Belem vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Belem	Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$770	$1079
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1609	$2553
🏠 One person rent	$417	$487
🏘️ Family rent	$586	$837
🍽️ Food expenses	$212	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.3	$204
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$504	$1695
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	40	72
😀 Quality of life	41	58
🏙️ Population	1.3M	4.43M

The cost of living in Belem is 29% less expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 6566th and 5069th ($770 vs $1079) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 3rd in Brazil and South Africa, respectively. Check Brazil vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Belem compared to 1.6 months in Johannesburg. Belem ranked 56th best city to live in Brazil vs Johannesburg ranked 2nd in South Africa, while ranked 6772nd and 5446th 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	$3.31	$9.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.9	$40.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.98	$5.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.91	$2.31
☕ Cappuccino	$2.5	$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.97	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$540	$405
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$303	$361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$623	$781
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$459	$657
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49.3	$72.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.6	$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.9	$44.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.28%	11.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1839	$1096
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1093	$753
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.74	$1.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.9	$81.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.63	$10.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.68	$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.28	$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.11	$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$5.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.09	$6.49
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.62	$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.06	$6.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.64	$3.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.36	$6.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.5	$4.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.9	$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.88	$1.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.7	$33.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.48	$7.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.7	$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.59	$6.42
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.1	$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$56.6	$91.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$101	$241
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3187	$5865

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Cities near Belem

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Ananindeua	$668
51 km or 32 mi	Abaetetuba	$538
67 km or 42 mi	Castanhal	$647
141 km or 88 mi	Cameta	$602
150 km or 93 mi	Capanema	$638
197 km or 123 mi	Braganca	$637
214 km or 133 mi	Paragominas	$631
221 km or 137 mi	Breves	$611
264 km or 164 mi	Viseu	$636
288 km or 179 mi	Tucurui	$625
329 km or 205 mi	Macapa	$633
336 km or 209 mi	Santana	$582
398 km or 247 mi	Pinheiro	$639
425 km or 264 mi	Santa Ines	$625
440 km or 274 mi	Maraba	$652
455 km or 283 mi	Altamira	$630
467 km or 290 mi	Imperatriz	$649
482 km or 299 mi	Sao Luis	$692
508 km or 316 mi	Itapecuru Mirim	$632
510 km or 317 mi	Sao Jose de Ribamar	$654
516 km or 320 mi	Bacabal	$611
552 km or 343 mi	Grajau	$621
570 km or 354 mi	Coroata	$603
578 km or 359 mi	Barra do Corda	$604
612 km or 380 mi	Codo	$580
625 km or 389 mi	Chapadinha	$595
639 km or 397 mi	Araguaina	$618
685 km or 426 mi	Caxias	$562
698 km or 434 mi	Santarem	$666
729 km or 453 mi	Balsas	$592
748 km or 465 mi	Timon	$554
751 km or 467 mi	Teresina	$576
765 km or 475 mi	Parnaiba	$584
810 km or 503 mi	Piripiri	$575
819 km or 509 mi	Oriximina	$728
829 km or 515 mi	Cayenne	$1642
847 km or 527 mi	Floriano	$544
867 km or 538 mi	Camocim	$561
867 km or 539 mi	Kourou	$1698
888 km or 552 mi	Itaituba	$727

Cities near Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$997
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$874
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$971
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$822
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$696
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$838
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$909
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$717
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$768
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$848
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$943
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$717
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$819
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$841
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$689
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$788
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$774
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$809
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$692
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$718
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$559
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$690
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$623
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$791
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$654
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$459
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$627
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$663
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$696
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$581
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$554
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$859
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$674
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$1003
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$600
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$1116
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$834
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$585
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$1045