Belem vs Jacksonville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Belem	Jacksonville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$784	$2222
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1751	$5199
🏠 One person rent	$413	$1338
🏘️ Family rent	$676	$2330
🍽️ Food expenses	$226	$621
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.1	$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$312	$3953
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	41	56
😀 Quality of life	45	89
🏙️ Population	1.3M	950K

The cost of living in Belem is 65% less expensive than in Jacksonville. Cities ranked 6728th and 1415th ($784 vs $2222) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 1218th 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 0.4 months in Belem compared to 1.8 months in Jacksonville. Belem ranked 96th best city to live in Brazil vs Jacksonville ranked 88th in the United States, while ranked 7040th and 278th 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	$4.19	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$15	$90
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.98	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.93	$6.01
☕ Cappuccino	$2.53	$5.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.96	$3.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$481	$1437
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$306	$1090
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$752	$2539
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$531	$1973
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.8	$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$84.1	$183
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.1	$61.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.09%	6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1804	$3110
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1219	$2396
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.8	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.1	$65.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.64	$10.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.81	$3.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$3.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.21	$4.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.84	$14.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$8.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.52	$14.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$4.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$3.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$3.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$2.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$2.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$1.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.73	$3.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$13.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.11	$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.61	$8.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.72	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.8	$6.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.03	$3.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.26	$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.7	$34.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.53	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.3	$109
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.37	$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.6	$51
👟 Brand Sneakers	$55.7	$93.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$102	$1315
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3163	$11123

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Cities near Belem

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Ananindeua	$660
51 km or 32 mi	Abaetetuba	$577
67 km or 42 mi	Castanhal	$646
141 km or 88 mi	Cameta	$620
150 km or 93 mi	Capanema	$643
197 km or 123 mi	Braganca	$645
214 km or 133 mi	Paragominas	$643
221 km or 137 mi	Breves	$622
264 km or 164 mi	Viseu	$652
288 km or 179 mi	Tucurui	$631
329 km or 205 mi	Macapa	$606
336 km or 209 mi	Santana	$573
398 km or 247 mi	Pinheiro	$661
425 km or 264 mi	Santa Ines	$642
440 km or 274 mi	Maraba	$656
455 km or 283 mi	Altamira	$631
467 km or 290 mi	Imperatriz	$645
482 km or 299 mi	Sao Luis	$732
508 km or 316 mi	Itapecuru Mirim	$658
510 km or 317 mi	Sao Jose de Ribamar	$683
516 km or 320 mi	Bacabal	$623
552 km or 343 mi	Grajau	$621
570 km or 354 mi	Coroata	$624
578 km or 359 mi	Barra do Corda	$611
612 km or 380 mi	Codo	$596
625 km or 389 mi	Chapadinha	$618
639 km or 397 mi	Araguaina	$617
685 km or 426 mi	Caxias	$568
698 km or 434 mi	Santarem	$653
729 km or 453 mi	Balsas	$592
748 km or 465 mi	Timon	$554
751 km or 467 mi	Teresina	$572
765 km or 475 mi	Parnaiba	$662
810 km or 503 mi	Piripiri	$617
819 km or 509 mi	Oriximina	$716
829 km or 515 mi	Cayenne	$1931
847 km or 527 mi	Floriano	$566
867 km or 538 mi	Camocim	$690
867 km or 539 mi	Kourou	$1934
888 km or 552 mi	Itaituba	$707

Cities near Jacksonville

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Jacksonville Beach	$2193
26 km or 16 mi	Fleming Island	$2192
49 km or 31 mi	St. Marys	$2104
74 km or 46 mi	Palatka	$2107
96 km or 60 mi	Palm Coast	$2161
98 km or 61 mi	Gainesville	$2335
120 km or 75 mi	Waycross	$2099
127 km or 79 mi	Ormond Beach	$2190
134 km or 83 mi	Ocala	$1919
137 km or 85 mi	Daytona Beach	$2160
147 km or 91 mi	DeLand	$2282
147 km or 91 mi	Port Orange	$2247
159 km or 99 mi	New Smyrna Beach	$2358
163 km or 101 mi	Deltona	$2294
163 km or 101 mi	Eustis	$2296
167 km or 104 mi	Edgewater	$2335
167 km or 104 mi	Valdosta	$1482
169 km or 105 mi	Hinesville	$2152
169 km or 105 mi	Leesburg	$2255
174 km or 108 mi	Sanford	$2304
183 km or 114 mi	Apopka	$2336
184 km or 114 mi	Winter Springs	$2321
186 km or 115 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2358
187 km or 116 mi	Casselberry	$2351
189 km or 118 mi	Oviedo	$2320
194 km or 120 mi	Winter Park	$2378
194 km or 121 mi	Ocoee	$2357
195 km or 121 mi	Winter Garden	$2344
197 km or 122 mi	Clermont	$2317
200 km or 124 mi	Savannah	$2433
200 km or 124 mi	Orlando	$2473
202 km or 126 mi	Pooler	$2220
208 km or 129 mi	Titusville	$2057
209 km or 130 mi	Brooksville	$2290
223 km or 138 mi	Bluffton	$2664
224 km or 139 mi	Hilton Head Island	$2579
225 km or 140 mi	Kissimmee	$2254
233 km or 145 mi	St. Cloud	$2265
237 km or 147 mi	Zephyrhills	$2128
237 km or 148 mi	Statesboro	$1806