Belem vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Belem	Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person	$755	$2071
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1572	$5081
🏠 One person rent	$405	$1241
🏘️ Family rent	$562	$2185
🍽️ Food expenses	$216	$510
🚐 Transport expenses	$67	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$421	$2923
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	40	91
😀 Quality of life	41	92
🏙️ Population	1.3M	548K

The cost of living in Belem is 64% less expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 6655th and 1662nd ($755 vs $2071) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 46th in Brazil and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Brazil vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Belem compared to 1.4 months in Manchester. Belem ranked 67th best city to live in Brazil vs Manchester ranked 13th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 6876th and 85th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Belem vs Manchester

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	Belem	Manchester
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.66	$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14	$73.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.92	$9.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$6.16
☕ Cappuccino	$2.4	$4.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.87	$2.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$462	$1351
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$303	$936
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$575	$2179
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$435	$1788
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.8	$186
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81.6	$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17	$35.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.21%	5.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1728	$5330
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1162	$3723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$2.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30	$110
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.37	$24.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.75	$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$1.8
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.04	$3.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.64	$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$8.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.68	$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$3.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$3.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$3.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$1.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.64	$2.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.95	$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.15	$2.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.56	$16.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.63	$7.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.68	$4.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1	$2.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.88	$1.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.5	$43.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.95	$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34	$84.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.63	$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.4	$86.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$51.6	$88
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$96.1	$1818
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3002	$19551

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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 Manchester

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Salford	$1948
5.3 km or 3.3 mi	Droylsden	$1800
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Stretford	$1874
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Sale	$1845
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1720
12 km or 7.2 mi	Oldham	$1602
12 km or 7.6 mi	Altrincham	$1788
15 km or 9.1 mi	Bury	$1806
17 km or 11 mi	Rochdale	$1672
19 km or 12 mi	Bolton	$1806
24 km or 15 mi	Macclesfield	$1720
26 km or 16 mi	Warrington	$1962
28 km or 17 mi	Wigan	$1574
34 km or 21 mi	Chorley	$1675
34 km or 21 mi	St Helens	$1497
35 km or 22 mi	Widnes	$1753
35 km or 22 mi	Blackburn	$1686
35 km or 22 mi	Runcorn	$1762
36 km or 22 mi	Burnley	$1376
36 km or 22 mi	Huddersfield	$1680
38 km or 23 mi	Halifax	$1793
39 km or 25 mi	Brighouse	$1737
42 km or 26 mi	Leek	$1686
43 km or 27 mi	Crewe	$1486
45 km or 28 mi	Preston	$1456
46 km or 29 mi	Dewsbury	$1693
48 km or 30 mi	Bradford	$1598
49 km or 30 mi	Batley	$1707
49 km or 30 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1774
49 km or 31 mi	Keighley	$1680
50 km or 31 mi	Bootle	$1706
51 km or 31 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1465
51 km or 32 mi	Barnsley	$1401
51 km or 32 mi	Liverpool	$1774
51 km or 32 mi	Sheffield	$1764
52 km or 32 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1552
52 km or 33 mi	Chester	$1897
53 km or 33 mi	Bebington	$1710
53 km or 33 mi	Birkenhead	$1697
53 km or 33 mi	Crosby	$1681