Belem vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Belem	Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$755	$2388
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1572	$5530
🏠 One person rent	$405	$1484
🏘️ Family rent	$562	$2447
🍽️ Food expenses	$216	$625
🚐 Transport expenses	$67	$94.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$421	$4749
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	40	82
😀 Quality of life	41	88
🏙️ Population	1.3M	468K

The cost of living in Belem is 68% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 6655th and 972nd ($755 vs $2388) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 892nd 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 0.6 months in Belem compared to 2 months in Raleigh. Belem ranked 67th best city to live in Brazil vs Raleigh ranked 51st in the United States, while ranked 6876th and 221st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Belem vs Raleigh

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	Belem	Raleigh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.66	$17.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14	$75.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.92	$9.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$5.88
☕ Cappuccino	$2.4	$5.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.87	$2.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$462	$1468
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$303	$1216
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$575	$2614
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$435	$2029
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.8	$149
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81.6	$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17	$68.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.21%	6.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1728	$6077
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1162	$2879
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30	$58.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.37	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.75	$3.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$3.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.04	$3.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.64	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.68	$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$6.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$7.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$6.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$3.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$2.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.64	$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.95	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.15	$2.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.56	$7.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.63	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.68	$4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1	$3.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.88	$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.5	$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.95	$14.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34	$158
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.63	$24.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.4	$52
👟 Brand Sneakers	$51.6	$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$96.1	$1481
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3002	$21914

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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 Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2281
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2616
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1836
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2229
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2335
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2315
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2290
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2140
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2309
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2169
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$2184
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2073
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$2052
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1733
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2144
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2100
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2091
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1764
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2011
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2117
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2076
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2014
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$1934
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2058
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2169
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$2100
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2136
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2098
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$1952
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1819
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2117
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2136
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1752
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$2147
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$1976
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2144
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2332
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2182
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2269
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1682