Belem vs Kingston - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Belem	Kingston
🚶 Cost of living one person	$860	$1250
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2055	$3250
🏠 One person rent	$458	$578
🏘️ Family rent	$911	$1344
🍽️ Food expenses	$252	$458
🚐 Transport expenses	$81.1	$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$286	$645
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	40	41
😀 Quality of life	39	56
🏙️ Population	1.51M	580K

The cost of living in Belem is 31% less expensive than in Kingston. Cities ranked 6173rd and 4318th ($860 vs $1250) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 1st in Brazil and Jamaica, respectively. Check Brazil vs Jamaica comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Belem compared to 0.5 months in Kingston. Belem ranked 85th best city to live in Brazil vs Kingston ranked 1st in Jamaica, while ranked 7261st and 5883rd 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	$4.41	$6.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33	$64
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.05	$7.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.24	$2.23
☕ Cappuccino	$2.2	$3.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.08	$1.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$790	$603
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$303	$384
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1374	$1383
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$697	$1081
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.2	$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.2	$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.5	$47.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.15%	8.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1128	$2310
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$775	$2164
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.81	$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.1	$38.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.98	$26.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$4.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.82	$3.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.43
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.75	$4.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.5	$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$7.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.1	$8.13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$5.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$3.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$4.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$2.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$2.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.2	$2.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$1.12
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.73	$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.3	$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.15	$2.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.95	$8.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.64	$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.77	$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.98	$3.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.96	$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.2	$71.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.76	$9.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.1	$25.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.34	$9.66
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.4	$36.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$53.7	$72.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$101	$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2155	$2133

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Cities near Belem

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Ananindeua	$556
51 km or 32 mi	Abaetetuba	$577
67 km or 42 mi	Castanhal	$627
141 km or 88 mi	Cameta	$617
150 km or 93 mi	Capanema	$638
197 km or 123 mi	Braganca	$643
214 km or 133 mi	Paragominas	$655
221 km or 137 mi	Breves	$605
264 km or 164 mi	Viseu	$669
288 km or 179 mi	Tucurui	$636
329 km or 205 mi	Macapa	$574
336 km or 209 mi	Santana	$562
398 km or 247 mi	Pinheiro	$732
425 km or 264 mi	Santa Ines	$692
440 km or 274 mi	Maraba	$694
455 km or 283 mi	Altamira	$618
467 km or 290 mi	Imperatriz	$710
482 km or 299 mi	Sao Luis	$832
508 km or 316 mi	Itapecuru Mirim	$723
510 km or 317 mi	Sao Jose de Ribamar	$759
516 km or 320 mi	Bacabal	$681
552 km or 343 mi	Grajau	$678
570 km or 354 mi	Coroata	$667
578 km or 359 mi	Barra do Corda	$659
612 km or 380 mi	Codo	$623
625 km or 389 mi	Chapadinha	$650
639 km or 397 mi	Araguaina	$668
685 km or 426 mi	Caxias	$585
698 km or 434 mi	Santarem	$627
729 km or 453 mi	Balsas	$627
748 km or 465 mi	Timon	$574
751 km or 467 mi	Teresina	$595
765 km or 475 mi	Parnaiba	$632
810 km or 503 mi	Piripiri	$599
819 km or 509 mi	Oriximina	$772
829 km or 515 mi	Cayenne	$1528
847 km or 527 mi	Floriano	$562
867 km or 538 mi	Camocim	$597
867 km or 539 mi	Kourou	$1490
888 km or 552 mi	Itaituba	$771

Cities near Kingston

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Half Way Tree	$1062
17 km or 11 mi	Spanish Town	$758
31 km or 19 mi	Linstead	$936
34 km or 21 mi	Old Harbour	$698
42 km or 26 mi	Port Antonio	$1005
48 km or 30 mi	May Pen	$768
76 km or 47 mi	Mandeville	$674
131 km or 81 mi	Montego Bay	$1005
144 km or 90 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1020
251 km or 156 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1527
257 km or 160 mi	Yara	$2555
263 km or 164 mi	Palma Soriano	$1536
265 km or 165 mi	Manzanillo	$2841
268 km or 167 mi	Bayamo	$2153
293 km or 182 mi	Guantanamo	$1671
329 km or 205 mi	Holguin	$1176
333 km or 207 mi	Las Tunas	$1727
356 km or 221 mi	Moa	$1872
369 km or 229 mi	Anse-a-Veau	$492
395 km or 245 mi	Miragoane	$492
397 km or 247 mi	Camaguey	$1869
423 km or 263 mi	Florida	$1784
450 km or 280 mi	Saint-Marc	$494
463 km or 288 mi	Gonaives	$504
468 km or 291 mi	Carrefour	$514
475 km or 295 mi	Port-au-Prince	$525
478 km or 297 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1654
479 km or 297 mi	Delmas	$501
480 km or 298 mi	Petion-Ville	$506
499 km or 310 mi	Moron	$1626
504 km or 313 mi	George Town	$3374
520 km or 323 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1507
522 km or 324 mi	Cap-Haitien	$497
544 km or 338 mi	Cerca-la-Source	$491
568 km or 353 mi	Placetas	$1371
593 km or 369 mi	Santa Clara	$1312
594 km or 369 mi	San Juan de la Maguana	$589
597 km or 371 mi	Sabaneta	$714
600 km or 373 mi	Cienfuegos	$1247
602 km or 374 mi	Barahona	$712