Belem vs Montevideo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Belem	Montevideo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$860	$1311
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2055	$3194
🏠 One person rent	$458	$558
🏘️ Family rent	$911	$943
🍽️ Food expenses	$252	$475
🚐 Transport expenses	$81.1	$146
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$286	$1269
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	40	48
😀 Quality of life	39	76
🏙️ Population	1.51M	1.32M

The cost of living in Belem is 34% less expensive than in Montevideo. Cities ranked 6173rd and 4149th ($860 vs $1311) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 2nd in Brazil and Uruguay, respectively. Check Brazil vs Uruguay comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Belem compared to 1 months in Montevideo. Belem ranked 85th best city to live in Brazil vs Montevideo ranked 1st in Uruguay, while ranked 7261st and 824th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Belem vs Montevideo

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	Belem	Montevideo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.41	$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33	$46.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.05	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.24	$3.68
☕ Cappuccino	$2.2	$4.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.08	$2.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$790	$578
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$303	$409
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1374	$951
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$697	$745
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.2	$78.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.2	$122
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.5	$36
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.15%	7.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1128	$2918
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$775	$2297
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.81	$1.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.1	$49.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.98	$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$1.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.82	$2.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.75	$4.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.5	$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.1	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$2.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$2.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$1.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.2	$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$1.09
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.73	$3.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.3	$8.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.15	$2.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.95	$5.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.64	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.77	$8.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.98	$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.96	$4.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.2	$58.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.76	$9.62
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.1	$48.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.34	$11.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.4	$98.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$53.7	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$101	$387
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2155	$7392

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Cities near Belem

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Ananindeua	$556
51 km or 32 mi	Abaetetuba	$577
67 km or 42 mi	Castanhal	$627
141 km or 88 mi	Cameta	$617
150 km or 93 mi	Capanema	$638
197 km or 123 mi	Braganca	$643
214 km or 133 mi	Paragominas	$655
221 km or 137 mi	Breves	$605
264 km or 164 mi	Viseu	$669
288 km or 179 mi	Tucurui	$636
329 km or 205 mi	Macapa	$574
336 km or 209 mi	Santana	$562
398 km or 247 mi	Pinheiro	$732
425 km or 264 mi	Santa Ines	$692
440 km or 274 mi	Maraba	$694
455 km or 283 mi	Altamira	$618
467 km or 290 mi	Imperatriz	$710
482 km or 299 mi	Sao Luis	$832
508 km or 316 mi	Itapecuru Mirim	$723
510 km or 317 mi	Sao Jose de Ribamar	$759
516 km or 320 mi	Bacabal	$681
552 km or 343 mi	Grajau	$678
570 km or 354 mi	Coroata	$667
578 km or 359 mi	Barra do Corda	$659
612 km or 380 mi	Codo	$623
625 km or 389 mi	Chapadinha	$650
639 km or 397 mi	Araguaina	$668
685 km or 426 mi	Caxias	$585
698 km or 434 mi	Santarem	$627
729 km or 453 mi	Balsas	$627
748 km or 465 mi	Timon	$574
751 km or 467 mi	Teresina	$595
765 km or 475 mi	Parnaiba	$632
810 km or 503 mi	Piripiri	$599
819 km or 509 mi	Oriximina	$772
829 km or 515 mi	Cayenne	$1528
847 km or 527 mi	Floriano	$562
867 km or 538 mi	Camocim	$597
867 km or 539 mi	Kourou	$1490
888 km or 552 mi	Itaituba	$771

Cities near Montevideo

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Barros Blancos	$1187
21 km or 13 mi	Ciudad de la Costa	$1186
85 km or 53 mi	Florida	$1123
102 km or 63 mi	Minas	$1186
110 km or 69 mi	Maldonado	$989
113 km or 70 mi	Punta del Este	$1672
155 km or 96 mi	Berisso	$491
163 km or 101 mi	La Plata	$465
168 km or 104 mi	Durazno	$1101
187 km or 116 mi	Berazategui	$679
189 km or 118 mi	Ezpeleta	$678
192 km or 120 mi	Quilmes	$705
194 km or 121 mi	Bernal	$661
197 km or 122 mi	San Francisco Solano	$598
197 km or 123 mi	Wilde	$650
199 km or 124 mi	Villa Dominico	$645
200 km or 124 mi	Monte Chingolo	$589
201 km or 125 mi	Burzaco	$558
201 km or 125 mi	Rafael Calzada	$540
202 km or 126 mi	Glew	$581
202 km or 126 mi	Florencio Varela	$559
203 km or 126 mi	Longchamps	$577
203 km or 126 mi	Temperley	$536
204 km or 127 mi	Lomas de Zamora	$547
205 km or 127 mi	Buenos Aires	$791
205 km or 127 mi	Remedios de Escalada	$608
205 km or 127 mi	Lanus	$657
210 km or 130 mi	Monte Grande	$579
214 km or 133 mi	Ciudad Madero	$643
214 km or 133 mi	Ezeiza	$597
216 km or 134 mi	Ciudad Evita	$624
217 km or 135 mi	Florida Este	$658
217 km or 135 mi	Lomas del Mirador	$648
217 km or 135 mi	La Tablada	$639
218 km or 135 mi	Caseros	$658
219 km or 136 mi	San Justo	$642
219 km or 136 mi	San Isidro	$683
221 km or 137 mi	Ramos Mejia	$650
221 km or 137 mi	Gregorio de Laferrere	$626
221 km or 138 mi	Isidro Casanova	$639