Belem vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Belem	Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person	$812	$2460
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1873	$5684
🏠 One person rent	$395	$1432
🏘️ Family rent	$661	$2492
🍽️ Food expenses	$250	$615
🚐 Transport expenses	$81.6	$266
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$377	$3694
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	41	99
😀 Quality of life	61	94
🏙️ Population	1.3M	2.1M

The cost of living in Belem is 67% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 6712th and 964th ($812 vs $2460) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 1st in Brazil and France, respectively. Check Brazil vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Belem compared to 1.5 months in Paris. Belem ranked 28th best city to live in Brazil vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 5761st and 34th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Belem vs Paris

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	Belem	Paris
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.82	$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.4	$69.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.53	$13.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$8.32
☕ Cappuccino	$2.13	$5.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.96	$4.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$467	$1558
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$275	$1158
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$810	$2756
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$484	$2070
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.5	$162
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$89	$252
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.3	$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.48%	3.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1925	$15102
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1369	$10254
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.89	$2.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.6	$104
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.31	$22.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$2.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.09	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$2.55
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.15	$5.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.23	$21.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.2	$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.36	$22.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$3.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$2.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$3.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$4.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.58	$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.89	$3.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.34	$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.17	$14.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.89	$4.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.99	$4.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.11	$3.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.36	$3.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.5	$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.17	$15.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.4	$30
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.25	$22.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.2	$117
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.5	$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$109	$1048
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3337	$19577

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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 Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$2033
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1872
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1885
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2350
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$2065
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$1972
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2297
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$2082
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1749
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1918
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$1988
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1766
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1920
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1689
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1935
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1897
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1827
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1798
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1874
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1987
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1876
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1794
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1480
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1683
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1454
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1749
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1401
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1481
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1424
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1375
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1356
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1382
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1350
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1553
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1243
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1632
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1289
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1573
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1421
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1506