Belem vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Belem	Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$789	$1171
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1831	$2754
🏠 One person rent	$390	$522
🏘️ Family rent	$671	$894
🍽️ Food expenses	$242	$337
🚐 Transport expenses	$77.1	$216
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$359	$1761
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	41	73
😀 Quality of life	60	65
🏙️ Population	1.3M	4.8M

The cost of living in Belem is 33% less expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 6804th and 4839th ($789 vs $1171) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd and 4th in Brazil and South Africa, respectively. Check Brazil vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Belem compared to 1.5 months in Johannesburg. Belem ranked 28th best city to live in Brazil vs Johannesburg ranked 1st in South Africa, while ranked 5967th and 5190th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Belem vs Johannesburg

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	Belem	Johannesburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.81	$11.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$16	$43.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.9	$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$2.81
☕ Cappuccino	$2.15	$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.95	$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$461	$448
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$275	$377
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$811	$804
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$500	$689
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.2	$91
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$89.5	$142
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.5	$40
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.58%	11.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1927	$1058
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1367	$785
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.88	$2.12
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.3	$88.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.42	$9.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.94	$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.13	$2.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.23	$9.48
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.2	$5.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.23	$7.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$1.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.88	$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$6.21
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.28	$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.87	$3.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.85	$5.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.93	$4.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.11	$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.34	$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.3	$38.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.3	$8.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.2	$32.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.2	$7.19
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.3	$59
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64.1	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$109	$229
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3338	$5808

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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 Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$1089
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$958
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$1057
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$892
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$792
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$967
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$1049
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$765
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$865
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$950
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$1017
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$791
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$910
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$899
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$826
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$875
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$826
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$901
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$697
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$731
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$604
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$694
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$652
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$912
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$662
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$573
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$511
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$681
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$628
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$763
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$630
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$551
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$927
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$716
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$916
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$583
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$966
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$948
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$633
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$950