Belem vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Belem	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$755	$1644
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1572	$3738
🏠 One person rent	$405	$834
🏘️ Family rent	$562	$1281
🍽️ Food expenses	$216	$540
🚐 Transport expenses	$67	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$421	$2588
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	40	38
😀 Quality of life	41	86
🏙️ Population	1.3M	549K

The cost of living in Belem is 54% less expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 6655th and 2883rd ($755 vs $1644) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 110th in Brazil and Canada, respectively. Check Brazil vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Belem compared to 1.6 months in Quebec City. Belem ranked 67th best city to live in Brazil vs Quebec City ranked 23rd in Canada, while ranked 6876th and 310th 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	$3.66	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14	$62.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.92	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$5.58
☕ Cappuccino	$2.4	$3.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.87	$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$462	$790
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$303	$727
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$575	$1395
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$435	$1101
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.8	$52.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81.6	$80
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17	$41.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.21%	7.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1728	$8350
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1162	$3529
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$2.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30	$66.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.37	$22.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$2.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.75	$3.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$4.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.04	$2.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.64	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$10.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.68	$13.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$3.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$4.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$2.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.64	$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.95	$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.15	$2.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.56	$11.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.63	$6.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.68	$2.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1	$2.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.88	$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.5	$39.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.95	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34	$78.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.63	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.4	$59.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$51.6	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$96.1	$794
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3002	$6012

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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 Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1627
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$966
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1449
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1239
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1118
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1368
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1330
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1395
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1532
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1468
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1411
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1436
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1457
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1562
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1433
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1460
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1106
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1651
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1742
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1743
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1764
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1800
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1836
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1735
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1804
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1829
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1690
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1776
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1835
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2004
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1790
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1769
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1857
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1889
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1773
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1792
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$1900
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1852
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1803
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1732