Belem vs Montevideo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Belem	Montevideo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$812	$1539
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1873	$3693
🏠 One person rent	$395	$688
🏘️ Family rent	$661	$1108
🍽️ Food expenses	$250	$535
🚐 Transport expenses	$81.6	$171
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$377	$1302
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	41	54
😀 Quality of life	61	78
🏙️ Population	1.3M	1.3M

The cost of living in Belem is 47% less expensive than in Montevideo. Cities ranked 6712th and 3858th ($812 vs $1539) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 2nd in Brazil and Uruguay, respectively. Check Brazil vs Uruguay comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Belem compared to 0.8 months in Montevideo. Belem ranked 28th best city to live in Brazil vs Montevideo ranked 1st in Uruguay, while ranked 5761st and 869th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Belem	Montevideo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.82	$15.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.4	$45.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.53	$14.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$4.73
☕ Cappuccino	$2.13	$4.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.96	$2.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$467	$674
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$275	$506
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$810	$1100
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$484	$851
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.5	$107
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$89	$166
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.3	$41
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.48%	5.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1925	$3635
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1369	$2293
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.89	$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.6	$70.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.31	$17.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.09	$2.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.15	$5.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.23	$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.2	$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.36	$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$3.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$2.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$3.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$2.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.58	$2.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$1.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.89	$4.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10	$9.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.34	$2.28
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.17	$5.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.89	$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.99	$10.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.11	$3.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.36	$3.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.5	$48.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.17	$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.4	$67.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.25	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.2	$90.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.5	$134
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$109	$618
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3337	$10657

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Cities near Belem

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Ananindeua	$709
51 km or 32 mi	Abaetetuba	$596
67 km or 42 mi	Castanhal	$688
141 km or 88 mi	Cameta	$652
150 km or 93 mi	Capanema	$684
197 km or 123 mi	Braganca	$688
214 km or 133 mi	Paragominas	$684
221 km or 137 mi	Breves	$655
264 km or 164 mi	Viseu	$703
288 km or 179 mi	Tucurui	$670
329 km or 205 mi	Macapa	$649
336 km or 209 mi	Santana	$618
398 km or 247 mi	Pinheiro	$734
425 km or 264 mi	Santa Ines	$702
440 km or 274 mi	Maraba	$709
455 km or 283 mi	Altamira	$667
467 km or 290 mi	Imperatriz	$699
482 km or 299 mi	Sao Luis	$818
508 km or 316 mi	Itapecuru Mirim	$732
510 km or 317 mi	Sao Jose de Ribamar	$763
516 km or 320 mi	Bacabal	$690
552 km or 343 mi	Grajau	$681
570 km or 354 mi	Coroata	$684
578 km or 359 mi	Barra do Corda	$671
612 km or 380 mi	Codo	$649
625 km or 389 mi	Chapadinha	$678
639 km or 397 mi	Araguaina	$670
685 km or 426 mi	Caxias	$602
698 km or 434 mi	Santarem	$669
729 km or 453 mi	Balsas	$651
748 km or 465 mi	Timon	$581
751 km or 467 mi	Teresina	$592
765 km or 475 mi	Parnaiba	$718
810 km or 503 mi	Piripiri	$664
819 km or 509 mi	Oriximina	$759
829 km or 515 mi	Cayenne	$1941
847 km or 527 mi	Floriano	$611
867 km or 538 mi	Camocim	$747
867 km or 539 mi	Kourou	$1966
888 km or 552 mi	Itaituba	$755

Cities near Montevideo

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Barros Blancos	$1344
21 km or 13 mi	Ciudad de la Costa	$1340
85 km or 53 mi	Florida	$1171
102 km or 63 mi	Minas	$1354
110 km or 69 mi	Maldonado	$1059
113 km or 70 mi	Punta del Este	$1629
155 km or 96 mi	Berisso	$851
163 km or 101 mi	La Plata	$815
168 km or 104 mi	Durazno	$1183
187 km or 116 mi	Berazategui	$784
189 km or 118 mi	Ezpeleta	$733
192 km or 120 mi	Quilmes	$610
194 km or 121 mi	Bernal	$693
197 km or 122 mi	San Francisco Solano	$853
197 km or 123 mi	Wilde	$788
199 km or 124 mi	Villa Dominico	$859
200 km or 124 mi	Monte Chingolo	$909
201 km or 125 mi	Burzaco	$920
201 km or 125 mi	Rafael Calzada	$920
202 km or 126 mi	Glew	$923
202 km or 126 mi	Florencio Varela	$927
203 km or 126 mi	Longchamps	$923
203 km or 126 mi	Temperley	$920
204 km or 127 mi	Lomas de Zamora	$928
205 km or 127 mi	Buenos Aires	$1247
205 km or 127 mi	Remedios de Escalada	$929
205 km or 127 mi	Lanus	$955
210 km or 130 mi	Monte Grande	$939
214 km or 133 mi	Ciudad Madero	$1003
214 km or 133 mi	Ezeiza	$948
216 km or 134 mi	Ciudad Evita	$998
217 km or 135 mi	Florida Este	$914
217 km or 135 mi	Lomas del Mirador	$1020
217 km or 135 mi	La Tablada	$1035
218 km or 135 mi	Caseros	$970
219 km or 136 mi	San Justo	$1082
219 km or 136 mi	San Isidro	$872
221 km or 137 mi	Ramos Mejia	$1001
221 km or 137 mi	Gregorio de Laferrere	$984
221 km or 138 mi	Isidro Casanova	$1008