Belem vs Porto-Novo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Belem	Porto-Novo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$755	$670
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1572	$1674
🏠 One person rent	$405	$289
🏘️ Family rent	$562	$534
🍽️ Food expenses	$216	$265
🚐 Transport expenses	$67	$54
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$421	$101
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	29 km
🎓 Higher education	40	23
😀 Quality of life	41	16
🏙️ Population	1.3M	264K

The cost of living in Belem is 13% more expensive than in Porto-Novo. Cities ranked 6655th and 7061st ($755 vs $670) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 2nd in Brazil and Benin, respectively. Check Brazil vs Benin comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Belem compared to 0.2 months in Porto-Novo. Belem ranked 67th best city to live in Brazil vs Porto-Novo ranked 2nd in Benin, while ranked 6876th and 9002nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Belem vs Porto-Novo

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	Belem	Porto-Novo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.66	$3.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14	$27.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.92	$6.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$1.47
☕ Cappuccino	$2.4	$4.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.87	$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$462	$180
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$303	$116
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$575	$450
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$435	$282
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.8	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81.6	$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17	$53.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.21%	4.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1728	$1503
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1162	$911
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$1.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30	$20.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.37	$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$2.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.75	$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.04	$1.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.64	$6.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$4.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.68	$4.75
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$3.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.64	$2.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.95	$9.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.15	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.56	$2.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.63	$2.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.68	$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1	$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.88	$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.5	$43.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.95	$6.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34	$23.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.63	$8.82
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.4	$22.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$51.6	$47.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$96.1	$170
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3002	$5849

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Porto-Novo

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Cotonou	$709
87 km or 54 mi	Lagos	$1113
104 km or 65 mi	Abomey	$590
110 km or 68 mi	Abeokuta	$1030
159 km or 99 mi	Lome	$755
173 km or 108 mi	Save	$613
176 km or 109 mi	Ibadan	$776
201 km or 125 mi	Atakpame	$647
209 km or 130 mi	Oyo	$677
225 km or 140 mi	Kpalime	$632
238 km or 148 mi	Ho	$354
241 km or 150 mi	Ife	$779
248 km or 154 mi	Hohoe	$575
258 km or 160 mi	Osogbo	$695
293 km or 182 mi	Sotouboua	$649
297 km or 185 mi	Akure	$634
305 km or 190 mi	Tema	$553
306 km or 190 mi	Ashaiman	$560
309 km or 192 mi	Ilorin	$535
313 km or 195 mi	Ado Ekiti	$666
322 km or 200 mi	Koforidua	$588
322 km or 200 mi	Sokode	$651
325 km or 202 mi	Accra	$729
332 km or 206 mi	Benin	$558
337 km or 209 mi	Owo	$651
363 km or 225 mi	Warri	$881
375 km or 233 mi	Kara	$658
462 km or 287 mi	Onitsha	$972
468 km or 291 mi	Kumasi	$433
476 km or 296 mi	Obuasi	$551
493 km or 306 mi	Awka	$805
501 km or 311 mi	Owerri	$1611
502 km or 312 mi	Tamale	$507
515 km or 320 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$577
522 km or 324 mi	Port Harcourt	$679
539 km or 335 mi	Enugu	$462
547 km or 340 mi	Aba	$621
548 km or 341 mi	Umuahia	$883
556 km or 346 mi	Minna	$743
608 km or 378 mi	Abuja	$1502