Belem vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Belem	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$789	$1695
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1831	$3907
🏠 One person rent	$390	$873
🏘️ Family rent	$671	$1435
🍽️ Food expenses	$242	$558
🚐 Transport expenses	$77.1	$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$359	$2900
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	41	38
😀 Quality of life	60	88
🏙️ Population	1.3M	549K

The cost of living in Belem is 53% less expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 6804th and 3269th ($789 vs $1695) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd and 113th in Brazil and Canada, respectively. Check Brazil vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Belem compared to 1.7 months in Quebec City. Belem ranked 28th best city to live in Brazil vs Quebec City ranked 28th in Canada, while ranked 5967th and 332nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Belem vs Quebec City

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	Belem	Quebec City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.81	$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$16	$59.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.9	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$5.49
☕ Cappuccino	$2.15	$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.95	$2.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$461	$863
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$275	$743
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$811	$1500
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$500	$1244
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.2	$61.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$89.5	$95
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.5	$44.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.58%	5.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1927	$8196
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1367	$2969
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.88	$2.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.3	$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.42	$19.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$2.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.94	$3.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$3.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.13	$3.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.23	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.2	$11.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.23	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$4.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$4.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$2.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.88	$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.28	$3.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.87	$13.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.85	$6.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.93	$3.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.11	$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.34	$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.3	$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.3	$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.2	$81.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.2	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.3	$58.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64.1	$96.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$109	$719
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3338	$7052

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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 Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1685
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$1024
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1466
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1265
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1180
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1434
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1399
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1451
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1589
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1506
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1104
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1254
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1526
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1642
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1458
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1341
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1142
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1723
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1838
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1846
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1861
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1891
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1918
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1852
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1897
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1918
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1800
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1907
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1923
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2080
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1875
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1857
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1928
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1960
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1862
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1876
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$2047
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1940
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1893
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1934