Belem vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Belem Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$755
$1160
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1572
$2923
🏠 One person rent
$405
$603
🏘️ Family rent
$562
$1214
🍽️ Food expenses
$216
$374
🚐 Transport expenses
$67
$78.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$421
$709
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
40
92
😀 Quality of life
41
67
🏙️ Population
1.3M
9.21M

The cost of living in Belem is 35% less expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 6655th and 4604th ($755 vs $1160) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 7th in Brazil and Mexico, respectively. Check Brazil vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Belem compared to 0.6 months in Mexico City. Belem ranked 67th best city to live in Brazil vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 6876th and 3470th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Belem vs Mexico City

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Belem Mexico City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.66
$11.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14
$46.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.92
$8.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$2.84
☕ Cappuccino
$2.4
$3.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$1.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$462
$846
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$303
$475
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$575
$1732
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$435
$998
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.8
$27.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81.6
$42.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17
$26.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.21%
11.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1728
$2952
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1162
$2197
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.69
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30
$19.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.37
$3.96
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.02
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.75
$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.04
$2.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.64
$9.12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.45
$7.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.68
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.64
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.95
$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.56
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.63
$5.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.68
$4.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1
$1.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.88
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.5
$56.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.95
$4.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34
$45
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.63
$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.4
$53.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51.6
$94.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$96.1
$401
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3002
$9034

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$800
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$741
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$814
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$849
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$704
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$770
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$828
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$742
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$787
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$747
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$820
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$761
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$696
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$745
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$752
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$858
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$632
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$825
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$760
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$981
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$788
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$821
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$826
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$983
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$770
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$608
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$485
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$638
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$635
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$717
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$693
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$724
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$725
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$700
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$574
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1139
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$759
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$634
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$667
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$804