Belem vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Belem	Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$812	$2265
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1873	$5273
🏠 One person rent	$395	$1374
🏘️ Family rent	$661	$2201
🍽️ Food expenses	$250	$624
🚐 Transport expenses	$81.6	$89.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$377	$4362
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	41	82
😀 Quality of life	61	89
🏙️ Population	1.3M	468K

The cost of living in Belem is 64% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 6712th and 1363rd ($812 vs $2265) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 1143rd in Brazil and the United States, respectively. Check Brazil vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Belem compared to 1.9 months in Raleigh. Belem ranked 28th best city to live in Brazil vs Raleigh ranked 54th in the United States, while ranked 5761st and 219th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Belem	Raleigh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.82	$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.4	$69.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.53	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$5.64
☕ Cappuccino	$2.13	$6.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.96	$2.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$467	$1531
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$275	$1084
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$810	$2619
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$484	$1754
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.5	$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$89	$211
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.3	$63.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.48%	6.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1925	$3898
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1369	$2197
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.89	$1.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.6	$47.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.31	$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$0.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.09	$3.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.15	$4.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.23	$14.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.2	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.36	$17.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$5.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$4.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$5.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$3.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.58	$3.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.89	$2.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10	$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.34	$2.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.17	$9.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.89	$12.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.99	$4.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.11	$3.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.36	$2.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.5	$42.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.17	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.4	$127
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.25	$28.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.2	$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.5	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$109	$1475
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3337	$24243

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Cities near Belem

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Ananindeua	$709
51 km or 32 mi	Abaetetuba	$596
67 km or 42 mi	Castanhal	$688
141 km or 88 mi	Cameta	$652
150 km or 93 mi	Capanema	$684
197 km or 123 mi	Braganca	$688
214 km or 133 mi	Paragominas	$684
221 km or 137 mi	Breves	$655
264 km or 164 mi	Viseu	$703
288 km or 179 mi	Tucurui	$670
329 km or 205 mi	Macapa	$649
336 km or 209 mi	Santana	$618
398 km or 247 mi	Pinheiro	$734
425 km or 264 mi	Santa Ines	$702
440 km or 274 mi	Maraba	$709
455 km or 283 mi	Altamira	$667
467 km or 290 mi	Imperatriz	$699
482 km or 299 mi	Sao Luis	$818
508 km or 316 mi	Itapecuru Mirim	$732
510 km or 317 mi	Sao Jose de Ribamar	$763
516 km or 320 mi	Bacabal	$690
552 km or 343 mi	Grajau	$681
570 km or 354 mi	Coroata	$684
578 km or 359 mi	Barra do Corda	$671
612 km or 380 mi	Codo	$649
625 km or 389 mi	Chapadinha	$678
639 km or 397 mi	Araguaina	$670
685 km or 426 mi	Caxias	$602
698 km or 434 mi	Santarem	$669
729 km or 453 mi	Balsas	$651
748 km or 465 mi	Timon	$581
751 km or 467 mi	Teresina	$592
765 km or 475 mi	Parnaiba	$718
810 km or 503 mi	Piripiri	$664
819 km or 509 mi	Oriximina	$759
829 km or 515 mi	Cayenne	$1941
847 km or 527 mi	Floriano	$611
867 km or 538 mi	Camocim	$747
867 km or 539 mi	Kourou	$1966
888 km or 552 mi	Itaituba	$755

Cities near Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2229
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2483
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1850
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2169
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2280
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2300
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2241
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2063
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2133
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2116
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$1842
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2016
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$1803
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1766
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2089
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2212
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2059
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1775
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2027
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2055
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2073
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2045
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$1909
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2007
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2200
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$1863
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2070
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2105
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$2007
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1849
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2075
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2031
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1851
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$1904
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$2003
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2295
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2375
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2129
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2204
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1729