Belem vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Belem	Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person	$812	$3420
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1873	$7800
🏠 One person rent	$395	$2177
🏘️ Family rent	$661	$3742
🍽️ Food expenses	$250	$761
🚐 Transport expenses	$81.6	$263
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$377	$4482
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	41	99
😀 Quality of life	61	93
🏙️ Population	1.3M	3.9M

The cost of living in Belem is 76% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 6712th and 62nd ($812 vs $3420) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 47th 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 1.3 months in Los Angeles. Belem ranked 28th best city to live in Brazil vs Los Angeles ranked 8th in the United States, while ranked 5761st and 50th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Belem	Los Angeles
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.82	$22.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.4	$104
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.53	$14.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$8.92
☕ Cappuccino	$2.13	$6.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.96	$3.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$467	$2356
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$275	$1856
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$810	$4109
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$484	$3268
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.5	$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$89	$236
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.3	$69.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.48%	6.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1925	$8186
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1369	$7185
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.89	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.6	$95.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.31	$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.09	$4.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$4.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.15	$6.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.23	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.2	$14.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.36	$20.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$5.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$5.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$5.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$2.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.58	$2.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$1.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.89	$3.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10	$15.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.34	$2.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.17	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.89	$9.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.99	$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.11	$5.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.36	$2.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.5	$70.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.17	$18.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.4	$164
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.25	$29.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.2	$80.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.5	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$109	$1748
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3337	$23685

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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 Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2945
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2888
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2945
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2868
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2786
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$3031
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$3020
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2866
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3184
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2798
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3055
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2826
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2867
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3717
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3066
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2945
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2880
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2868
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3054
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3802
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2818
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3369
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2766
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2922
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3179
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3139
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2909
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2849
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2826
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2793
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3076
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2858
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3243
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3020
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2758
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2694
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3654
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2835
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3295
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$3000