Belem vs La Paz - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Belem	La Paz
🚶 Cost of living one person	$812	$694
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1873	$1664
🏠 One person rent	$395	$297
🏘️ Family rent	$661	$501
🍽️ Food expenses	$250	$248
🚐 Transport expenses	$81.6	$72.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$377	$434
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	41	35
😀 Quality of life	61	57
🏙️ Population	1.3M	756K

The cost of living in Belem is 17% more expensive than in La Paz. Cities ranked 6712th and 7306th ($812 vs $694) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 3rd in Brazil and Bolivia, respectively. Check Brazil vs Bolivia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Belem compared to 0.6 months in La Paz. Belem ranked 28th best city to live in Brazil vs La Paz ranked 1st in Bolivia, while ranked 5761st and 6167th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Belem vs La Paz

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	Belem	La Paz
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.82	$4.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.4	$17.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.53	$6.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$2.35
☕ Cappuccino	$2.13	$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.96	$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$467	$311
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$275	$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$810	$568
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$484	$404
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.5	$22.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$89	$34.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.3	$30.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.48%	8.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1925	$1309
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1369	$594
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.89	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.6	$29.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.31	$12.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$0.65
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.09	$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.15	$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.23	$6.09
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.2	$5.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.36	$7.13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$2.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$0.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$0.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.58	$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$0.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.89	$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10	$7.56
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.34	$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.17	$2.61
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.89	$4.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.99	$4.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.11	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.36	$2.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.5	$32.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.17	$6.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.4	$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.25	$8.85
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.2	$33.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.5	$75.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$109	$176
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3337	$2571

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Cities near Belem

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Ananindeua	$709
51 km or 32 mi	Abaetetuba	$596
67 km or 42 mi	Castanhal	$688
141 km or 88 mi	Cameta	$652
150 km or 93 mi	Capanema	$684
197 km or 123 mi	Braganca	$688
214 km or 133 mi	Paragominas	$684
221 km or 137 mi	Breves	$655
264 km or 164 mi	Viseu	$703
288 km or 179 mi	Tucurui	$670
329 km or 205 mi	Macapa	$649
336 km or 209 mi	Santana	$618
398 km or 247 mi	Pinheiro	$734
425 km or 264 mi	Santa Ines	$702
440 km or 274 mi	Maraba	$709
455 km or 283 mi	Altamira	$667
467 km or 290 mi	Imperatriz	$699
482 km or 299 mi	Sao Luis	$818
508 km or 316 mi	Itapecuru Mirim	$732
510 km or 317 mi	Sao Jose de Ribamar	$763
516 km or 320 mi	Bacabal	$690
552 km or 343 mi	Grajau	$681
570 km or 354 mi	Coroata	$684
578 km or 359 mi	Barra do Corda	$671
612 km or 380 mi	Codo	$649
625 km or 389 mi	Chapadinha	$678
639 km or 397 mi	Araguaina	$670
685 km or 426 mi	Caxias	$602
698 km or 434 mi	Santarem	$669
729 km or 453 mi	Balsas	$651
748 km or 465 mi	Timon	$581
751 km or 467 mi	Teresina	$592
765 km or 475 mi	Parnaiba	$718
810 km or 503 mi	Piripiri	$664
819 km or 509 mi	Oriximina	$759
829 km or 515 mi	Cayenne	$1941
847 km or 527 mi	Floriano	$611
867 km or 538 mi	Camocim	$747
867 km or 539 mi	Kourou	$1966
888 km or 552 mi	Itaituba	$755

Cities near La Paz

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	El Alto	$691
197 km or 122 mi	Oruro	$628
213 km or 132 mi	Puno	$558
234 km or 145 mi	Cochabamba	$625
239 km or 149 mi	Juliaca	$589
246 km or 153 mi	Sacaba	$611
283 km or 176 mi	Tacna	$459
319 km or 198 mi	Arica	$686
362 km or 225 mi	Arequipa	$670
394 km or 245 mi	Trinidad	$776
417 km or 259 mi	Sucre	$630
427 km or 265 mi	Potosi	$526
447 km or 278 mi	Puerto Maldonado	$589
465 km or 289 mi	Iquique	$958
528 km or 328 mi	Cusco	$631
545 km or 339 mi	Santa Cruz de la Sierra	$804
600 km or 373 mi	Abancay	$612
665 km or 413 mi	Tarija	$565
669 km or 415 mi	Calama	$690
714 km or 443 mi	San Pedro de Atacama	$768
725 km or 451 mi	Rio Branco	$815
751 km or 467 mi	Ayacucho	$621
806 km or 501 mi	Tartagal	$816
829 km or 515 mi	Antofagasta	$1043
840 km or 522 mi	San Ramon de la Nueva Oran	$811
857 km or 533 mi	Ica	$725
868 km or 539 mi	Rolim de Moura	$634
885 km or 550 mi	Libertador General San Martin	$786
905 km or 562 mi	San Salvador de Jujuy	$607
907 km or 563 mi	Huancayo	$598
915 km or 568 mi	Ji-Parana	$645
917 km or 570 mi	Ariquemes	$665
918 km or 571 mi	Pisco	$571
926 km or 575 mi	San Pedro de Jujuy	$759
957 km or 594 mi	Vilhena	$575
965 km or 600 mi	Salta	$815
975 km or 606 mi	Porto Velho	$716
1077 km or 669 mi	Lima	$1034
1086 km or 675 mi	Callao	$820
1101 km or 684 mi	Cruzeiro do Sul	$670