Belem vs Kingston - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Belem	Kingston
🚶 Cost of living one person	$784	$1364
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1751	$3138
🏠 One person rent	$413	$654
🏘️ Family rent	$676	$1106
🍽️ Food expenses	$226	$490
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.1	$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$312	$504
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	41	40
😀 Quality of life	45	57
🏙️ Population	1.3M	580K

The cost of living in Belem is 42% less expensive than in Kingston. Cities ranked 6728th and 4339th ($784 vs $1364) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 1st in Brazil and Jamaica, respectively. Check Brazil vs Jamaica comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Belem compared to 0.4 months in Kingston. Belem ranked 96th best city to live in Brazil vs Kingston ranked 1st in Jamaica, while ranked 7040th and 6173rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Belem vs Kingston

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	Belem	Kingston
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.19	$9.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$15	$84.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.98	$8.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.93	$2.35
☕ Cappuccino	$2.53	$4.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.96	$1.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$481	$792
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$306	$424
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$752	$1427
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$531	$765
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.8	$100
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$84.1	$152
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.1	$56.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.09%	9.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1804	$2802
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1219	$2172
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.8	$0.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.1	$48.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.64	$26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$4.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.81	$3.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.21	$3.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.84	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$6.21
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.52	$7.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$6.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$3.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$4.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$3.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$2.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$0.97
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.73	$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.11	$2.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.61	$8.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.72	$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.8	$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.03	$3.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.26	$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.7	$68.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.53	$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.3	$27
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.37	$7.93
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.6	$23.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$55.7	$71.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$102	$227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3163	$4783

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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 Kingston

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Half Way Tree	$1223
17 km or 11 mi	Spanish Town	$793
31 km or 19 mi	Linstead	$1055
34 km or 21 mi	Old Harbour	$1030
42 km or 26 mi	Port Antonio	$1164
48 km or 30 mi	May Pen	$947
76 km or 47 mi	Mandeville	$973
131 km or 81 mi	Montego Bay	$1072
144 km or 90 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1149
251 km or 156 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1645
257 km or 160 mi	Yara	$2126
263 km or 164 mi	Palma Soriano	$1266
265 km or 165 mi	Manzanillo	$2761
268 km or 167 mi	Bayamo	$1165
293 km or 182 mi	Guantanamo	$1656
329 km or 205 mi	Holguin	$1354
333 km or 207 mi	Las Tunas	$1574
356 km or 221 mi	Moa	$1884
369 km or 229 mi	Anse-a-Veau	$529
395 km or 245 mi	Miragoane	$528
397 km or 247 mi	Camaguey	$1601
423 km or 263 mi	Florida	$1504
450 km or 280 mi	Saint-Marc	$533
463 km or 288 mi	Gonaives	$544
468 km or 291 mi	Carrefour	$552
475 km or 295 mi	Port-au-Prince	$567
478 km or 297 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1300
479 km or 297 mi	Delmas	$541
480 km or 298 mi	Petion-Ville	$546
499 km or 310 mi	Moron	$1300
504 km or 313 mi	George Town	$3615
520 km or 323 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1221
522 km or 324 mi	Cap-Haitien	$536
544 km or 338 mi	Cerca-la-Source	$529
568 km or 353 mi	Placetas	$1097
593 km or 369 mi	Santa Clara	$1154
594 km or 369 mi	San Juan de la Maguana	$639
597 km or 371 mi	Sabaneta	$721
600 km or 373 mi	Cienfuegos	$855
602 km or 374 mi	Barahona	$713