Belem vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Belem	New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$770	$4051
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1609	$8925
🏠 One person rent	$417	$2620
🏘️ Family rent	$586	$4454
🍽️ Food expenses	$212	$807
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.3	$399
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$504	$5777
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	40	100
😀 Quality of life	41	97
🏙️ Population	1.3M	8.8M

The cost of living in Belem is 81% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 6566th and 5th ($770 vs $4051) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 3rd in Brazil and the United States, respectively. Check Brazil vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Belem compared to 1.4 months in New York City. Belem ranked 56th best city to live in Brazil vs New York City ranked 2nd in the United States, while ranked 6772nd and 13th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Belem	New York City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.31	$24.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.9	$111
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.98	$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.91	$9.78
☕ Cappuccino	$2.5	$6.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.97	$3.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$540	$2702
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$303	$2361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$623	$5005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$459	$3996
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49.3	$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.6	$187
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.9	$69.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.28%	6.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1839	$19111
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1093	$3215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.74	$2.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.9	$138
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.63	$27.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.68	$4.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$6.1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.28	$5.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.11	$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.09	$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$5.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$5.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$5.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$3.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$3.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.62	$2.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.06	$20.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$3.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.64	$17.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.36	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.5	$10
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.9	$7.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.88	$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.7	$144
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.48	$19.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.7	$156
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.59	$25.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.1	$65.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$56.6	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$101	$1717
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3187	$20585

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Cities near Belem

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Ananindeua	$668
51 km or 32 mi	Abaetetuba	$538
67 km or 42 mi	Castanhal	$647
141 km or 88 mi	Cameta	$602
150 km or 93 mi	Capanema	$638
197 km or 123 mi	Braganca	$637
214 km or 133 mi	Paragominas	$631
221 km or 137 mi	Breves	$611
264 km or 164 mi	Viseu	$636
288 km or 179 mi	Tucurui	$625
329 km or 205 mi	Macapa	$633
336 km or 209 mi	Santana	$582
398 km or 247 mi	Pinheiro	$639
425 km or 264 mi	Santa Ines	$625
440 km or 274 mi	Maraba	$652
455 km or 283 mi	Altamira	$630
467 km or 290 mi	Imperatriz	$649
482 km or 299 mi	Sao Luis	$692
508 km or 316 mi	Itapecuru Mirim	$632
510 km or 317 mi	Sao Jose de Ribamar	$654
516 km or 320 mi	Bacabal	$611
552 km or 343 mi	Grajau	$621
570 km or 354 mi	Coroata	$603
578 km or 359 mi	Barra do Corda	$604
612 km or 380 mi	Codo	$580
625 km or 389 mi	Chapadinha	$595
639 km or 397 mi	Araguaina	$618
685 km or 426 mi	Caxias	$562
698 km or 434 mi	Santarem	$666
729 km or 453 mi	Balsas	$592
748 km or 465 mi	Timon	$554
751 km or 467 mi	Teresina	$576
765 km or 475 mi	Parnaiba	$584
810 km or 503 mi	Piripiri	$575
819 km or 509 mi	Oriximina	$728
829 km or 515 mi	Cayenne	$1642
847 km or 527 mi	Floriano	$544
867 km or 538 mi	Camocim	$561
867 km or 539 mi	Kourou	$1698
888 km or 552 mi	Itaituba	$727

Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2510
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3280
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3002
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2857
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2634
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3168
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2611
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2701
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2414
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2671
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2715
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2165
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2605
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2575
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2733
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2479
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2664
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2722
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2493
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2635
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2622
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2607
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2762
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2590
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2424
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2641
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2778
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2646
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2760
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2702
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2732
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2721
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2691
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2454
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2586
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2811
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2771
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2578
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2553
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3108