Belem vs Jeddah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Belem	Jeddah
🚶 Cost of living one person	$755	$1146
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1572	$2809
🏠 One person rent	$405	$512
🏘️ Family rent	$562	$899
🍽️ Food expenses	$216	$330
🚐 Transport expenses	$67	$176
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$421	$2297
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	40	45
😀 Quality of life	41	76
🏙️ Population	1.3M	4.7M

The cost of living in Belem is 34% less expensive than in Jeddah. Cities ranked 6655th and 4650th ($755 vs $1146) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 3rd in Brazil and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Brazil vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Belem compared to 2 months in Jeddah. Belem ranked 67th best city to live in Brazil vs Jeddah ranked 2nd in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 6876th and 860th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Belem vs Jeddah

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	Belem	Jeddah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.66	$6.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14	$40.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.92	$7.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$2.15
☕ Cappuccino	$2.4	$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.87	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$462	$436
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$303	$362
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$575	$976
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$435	$666
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.8	$64.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81.6	$99.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17	$71.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.21%	4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1728	$2107
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1162	$1025
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30	$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.37	$18.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.75	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$2.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.04	$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.64	$7.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$7.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.68	$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.64	$2.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.95	$5.35
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.15	$1.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.56	$6.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.63	$4.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.68	$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1	$2.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.88	$3.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.5	$90.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.95	$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34	$56.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.63	$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.4	$53.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$51.6	$93.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$96.1	$410
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3002	$6204

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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 Jeddah

Distance	City	Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi	Mecca	$979
296 km or 184 mi	Port Sudan	$1003
307 km or 191 mi	Yanbu	$829
328 km or 204 mi	Medina	$1215
395 km or 246 mi	Bisha	$905
410 km or 255 mi	Bareq	$902
508 km or 315 mi	Abha	$910
597 km or 371 mi	Al Wajh	$961
645 km or 401 mi	Keren	$488
652 km or 405 mi	Ar Rass	$861
661 km or 411 mi	Massawa	$486
675 km or 420 mi	As Sulayyil	$1041
688 km or 427 mi	Najran	$937
690 km or 429 mi	Atbara	$1131
691 km or 429 mi	Asmara	$520
702 km or 436 mi	Aswan	$329
703 km or 437 mi	Sa'dah	$482
704 km or 437 mi	Unaizah	$969
711 km or 442 mi	Ha'il	$846
738 km or 458 mi	Kassala	$1006
741 km or 461 mi	Mendefera	$487
806 km or 501 mi	Tabuk	$1078
810 km or 503 mi	Luxor	$335
834 km or 518 mi	Qena	$362
836 km or 519 mi	Hurghada	$342
845 km or 525 mi	Riyadh	$1637
849 km or 528 mi	Al Hudaydah	$505
855 km or 531 mi	El Gouna	$336
863 km or 536 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$464
869 km or 540 mi	Sanaa	$546
893 km or 555 mi	Sayyan	$481
897 km or 557 mi	Mekelle	$662
904 km or 562 mi	Dahab	$381
922 km or 573 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$798
926 km or 576 mi	El-Gadarif	$943
927 km or 576 mi	Zabid	$482
942 km or 585 mi	Sohag	$360
943 km or 586 mi	Sakakah	$781
952 km or 592 mi	Khartoum North	$877
954 km or 593 mi	Dhamar	$486