Belem vs Jacksonville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Belem	Jacksonville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$789	$2224
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1831	$5181
🏠 One person rent	$390	$1313
🏘️ Family rent	$671	$2236
🍽️ Food expenses	$242	$641
🚐 Transport expenses	$77.1	$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$359	$3821
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	41	56
😀 Quality of life	60	87
🏙️ Population	1.3M	950K

The cost of living in Belem is 65% less expensive than in Jacksonville. Cities ranked 6804th and 1439th ($789 vs $2224) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd and 1197th 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 0.5 months in Belem compared to 1.7 months in Jacksonville. Belem ranked 28th best city to live in Brazil vs Jacksonville ranked 106th in the United States, while ranked 5967th and 343rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Belem vs Jacksonville

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	Belem	Jacksonville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.81	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$16	$84.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.9	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$5.97
☕ Cappuccino	$2.15	$5.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.95	$3.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$461	$1441
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$275	$1035
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$811	$2481
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$500	$1839
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.2	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$89.5	$205
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.5	$64.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.58%	6.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1927	$2629
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1367	$2143
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.88	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.3	$65.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.42	$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.94	$3.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$3.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.13	$4.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.23	$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.2	$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.23	$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$4.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$3.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$4.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$2.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.88	$3.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.28	$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.87	$9.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.85	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.93	$8.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.11	$4.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.34	$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.3	$38.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.3	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.2	$110
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.2	$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.3	$57.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64.1	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$109	$1311
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3338	$11934

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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 Jacksonville

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Jacksonville Beach	$2214
26 km or 16 mi	Fleming Island	$2204
49 km or 31 mi	St. Marys	$2130
74 km or 46 mi	Palatka	$2152
96 km or 60 mi	Palm Coast	$2133
98 km or 61 mi	Gainesville	$2365
120 km or 75 mi	Waycross	$2160
127 km or 79 mi	Ormond Beach	$2234
134 km or 83 mi	Ocala	$1979
137 km or 85 mi	Daytona Beach	$2237
147 km or 91 mi	DeLand	$2292
147 km or 91 mi	Port Orange	$2290
159 km or 99 mi	New Smyrna Beach	$2362
163 km or 101 mi	Deltona	$2285
163 km or 101 mi	Eustis	$2296
167 km or 104 mi	Edgewater	$2330
167 km or 104 mi	Valdosta	$1503
169 km or 105 mi	Hinesville	$2130
169 km or 105 mi	Leesburg	$2288
174 km or 108 mi	Sanford	$2320
183 km or 114 mi	Apopka	$2356
184 km or 114 mi	Winter Springs	$2333
186 km or 115 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2364
187 km or 116 mi	Casselberry	$2352
189 km or 118 mi	Oviedo	$2325
194 km or 120 mi	Winter Park	$2381
194 km or 121 mi	Ocoee	$2359
195 km or 121 mi	Winter Garden	$2352
197 km or 122 mi	Clermont	$2313
200 km or 124 mi	Savannah	$2450
200 km or 124 mi	Orlando	$2491
202 km or 126 mi	Pooler	$2234
208 km or 129 mi	Titusville	$2095
209 km or 130 mi	Brooksville	$2293
223 km or 138 mi	Bluffton	$2610
224 km or 139 mi	Hilton Head Island	$2613
225 km or 140 mi	Kissimmee	$2232
233 km or 145 mi	St. Cloud	$2278
237 km or 147 mi	Zephyrhills	$2146
237 km or 148 mi	Statesboro	$1860