Belem vs Phoenix - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Belem	Phoenix
🚶 Cost of living one person	$755	$2395
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1572	$5245
🏠 One person rent	$405	$1494
🏘️ Family rent	$562	$2384
🍽️ Food expenses	$216	$594
🚐 Transport expenses	$67	$151
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$421	$4432
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	40	69
😀 Quality of life	41	90
🏙️ Population	1.3M	1.61M

The cost of living in Belem is 68% less expensive than in Phoenix. Cities ranked 6655th and 955th ($755 vs $2395) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 875th in Brazil and the United States, respectively. Check Brazil vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Belem compared to 1.9 months in Phoenix. Belem ranked 67th best city to live in Brazil vs Phoenix ranked 31st in the United States, while ranked 6876th and 146th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Belem vs Phoenix

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	Belem	Phoenix
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.66	$19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14	$71.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.92	$12.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$6.03
☕ Cappuccino	$2.4	$6.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.87	$2.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$462	$1526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$303	$1215
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$575	$2412
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$435	$2009
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.8	$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81.6	$224
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17	$70.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.21%	6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1728	$3736
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1162	$3133
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30	$63.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.37	$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.75	$3.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$3.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.04	$4.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.64	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.68	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$4.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$3.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$4.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.64	$2.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.95	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.15	$2.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.56	$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.63	$6.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.68	$4.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1	$4.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.88	$2.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.5	$27.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.95	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34	$132
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.63	$17.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.4	$50.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$51.6	$92.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$96.1	$1103
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3002	$12281

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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 Phoenix

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Glendale	$1979
14 km or 9 mi	Scottsdale	$2524
16 km or 10 mi	Peoria	$2342
17 km or 10 mi	Tempe	$2423
25 km or 15 mi	El Mirage	$2304
26 km or 16 mi	Mesa	$2413
27 km or 17 mi	Avondale	$2525
28 km or 17 mi	Goodyear	$2468
29 km or 18 mi	Surprise	$2328
33 km or 21 mi	Chandler	$2306
33 km or 21 mi	Gilbert	$2417
33 km or 21 mi	Fountain Hills	$2353
51 km or 31 mi	Queen Creek	$2353
51 km or 32 mi	Apache Junction	$2342
51 km or 32 mi	Buckeye	$2388
53 km or 33 mi	Maricopa	$2281
78 km or 48 mi	Casa Grande	$2296
84 km or 52 mi	Florence	$2319
118 km or 73 mi	Prescott	$2466
122 km or 76 mi	Prescott Valley	$2423
155 km or 96 mi	Marana	$2073
160 km or 99 mi	Oro Valley	$2056
165 km or 102 mi	Casas Adobes	$2027
181 km or 112 mi	Tucson	$1957
190 km or 118 mi	Flagstaff	$2543
205 km or 128 mi	Sahuarita	$2037
232 km or 144 mi	Lake Havasu	$2013
234 km or 145 mi	Blythe	$2763
254 km or 158 mi	Yuma	$1815
259 km or 161 mi	Kingman	$1926
264 km or 164 mi	Nogales	$2077
268 km or 166 mi	Nogales	$830
276 km or 171 mi	San Luis	$1947
276 km or 172 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$823
278 km or 173 mi	Sierra Vista	$1638
290 km or 180 mi	Bullhead	$1852
313 km or 194 mi	Caborca	$788
327 km or 203 mi	Brawley	$2729
330 km or 205 mi	Mexicali	$913
332 km or 207 mi	Calexico	$2724