Belem vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Belem	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$812	$2122
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1873	$4795
🏠 One person rent	$395	$1248
🏘️ Family rent	$661	$2038
🍽️ Food expenses	$250	$575
🚐 Transport expenses	$81.6	$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$377	$3638
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	41	49
😀 Quality of life	61	91
🏙️ Population	1.3M	1.02M

The cost of living in Belem is 62% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 6712th and 1688th ($812 vs $2122) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 22nd in Brazil and Canada, respectively. Check Brazil vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Belem compared to 1.7 months in Ottawa. Belem ranked 28th best city to live in Brazil vs Ottawa ranked 8th in Canada, while ranked 5761st and 141st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Belem vs Ottawa

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	Belem	Ottawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.82	$15.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.4	$65.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.53	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$5.79
☕ Cappuccino	$2.13	$4.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.96	$2.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$467	$1259
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$275	$1072
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$810	$2157
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$484	$1775
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.5	$93.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$89	$142
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.3	$45.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.48%	4.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1925	$4527
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1369	$4215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.89	$2.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.6	$96.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.31	$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$2.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.09	$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.15	$3.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.23	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.2	$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.36	$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$3.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$3.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$2.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.58	$2.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.89	$2.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10	$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.34	$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.17	$14.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.89	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.99	$4.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.11	$1.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.36	$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.5	$43.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.17	$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.4	$66.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.25	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.2	$64.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.5	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$109	$899
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3337	$17263

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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 Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1839
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2189
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1674
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1848
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1942
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1864
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1906
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1832
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1926
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1914
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1903
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1928
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1915
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1913
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1918
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1451
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1929
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1917
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1905
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$2058
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1772
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1870
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1852
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1816
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1863
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1828
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1905
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1901
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1828
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1856
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1921
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1874
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1937
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2051
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1861
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1817
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1829
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1702
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1892
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1875