Belem vs Puebla - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Belem	Puebla
🚶 Cost of living one person	$755	$981
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1572	$2527
🏠 One person rent	$405	$458
🏘️ Family rent	$562	$914
🍽️ Food expenses	$216	$311
🚐 Transport expenses	$67	$119
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$421	$651
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	40	35
😀 Quality of life	41	53
🏙️ Population	1.3M	1.43M

The cost of living in Belem is 23% less expensive than in Puebla. Cities ranked 6655th and 5623rd ($755 vs $981) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 19th in Brazil and Mexico, respectively. Check Brazil vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Belem compared to 0.7 months in Puebla. Belem ranked 67th best city to live in Brazil vs Puebla ranked 12th in Mexico, while ranked 6876th and 6026th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Belem vs Puebla

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	Belem	Puebla
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.66	$7.34
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14	$34
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.92	$7.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$2.38
☕ Cappuccino	$2.4	$2.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.87	$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$462	$461
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$303	$384
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$575	$908
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$435	$821
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.8	$30.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81.6	$47.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17	$28.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.21%	11.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1728	$772
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1162	$601
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30	$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.37	$17.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.75	$2.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.04	$2.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.64	$6.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$5.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.68	$9.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$1.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.64	$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.95	$9.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.15	$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.56	$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.63	$5.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.68	$3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1	$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.88	$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.5	$45.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.95	$4.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34	$35.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.63	$9.53
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.4	$50.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$51.6	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$96.1	$284
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3002	$9705

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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 Puebla

Distance	City	Cost of living
30 km or 18 mi	Atlixco	$825
75 km or 47 mi	Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias	$820
82 km or 51 mi	Cuautla	$858
82 km or 51 mi	Chicoloapan de Juarez	$828
86 km or 53 mi	Texcoco de Mora	$787
90 km or 56 mi	Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl	$814
103 km or 64 mi	Jiutepec	$752
106 km or 66 mi	Mexico City	$1160
107 km or 66 mi	Ecatepec de Morelos	$704
108 km or 67 mi	Cuernavaca	$745
109 km or 68 mi	Tehuacan	$485
116 km or 72 mi	Tlalnepantla	$741
117 km or 73 mi	Naucalpan	$800
119 km or 74 mi	Tultepec	$747
120 km or 74 mi	Orizaba	$724
120 km or 74 mi	Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo	$770
122 km or 76 mi	Ciudad Lopez Mateos	$849
124 km or 77 mi	Cuautitlan Izcalli	$742
124 km or 77 mi	Teziutlan	$770
124 km or 77 mi	Zumpango	$761
131 km or 81 mi	Pachuca	$632
136 km or 85 mi	Cordoba	$759
140 km or 87 mi	Coatepec	$700
147 km or 91 mi	Xalapa	$574
153 km or 95 mi	Toluca	$696
156 km or 97 mi	Taxco	$788
160 km or 99 mi	Iguala	$821
183 km or 114 mi	Poza Rica	$635
206 km or 128 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$760
215 km or 134 mi	Chilpancingo	$608
217 km or 135 mi	Veracruz	$724
238 km or 148 mi	San Juan del Rio	$826
260 km or 162 mi	Alvarado	$716
268 km or 167 mi	Oaxaca	$812
284 km or 177 mi	Queretaro	$983
301 km or 187 mi	Acapulco	$756
314 km or 195 mi	Santiago Tuxtla	$700
318 km or 197 mi	Celaya	$638
320 km or 199 mi	Morelia	$717
323 km or 201 mi	San Andres Tuxtla	$699