Belem vs Praia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Belem	Praia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$755	$840
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1572	$1956
🏠 One person rent	$405	$405
🏘️ Family rent	$562	$721
🍽️ Food expenses	$216	$327
🚐 Transport expenses	$67	$47
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$421	$191
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	40	29
😀 Quality of life	41	36
🏙️ Population	1.3M	159K

The cost of living in Belem is 10% less expensive than in Praia. Cities ranked 6655th and 6298th ($755 vs $840) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 2nd in Brazil and Cape Verde, respectively. Check Brazil vs Cape Verde comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Belem compared to 0.2 months in Praia. Belem ranked 67th best city to live in Brazil vs Praia ranked 1st in Cape Verde, while ranked 6876th and 7365th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Belem vs Praia

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	Belem	Praia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.66	$5.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14	$26.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.92	$5.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$2.07
☕ Cappuccino	$2.4	$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.87	$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$462	$393
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$303	$236
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$575	$821
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$435	$460
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.8	$92.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81.6	$143
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17	$45.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.21%	8.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1728	$1102
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1162	$879
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$0.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30	$25.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.37	$16.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.75	$1.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.04	$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.64	$18.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$4.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.68	$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$3.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$2.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$3.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$3.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.64	$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.95	$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.15	$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.56	$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.63	$3.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.68	$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1	$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.88	$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.5	$25.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.95	$5.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34	$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.63	$2.36
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.4	$32.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$51.6	$69.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$96.1	$132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3002	$2887

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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 Praia

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Assomada	$838
270 km or 168 mi	Mindelo	$865
651 km or 404 mi	Dakar	$1114
671 km or 417 mi	Rufisque	$1046
709 km or 440 mi	Thies	$1052
760 km or 472 mi	Lamin	$507
761 km or 473 mi	Saint-Louis	$960
762 km or 474 mi	Brikama	$552
765 km or 475 mi	Banjul	$477
766 km or 476 mi	Fatick	$998
786 km or 488 mi	Louga	$970
805 km or 500 mi	Kaolack	$1000
824 km or 512 mi	Ziguinchor	$953
843 km or 524 mi	Rosso	$647
877 km or 545 mi	Nouakchott	$675
921 km or 572 mi	Bissau	$827
952 km or 591 mi	Kolda	$964
1004 km or 624 mi	Bafata	$804
1156 km or 718 mi	Boffa	$998
1222 km or 760 mi	Conakry	$1061
1263 km or 785 mi	Forecariah	$998
1327 km or 825 mi	Freetown	$1346
1338 km or 831 mi	Mamou	$1019
1497 km or 930 mi	Bo	$1278
1554 km or 965 mi	Kenema	$1272
1618 km or 1005 mi	Gueckedou	$1009
1621 km or 1007 mi	Kankan	$1007
1646 km or 1023 mi	Tenerife	$1612
1660 km or 1031 mi	La Orotava	$1558
1662 km or 1033 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1287
1663 km or 1034 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1665
1680 km or 1044 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1361
1682 km or 1045 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1371
1685 km or 1047 mi	Monrovia	$523
1688 km or 1049 mi	Las Palmas	$1268
1694 km or 1053 mi	Bamako	$569
1712 km or 1064 mi	Kakata	$487
1729 km or 1074 mi	Laayoune	$559
1735 km or 1078 mi	Koulikoro	$490
1737 km or 1079 mi	Banamba	$491