Belem vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Belem	Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person	$789	$2480
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1831	$5726
🏠 One person rent	$390	$1432
🏘️ Family rent	$671	$2535
🍽️ Food expenses	$242	$622
🚐 Transport expenses	$77.1	$274
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$359	$3974
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	41	99
😀 Quality of life	60	96
🏙️ Population	1.3M	2.11M

The cost of living in Belem is 68% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 6804th and 916th ($789 vs $2480) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd 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 1.6 months in Paris. Belem ranked 28th best city to live in Brazil vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 5967th and 14th 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	$4.81	$17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$16	$70.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.9	$13.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$8.61
☕ Cappuccino	$2.15	$5.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.95	$4.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$461	$1595
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$275	$1144
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$811	$2814
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$500	$2101
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.2	$165
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$89.5	$258
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.5	$33.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.58%	3.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1927	$14879
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1367	$9948
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.88	$2.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.3	$104
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.42	$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$2.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.94	$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$2.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.13	$5.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.23	$22.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.2	$16.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.23	$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$4.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$2.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$2.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.88	$3.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.28	$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.87	$14.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.85	$4.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.93	$4.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.11	$3.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.34	$3.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.3	$42.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.3	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.2	$31
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.2	$25.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.3	$114
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64.1	$123
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$109	$911
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3338	$17184

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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 Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$2060
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1935
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1975
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2421
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$2114
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$2010
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2364
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$2141
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1803
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1985
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$2028
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1831
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1975
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1746
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1991
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1960
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1874
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1860
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1876
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1992
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1911
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1821
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1459
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1654
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1469
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1775
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1448
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1547
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1443
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1383
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1370
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1365
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1358
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1520
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1276
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1650
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1306
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1626
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1437
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1544