 mi	Teresina	$576
765 km or 475 mi	Parnaiba	$584
810 km or 503 mi	Piripiri	$575
819 km or 509 mi	Oriximina	$728
829 km or 515 mi	Cayenne	$1642
847 km or 527 mi	Floriano	$544
867 km or 538 mi	Camocim	$561
867 km or 539 mi	Kourou	$1698
888 km or 552 mi	Itaituba	$727

Cities near Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2101
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2080
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2143
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2089
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2164
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2093
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2035
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2074
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2084
41 km or 25 mi	League	$1983
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$2003
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2151
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2692
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$1971
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1798
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1844
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2063
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$2129
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1653
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1764
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$1890
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1865
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1838
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2231
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$2004
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1960
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1468
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2211
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2473
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2145
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2186
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2223
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2194
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2226
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2232
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2177
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2250
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2223
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$2075
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2156