Belem vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Belem	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$770	$2236
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1609	$4945
🏠 One person rent	$417	$1327
🏘️ Family rent	$586	$2038
🍽️ Food expenses	$212	$603
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.3	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$504	$3150
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	40	50
😀 Quality of life	41	89
🏙️ Population	1.3M	1.02M

The cost of living in Belem is 66% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 6566th and 1290th ($770 vs $2236) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 23rd in Brazil and Canada, respectively. Check Brazil vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Belem compared to 1.4 months in Ottawa. Belem ranked 56th best city to live in Brazil vs Ottawa ranked 12th in Canada, while ranked 6772nd and 167th 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	$3.31	$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.9	$74.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.98	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.91	$5.89
☕ Cappuccino	$2.5	$3.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.97	$2.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$540	$1288
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$303	$1129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$623	$2131
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$459	$1732
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49.3	$113
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.6	$173
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.9	$53.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.28%	6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1839	$5242
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1093	$4784
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.74	$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.9	$94.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.63	$18.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$2.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.68	$2.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$3.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.28	$3.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.11	$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.09	$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$4.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$3.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$4.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$2.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$1.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.62	$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.06	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$2.56
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.64	$13.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.36	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.5	$4.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.9	$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.88	$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.7	$44.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.48	$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.7	$63.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.59	$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.1	$59
👟 Brand Sneakers	$56.6	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$101	$1037
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3187	$20100

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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 Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1542
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2336
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1677
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$2004
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$2002
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1828
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1921
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1805
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1839
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1897
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1799
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1785
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1908
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1751
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1898
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1791
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1828
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1912
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1964
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$1996
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1773
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1890
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1871
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1686
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1849
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1861
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1912
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1954
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1821
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1873
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1927
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1896
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1960
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2057
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1878
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1823
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1845
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1740
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1912
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1884