Belem vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Belem	Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$784	$1082
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1751	$2560
🏠 One person rent	$413	$485
🏘️ Family rent	$676	$833
🍽️ Food expenses	$226	$306
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.1	$206
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$312	$1614
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	41	74
😀 Quality of life	45	62
🏙️ Population	1.3M	4.43M

The cost of living in Belem is 28% less expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 6728th and 5031st ($784 vs $1082) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st 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 0.4 months in Belem compared to 1.5 months in Johannesburg. Belem ranked 96th best city to live in Brazil vs Johannesburg ranked 1st in South Africa, while ranked 7040th and 5648th 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	$4.19	$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$15	$38.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.98	$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.93	$2.51
☕ Cappuccino	$2.53	$2.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.96	$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$481	$462
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$306	$342
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$752	$824
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$531	$632
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.8	$78.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$84.1	$122
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.1	$40.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.09%	11.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1804	$1106
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1219	$741
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.8	$2.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.1	$77.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.64	$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.81	$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.21	$2.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.84	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$5.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.52	$7.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$1.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.73	$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$6.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.11	$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.61	$3.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.72	$5.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.8	$4.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.03	$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.26	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.7	$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.53	$7.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.3	$29.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.37	$6.46
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.6	$52.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$55.7	$93.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$102	$227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3163	$5503

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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 Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$984
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$890
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$984
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$826
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$740
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$892
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$975
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$706
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$799
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$875
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$940
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$731
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$838
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$830
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$762
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$808
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$762
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$833
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$637
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$668
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$570
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$637
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$599
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$827
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$607
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$469
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$650
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$577
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$698
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$598
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$514
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$861
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$705
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$908
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$536
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$915
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$892
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$587
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$915