Belem vs Panama City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Belem	Panama City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$755	$1479
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1572	$3609
🏠 One person rent	$405	$846
🏘️ Family rent	$562	$1592
🍽️ Food expenses	$216	$440
🚐 Transport expenses	$67	$83
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$421	$967
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	40	42
😀 Quality of life	41	67
🏙️ Population	1.3M	881K

The cost of living in Belem is 49% less expensive than in Panama City. Cities ranked 6655th and 3517th ($755 vs $1479) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 1st in Brazil and Panama, respectively. Check Brazil vs Panama comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Belem compared to 0.7 months in Panama City. Belem ranked 67th best city to live in Brazil vs Panama City ranked 1st in Panama, while ranked 6876th and 3734th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Belem vs Panama City

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	Belem	Panama City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.66	$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14	$48.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.92	$8.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$2.97
☕ Cappuccino	$2.4	$3.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.87	$1.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$462	$891
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$303	$681
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$575	$1749
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$435	$1344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.8	$78
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81.6	$121
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17	$45.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.21%	6.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1728	$2551
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1162	$1632
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30	$23.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.37	$14.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.75	$2.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.04	$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.64	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$7.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.68	$9.99
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$3.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$2.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$2.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.07
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.64	$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.95	$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.15	$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.56	$5.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.63	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.68	$7.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1	$3.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.88	$3.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.5	$45.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.95	$7.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34	$54.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.63	$12.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.4	$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$51.6	$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$96.1	$477
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3002	$13616

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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 Panama City

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Balboa	$1328
16 km or 9.9 mi	Tocumen	$1310
26 km or 16 mi	Pacora	$1304
34 km or 21 mi	La Chorrera	$957
59 km or 37 mi	Colon	$1172
108 km or 67 mi	Penonome	$1116
154 km or 96 mi	Chitre	$1117
190 km or 118 mi	Santiago de Veraguas	$1089
321 km or 199 mi	Turbo	$664
329 km or 204 mi	David	$890
398 km or 247 mi	Monteria	$645
403 km or 250 mi	Limon	$1225
406 km or 252 mi	Santa Cruz de Lorica	$669
452 km or 281 mi	Sincelejo	$524
463 km or 288 mi	Cartagena	$760
483 km or 300 mi	Quibdo	$705
494 km or 307 mi	Cartago	$1024
513 km or 319 mi	San Jose	$1324
518 km or 322 mi	Heredia	$1296
521 km or 324 mi	Magangue	$604
526 km or 327 mi	Bello	$839
529 km or 329 mi	Alajuela	$1269
530 km or 329 mi	Medellin	$906
534 km or 332 mi	Envigado	$897
558 km or 347 mi	Soledad	$741
559 km or 348 mi	Barranquilla	$773
595 km or 370 mi	Puntarenas	$801
617 km or 383 mi	Cartago	$649
617 km or 383 mi	Cienaga	$742
623 km or 387 mi	Manizales	$653
627 km or 390 mi	Santa Teresa	$1213
627 km or 390 mi	Pereira	$680
631 km or 392 mi	Santa Marta	$837
632 km or 393 mi	Buenaventura	$742
636 km or 395 mi	Minca	$759
651 km or 404 mi	Salento	$605
652 km or 405 mi	Armenia	$598
657 km or 408 mi	Tulua	$513
658 km or 409 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1031
675 km or 419 mi	Liberia	$932