Belem vs Lisbon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Belem	Lisbon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$755	$1705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1572	$3820
🏠 One person rent	$405	$1106
🏘️ Family rent	$562	$1849
🍽️ Food expenses	$216	$384
🚐 Transport expenses	$67	$89.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$421	$1278
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	40	93
😀 Quality of life	41	82
🏙️ Population	1.3M	546K

The cost of living in Belem is 56% less expensive than in Lisbon. Cities ranked 6655th and 2671st ($755 vs $1705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 3rd in Brazil and Portugal, respectively. Check Brazil vs Portugal comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Belem compared to 0.7 months in Lisbon. Belem ranked 67th best city to live in Brazil vs Lisbon ranked 3rd in Portugal, while ranked 6876th and 475th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Belem vs Lisbon

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	Belem	Lisbon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.66	$12.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14	$50.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.92	$9.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$2.75
☕ Cappuccino	$2.4	$2.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.87	$1.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$462	$1223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$303	$933
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$575	$2337
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$435	$1529
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.8	$81.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81.6	$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17	$33.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.21%	4.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1728	$6840
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1162	$3925
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$2.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30	$41.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.37	$11.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.75	$1.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.04	$3.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.64	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$7.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.68	$13.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$2.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$2.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.64	$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.95	$5.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.15	$1.26
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.56	$6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.63	$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.68	$4.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1	$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.88	$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.5	$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.95	$8.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34	$73.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.63	$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.4	$92.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$51.6	$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$96.1	$562
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3002	$15150

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Belem

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Ananindeua	$638
51 km or 32 mi	Abaetetuba	$518
67 km or 42 mi	Castanhal	$621
141 km or 88 mi	Cameta	$583
150 km or 93 mi	Capanema	$615
197 km or 123 mi	Braganca	$615
214 km or 133 mi	Paragominas	$614
221 km or 137 mi	Breves	$590
264 km or 164 mi	Viseu	$624
288 km or 179 mi	Tucurui	$603
329 km or 205 mi	Macapa	$610
336 km or 209 mi	Santana	$565
398 km or 247 mi	Pinheiro	$642
425 km or 264 mi	Santa Ines	$621
440 km or 274 mi	Maraba	$629
455 km or 283 mi	Altamira	$611
467 km or 290 mi	Imperatriz	$621
482 km or 299 mi	Sao Luis	$710
508 km or 316 mi	Itapecuru Mirim	$639
510 km or 317 mi	Sao Jose de Ribamar	$665
516 km or 320 mi	Bacabal	$603
552 km or 343 mi	Grajau	$602
570 km or 354 mi	Coroata	$600
578 km or 359 mi	Barra do Corda	$593
612 km or 380 mi	Codo	$572
625 km or 389 mi	Chapadinha	$591
639 km or 397 mi	Araguaina	$590
685 km or 426 mi	Caxias	$546
698 km or 434 mi	Santarem	$639
729 km or 453 mi	Balsas	$569
748 km or 465 mi	Timon	$537
751 km or 467 mi	Teresina	$557
765 km or 475 mi	Parnaiba	$589
810 km or 503 mi	Piripiri	$570
819 km or 509 mi	Oriximina	$697
829 km or 515 mi	Cayenne	$1643
847 km or 527 mi	Floriano	$543
867 km or 538 mi	Camocim	$564
867 km or 539 mi	Kourou	$1645
888 km or 552 mi	Itaituba	$695

Cities near Lisbon

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Almada	$1606
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Amadora	$1388
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Queluz	$1325
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Odivelas	$1409
10 km or 6.3 mi	Barreiro	$1305
11 km or 6.7 mi	Amora	$1178
12 km or 7.3 mi	Seixal	$1238
12 km or 7.4 mi	Oeiras	$1525
13 km or 8 mi	Agualva-Cacem	$1368
13 km or 8.1 mi	Loures	$1384
17 km or 10 mi	Montijo	$1360
18 km or 11 mi	Moita	$1316
18 km or 11 mi	Algueirao-Mem Martins	$1371
21 km or 13 mi	Sintra	$1413
22 km or 14 mi	Cascais	$1501
28 km or 17 mi	Mafra	$1339
29 km or 18 mi	Palmela	$1305
30 km or 19 mi	Vila Franca de Xira	$1137
31 km or 19 mi	Sesimbra	$1213
32 km or 20 mi	Setubal	$1336
39 km or 24 mi	Alenquer	$1248
42 km or 26 mi	Torres Vedras	$1369
42 km or 26 mi	Benavente	$1255
47 km or 29 mi	Azambuja	$1242
47 km or 29 mi	Salvaterra de Magos	$1249
58 km or 36 mi	Cartaxo	$1230
61 km or 38 mi	Lourinha	$1349
71 km or 44 mi	Santarem	$1160
72 km or 45 mi	Almeirim	$1176
73 km or 45 mi	Peniche	$1502
77 km or 48 mi	Caldas da Rainha	$1168
90 km or 56 mi	Santiago do Cacem	$1282
94 km or 58 mi	Alcobaca	$1206
101 km or 63 mi	Torres Novas	$1102
103 km or 64 mi	Porto de Mos	$1168
111 km or 69 mi	Evora	$1135
115 km or 72 mi	Ourem	$1100
117 km or 72 mi	Marinha Grande	$1170
118 km or 73 mi	Tomar	$908
118 km or 73 mi	Abrantes	$1112