Belem vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Belem	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$789	$2133
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1831	$4730
🏠 One person rent	$390	$1249
🏘️ Family rent	$671	$1952
🍽️ Food expenses	$242	$587
🚐 Transport expenses	$77.1	$172
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$359	$3871
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	41	49
😀 Quality of life	60	92
🏙️ Population	1.3M	1.02M

The cost of living in Belem is 63% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 6804th and 1668th ($789 vs $2133) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd and 27th 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 1.8 months in Ottawa. Belem ranked 28th best city to live in Brazil vs Ottawa ranked 10th in Canada, while ranked 5967th and 123rd 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	$4.81	$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$16	$62.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.9	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$5.87
☕ Cappuccino	$2.15	$4.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.95	$2.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$461	$1328
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$275	$1047
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$811	$2126
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$500	$1662
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.2	$96.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$89.5	$148
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.5	$48.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.58%	4.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1927	$4318
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1367	$3670
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.88	$2.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.3	$99.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.42	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$2.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.94	$2.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$2.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.13	$3.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.23	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.2	$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.23	$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$4.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$3.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$3.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.05
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.88	$2.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.28	$2.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.87	$13.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.85	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.93	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.11	$1.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.34	$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.3	$44.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.3	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.2	$68.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.2	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.3	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64.1	$89.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$109	$882
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3338	$17337

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Cities near Belem

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Ananindeua	$702
51 km or 32 mi	Abaetetuba	$589
67 km or 42 mi	Castanhal	$680
141 km or 88 mi	Cameta	$643
150 km or 93 mi	Capanema	$679
197 km or 123 mi	Braganca	$681
214 km or 133 mi	Paragominas	$677
221 km or 137 mi	Breves	$649
264 km or 164 mi	Viseu	$694
288 km or 179 mi	Tucurui	$666
329 km or 205 mi	Macapa	$638
336 km or 209 mi	Santana	$607
398 km or 247 mi	Pinheiro	$725
425 km or 264 mi	Santa Ines	$690
440 km or 274 mi	Maraba	$697
455 km or 283 mi	Altamira	$669
467 km or 290 mi	Imperatriz	$687
482 km or 299 mi	Sao Luis	$808
508 km or 316 mi	Itapecuru Mirim	$718
510 km or 317 mi	Sao Jose de Ribamar	$750
516 km or 320 mi	Bacabal	$667
552 km or 343 mi	Grajau	$666
570 km or 354 mi	Coroata	$659
578 km or 359 mi	Barra do Corda	$647
612 km or 380 mi	Codo	$615
625 km or 389 mi	Chapadinha	$653
639 km or 397 mi	Araguaina	$664
685 km or 426 mi	Caxias	$563
698 km or 434 mi	Santarem	$676
729 km or 453 mi	Balsas	$632
748 km or 465 mi	Timon	$543
751 km or 467 mi	Teresina	$559
765 km or 475 mi	Parnaiba	$706
810 km or 503 mi	Piripiri	$640
819 km or 509 mi	Oriximina	$753
829 km or 515 mi	Cayenne	$1979
847 km or 527 mi	Floriano	$582
867 km or 538 mi	Camocim	$740
867 km or 539 mi	Kourou	$1996
888 km or 552 mi	Itaituba	$750

Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1866
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2229
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1703
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1868
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1971
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1896
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1924
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1864
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1948
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1930
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1935
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1950
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1920
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1934
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1944
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1476
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1927
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1923
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1914
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$2047
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1800
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1893
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1876
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1733
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1907
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1862
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1910
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1928
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1852
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1875
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1940
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1923
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1960
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2080
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1897
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1846
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1861
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1723
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1918
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1891