Belem vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Belem Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$784
$1331
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1751
$3182
🏠 One person rent
$413
$721
🏘️ Family rent
$676
$1296
🍽️ Food expenses
$226
$410
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.1
$93.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$312
$892
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
41
92
😀 Quality of life
45
72
🏙️ Population
1.3M
9.21M

The cost of living in Belem is 41% less expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 6728th and 4418th ($784 vs $1331) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 5th in Brazil and Mexico, respectively. Check Brazil vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Belem compared to 0.7 months in Mexico City. Belem ranked 96th best city to live in Brazil vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 7040th and 3317th among best cities to live in the world.

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Belem Mexico City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.19
$12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15
$41.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.98
$8.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.93
$3.22
☕ Cappuccino
$2.53
$4.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.96
$1.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$481
$988
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$306
$578
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$752
$1819
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$531
$1067
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.8
$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.1
$47.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.1
$30
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.09%
11.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1804
$3569
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1219
$2491
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.8
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.1
$22.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.64
$5.33
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.81
$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.21
$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.84
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.83
$7.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.52
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$2.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.73
$2.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.1
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.61
$4.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.72
$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.8
$4.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.03
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.7
$53.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.53
$5.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.3
$44.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.37
$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.6
$57.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55.7
$98.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$102
$427
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3163
$11015

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Ananindeua
$660
51 km or 32 mi Abaetetuba
$577
67 km or 42 mi Castanhal
$646
141 km or 88 mi Cameta
$620
150 km or 93 mi Capanema
$643
197 km or 123 mi Braganca
$645
214 km or 133 mi Paragominas
$643
221 km or 137 mi Breves
$622
264 km or 164 mi Viseu
$652
288 km or 179 mi Tucurui
$631
329 km or 205 mi Macapa
$606
336 km or 209 mi Santana
$573
398 km or 247 mi Pinheiro
$661
425 km or 264 mi Santa Ines
$642
440 km or 274 mi Maraba
$656
455 km or 283 mi Altamira
$631
467 km or 290 mi Imperatriz
$645
482 km or 299 mi Sao Luis
$732
508 km or 316 mi Itapecuru Mirim
$658
510 km or 317 mi Sao Jose de Ribamar
$683
516 km or 320 mi Bacabal
$623
552 km or 343 mi Grajau
$621
570 km or 354 mi Coroata
$624
578 km or 359 mi Barra do Corda
$611
612 km or 380 mi Codo
$596
625 km or 389 mi Chapadinha
$618
639 km or 397 mi Araguaina
$617
685 km or 426 mi Caxias
$568
698 km or 434 mi Santarem
$653
729 km or 453 mi Balsas
$592
748 km or 465 mi Timon
$554
751 km or 467 mi Teresina
$572
765 km or 475 mi Parnaiba
$662
810 km or 503 mi Piripiri
$617
819 km or 509 mi Oriximina
$716
829 km or 515 mi Cayenne
$1931
847 km or 527 mi Floriano
$566
867 km or 538 mi Camocim
$690
867 km or 539 mi Kourou
$1934
888 km or 552 mi Itaituba
$707

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$908
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$932
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$898
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$942
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$777
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$869
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$962
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$818
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$904
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$851
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$938
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$868
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$926
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$819
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$842
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$977
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$717
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$914
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$905
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$998
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$912
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$936
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$981
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$1184
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$875
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$724
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$860
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$764
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$858
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$873
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$846
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$875
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$894
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$784
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$643
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1491
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$893
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$896
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$860
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$1030