Belem vs Long Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Belem	Long Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$789	$2732
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1831	$6311
🏠 One person rent	$390	$1782
🏘️ Family rent	$671	$3096
🍽️ Food expenses	$242	$654
🚐 Transport expenses	$77.1	$147
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$359	$4305
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	41	94
😀 Quality of life	60	78
🏙️ Population	1.3M	467K

The cost of living in Belem is 71% less expensive than in Long Beach. Cities ranked 6804th and 524th ($789 vs $2732) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd and 453rd in Brazil and the United States, respectively. Check Brazil vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Belem compared to 1.6 months in Long Beach. Belem ranked 28th best city to live in Brazil vs Long Beach ranked 282nd in the United States, while ranked 5967th and 992nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Belem vs Long Beach

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	Belem	Long Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.81	$19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$16	$72.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.9	$14.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$7
☕ Cappuccino	$2.15	$5.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.95	$3.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$461	$1919
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$275	$1544
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$811	$3153
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$500	$2806
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.2	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$89.5	$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.5	$57.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.58%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1927	$7165
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1367	$6988
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.88	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.3	$73.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.42	$29.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.94	$3.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$3.68
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.13	$3.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.23	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.2	$14.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.23	$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$4.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$5.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$5.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$2.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$2.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.88	$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.28	$2.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.87	$10.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.85	$8.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.93	$7.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.11	$3.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.34	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.3	$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.3	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.2	$95.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.2	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.3	$52.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64.1	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$109	$1666
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3338	$22757

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Cities near Belem

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Ananindeua	$702
51 km or 32 mi	Abaetetuba	$589
67 km or 42 mi	Castanhal	$680
141 km or 88 mi	Cameta	$643
150 km or 93 mi	Capanema	$679
197 km or 123 mi	Braganca	$681
214 km or 133 mi	Paragominas	$677
221 km or 137 mi	Breves	$649
264 km or 164 mi	Viseu	$694
288 km or 179 mi	Tucurui	$666
329 km or 205 mi	Macapa	$638
336 km or 209 mi	Santana	$607
398 km or 247 mi	Pinheiro	$725
425 km or 264 mi	Santa Ines	$690
440 km or 274 mi	Maraba	$697
455 km or 283 mi	Altamira	$669
467 km or 290 mi	Imperatriz	$687
482 km or 299 mi	Sao Luis	$808
508 km or 316 mi	Itapecuru Mirim	$718
510 km or 317 mi	Sao Jose de Ribamar	$750
516 km or 320 mi	Bacabal	$667
552 km or 343 mi	Grajau	$666
570 km or 354 mi	Coroata	$659
578 km or 359 mi	Barra do Corda	$647
612 km or 380 mi	Codo	$615
625 km or 389 mi	Chapadinha	$653
639 km or 397 mi	Araguaina	$664
685 km or 426 mi	Caxias	$563
698 km or 434 mi	Santarem	$676
729 km or 453 mi	Balsas	$632
748 km or 465 mi	Timon	$543
751 km or 467 mi	Teresina	$559
765 km or 475 mi	Parnaiba	$706
810 km or 503 mi	Piripiri	$640
819 km or 509 mi	Oriximina	$753
829 km or 515 mi	Cayenne	$1979
847 km or 527 mi	Floriano	$582
867 km or 538 mi	Camocim	$740
867 km or 539 mi	Kourou	$1996
888 km or 552 mi	Itaituba	$750

Cities near Long Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Carson	$2974
11 km or 6.5 mi	Seal Beach	$2874
11 km or 7 mi	Lakewood	$2750
11 km or 7.1 mi	Lomita	$3078
15 km or 9 mi	Compton	$2880
15 km or 9.2 mi	Bellflower	$2702
15 km or 9.2 mi	Paramount	$2770
15 km or 9.5 mi	Torrance	$3118
15 km or 9.6 mi	Cypress	$2829
16 km or 9.7 mi	Rancho Palos Verdes	$3718
16 km or 10 mi	Cerritos	$2695
17 km or 11 mi	Gardena	$3051
17 km or 11 mi	Lynwood	$2835
19 km or 12 mi	Norwalk	$2688
19 km or 12 mi	Westminster	$2970
19 km or 12 mi	Stanton	$2892
19 km or 12 mi	Redondo Beach	$3744
20 km or 12 mi	South Gate	$2820
20 km or 12 mi	Lawndale	$3193
20 km or 12 mi	Downey	$2698
20 km or 12 mi	Huntington Beach	$3227
20 km or 13 mi	Buena Park	$2827
22 km or 14 mi	Hawthorne	$3057
22 km or 14 mi	Garden Grove	$2930
22 km or 14 mi	Cudahy	$2810
23 km or 14 mi	Bell Gardens	$2775
23 km or 14 mi	La Mirada	$2803
23 km or 14 mi	Florence-Graham	$2917
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Valley	$3199
23 km or 15 mi	Bell	$2847
24 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3262
24 km or 15 mi	Huntington Park	$2879
24 km or 15 mi	Maywood	$2850
25 km or 16 mi	Inglewood	$3020
26 km or 16 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2789
26 km or 16 mi	Pico Rivera	$2796
27 km or 17 mi	Whittier	$2815
28 km or 17 mi	Fullerton	$3055
28 km or 18 mi	Montebello	$2769
29 km or 18 mi	Santa Ana	$3059