Belem vs Malaga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Belem	Malaga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$755	$1430
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1572	$3228
🏠 One person rent	$405	$851
🏘️ Family rent	$562	$1438
🍽️ Food expenses	$216	$380
🚐 Transport expenses	$67	$92.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$421	$1651
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	40	24
😀 Quality of life	41	78
🏙️ Population	1.3M	592K

The cost of living in Belem is 47% less expensive than in Malaga. Cities ranked 6655th and 3759th ($755 vs $1430) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 31st in Brazil and Spain, respectively. Check Brazil vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Belem compared to 1.2 months in Malaga. Belem ranked 67th best city to live in Brazil vs Malaga ranked 19th in Spain, while ranked 6876th and 708th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Belem vs Malaga

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	Belem	Malaga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.66	$12.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14	$47.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.92	$9.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$3.66
☕ Cappuccino	$2.4	$2.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.87	$2.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$462	$969
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$303	$689
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$575	$1741
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$435	$1176
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.8	$76.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81.6	$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17	$29.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.21%	3.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1728	$6060
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1162	$2594
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$1.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30	$27.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.37	$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.75	$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$1.53
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.04	$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.64	$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$7.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.68	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$2.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$1.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.64	$2.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.95	$5.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.15	$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.56	$5.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.63	$6.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.68	$2.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1	$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.88	$1.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.5	$39.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.95	$8.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34	$37.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.63	$13.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.4	$75.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$51.6	$87
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$96.1	$378
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3002	$9532

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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 Malaga

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Benalmadena	$1415
24 km or 15 mi	Mijas	$1353
27 km or 17 mi	Fuengirola	$1347
36 km or 22 mi	Antequera	$1178
48 km or 30 mi	Marbella	$2040
55 km or 34 mi	Loja	$1316
65 km or 40 mi	Almunecar	$945
67 km or 41 mi	Ronda	$893
71 km or 44 mi	Estepona	$1395
80 km or 50 mi	Motril	$895
89 km or 55 mi	Granada	$1164
94 km or 58 mi	Alcala la Real	$2087
104 km or 64 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1145
105 km or 65 mi	Gibraltar City	$2278
109 km or 68 mi	Ecija	$1201
113 km or 70 mi	Los Barrios	$1041
114 km or 71 mi	Algeciras	$889
119 km or 74 mi	Martos	$1204
122 km or 76 mi	Ceuta	$1141
124 km or 77 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1144
125 km or 78 mi	Adra	$1073
130 km or 81 mi	Jaen	$930
132 km or 82 mi	Tarifa	$1196
133 km or 83 mi	Cordoba	$1100
137 km or 85 mi	Carmona	$1197
143 km or 89 mi	El Ejido	$1004
148 km or 92 mi	Dos Hermanas	$1164
152 km or 94 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$892
154 km or 96 mi	Tetouan	$517
158 km or 98 mi	Seville	$1255
158 km or 98 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1018
162 km or 101 mi	Tangier	$679
169 km or 105 mi	Linares	$1220
169 km or 105 mi	Cadiz	$1359
171 km or 106 mi	Ubeda	$1316
174 km or 108 mi	Rota	$1358
176 km or 109 mi	Almeria	$1170
196 km or 122 mi	Almonte	$1165
207 km or 129 mi	Melilla	$801
218 km or 135 mi	Nador	$449