Belem vs Palermo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Belem	Palermo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$755	$1137
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1572	$2768
🏠 One person rent	$405	$501
🏘️ Family rent	$562	$831
🍽️ Food expenses	$216	$415
🚐 Transport expenses	$67	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$421	$1444
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	40	19
😀 Quality of life	41	75
🏙️ Population	1.3M	630K

The cost of living in Belem is 34% less expensive than in Palermo. Cities ranked 6655th and 4672nd ($755 vs $1137) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 122nd in Brazil and Italy, respectively. Check Brazil vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Belem compared to 1.3 months in Palermo. Belem ranked 67th best city to live in Brazil vs Palermo ranked 49th in Italy, while ranked 6876th and 1060th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Belem vs Palermo

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	Belem	Palermo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.66	$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14	$43.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.92	$9.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$5.1
☕ Cappuccino	$2.4	$1.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.87	$1.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$462	$518
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$303	$335
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$575	$803
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$435	$603
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.8	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81.6	$163
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17	$24.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.21%	4.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1728	$2117
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1162	$994
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$1.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30	$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.37	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.75	$1.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$1.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.04	$3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.64	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$10.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.68	$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$2.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$2.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$1.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.64	$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.95	$7.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.15	$2.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.56	$5.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.63	$9.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.68	$2.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1	$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.88	$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.5	$39.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.95	$8.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34	$69.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.63	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.4	$76.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$51.6	$86.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$96.1	$296
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3002	$9746

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Cities near Belem

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Ananindeua	$638
51 km or 32 mi	Abaetetuba	$518
67 km or 42 mi	Castanhal	$621
141 km or 88 mi	Cameta	$583
150 km or 93 mi	Capanema	$615
197 km or 123 mi	Braganca	$615
214 km or 133 mi	Paragominas	$614
221 km or 137 mi	Breves	$590
264 km or 164 mi	Viseu	$624
288 km or 179 mi	Tucurui	$603
329 km or 205 mi	Macapa	$610
336 km or 209 mi	Santana	$565
398 km or 247 mi	Pinheiro	$642
425 km or 264 mi	Santa Ines	$621
440 km or 274 mi	Maraba	$629
455 km or 283 mi	Altamira	$611
467 km or 290 mi	Imperatriz	$621
482 km or 299 mi	Sao Luis	$710
508 km or 316 mi	Itapecuru Mirim	$639
510 km or 317 mi	Sao Jose de Ribamar	$665
516 km or 320 mi	Bacabal	$603
552 km or 343 mi	Grajau	$602
570 km or 354 mi	Coroata	$600
578 km or 359 mi	Barra do Corda	$593
612 km or 380 mi	Codo	$572
625 km or 389 mi	Chapadinha	$591
639 km or 397 mi	Araguaina	$590
685 km or 426 mi	Caxias	$546
698 km or 434 mi	Santarem	$639
729 km or 453 mi	Balsas	$569
748 km or 465 mi	Timon	$537
751 km or 467 mi	Teresina	$557
765 km or 475 mi	Parnaiba	$589
810 km or 503 mi	Piripiri	$570
819 km or 509 mi	Oriximina	$697
829 km or 515 mi	Cayenne	$1643
847 km or 527 mi	Floriano	$543
867 km or 538 mi	Camocim	$564
867 km or 539 mi	Kourou	$1645
888 km or 552 mi	Itaituba	$695

Cities near Palermo

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 46 mi	Trapani	$938
89 km or 55 mi	Marsala	$1019
91 km or 57 mi	Agrigento	$971
140 km or 87 mi	Niscemi	$1077
140 km or 87 mi	Gela	$941
166 km or 103 mi	Catania	$1161
179 km or 111 mi	Ragusa	$1106
192 km or 119 mi	Messina	$1130
200 km or 124 mi	Reggio Calabria	$1058
206 km or 128 mi	Syracuse	$1098
246 km or 153 mi	Vibo Valentia	$1199
258 km or 160 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1384
263 km or 163 mi	Naxxar	$1486
264 km or 164 mi	Mosta	$1346
265 km or 164 mi	San Gwann	$1555
265 km or 165 mi	Sliema	$1749
265 km or 165 mi	Birkirkara	$1524
266 km or 165 mi	Gzira	$1624
267 km or 166 mi	Valletta	$1583
270 km or 168 mi	Zabbar	$1415
272 km or 169 mi	Marsaskala	$1325
273 km or 169 mi	Lamezia Terme	$1251
283 km or 176 mi	Cosenza	$1072
294 km or 183 mi	Catanzaro	$1143
297 km or 185 mi	Nabeul	$443
300 km or 186 mi	Amalfi	$1521
301 km or 187 mi	La Marsa	$549
303 km or 188 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1301
309 km or 192 mi	Salerno	$1380
312 km or 194 mi	Naples	$1396
312 km or 194 mi	Aryanah	$465
317 km or 197 mi	Tunis	$535
321 km or 199 mi	Bizerte	$348
321 km or 200 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1231
324 km or 201 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1218
335 km or 208 mi	Avellino	$1061
338 km or 210 mi	Aversa	$1101
339 km or 210 mi	Caserta	$1181
339 km or 210 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1074
344 km or 214 mi	Crotone	$1159