Belem vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Belem	Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$784	$2327
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1751	$5471
🏠 One person rent	$413	$1420
🏘️ Family rent	$676	$2324
🍽️ Food expenses	$226	$628
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.1	$88.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$312	$4437
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	41	82
😀 Quality of life	45	90
🏙️ Population	1.3M	468K

The cost of living in Belem is 66% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 6728th and 1213th ($784 vs $2327) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 1060th 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 0.4 months in Belem compared to 1.9 months in Raleigh. Belem ranked 96th best city to live in Brazil vs Raleigh ranked 60th in the United States, while ranked 7040th and 212th 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	$4.19	$18.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$15	$72.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.98	$9.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.93	$5.91
☕ Cappuccino	$2.53	$5.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.96	$2.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$481	$1434
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$306	$1158
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$752	$2441
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$531	$1941
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.8	$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$84.1	$217
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.1	$66.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.09%	6.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1804	$3119
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1219	$2477
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.8	$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.1	$51.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.64	$14.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.81	$3.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$3.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.21	$4.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.84	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.52	$16.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$5.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$5.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$6.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$3.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$3.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$1.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.73	$2.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.11	$3.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.61	$7.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.72	$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.8	$4.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.03	$4.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.26	$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.7	$41.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.53	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.3	$161
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.37	$26.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.6	$54.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$55.7	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$102	$1578
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3163	$24117

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Cities near Belem

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Ananindeua	$660
51 km or 32 mi	Abaetetuba	$577
67 km or 42 mi	Castanhal	$646
141 km or 88 mi	Cameta	$620
150 km or 93 mi	Capanema	$643
197 km or 123 mi	Braganca	$645
214 km or 133 mi	Paragominas	$643
221 km or 137 mi	Breves	$622
264 km or 164 mi	Viseu	$652
288 km or 179 mi	Tucurui	$631
329 km or 205 mi	Macapa	$606
336 km or 209 mi	Santana	$573
398 km or 247 mi	Pinheiro	$661
425 km or 264 mi	Santa Ines	$642
440 km or 274 mi	Maraba	$656
455 km or 283 mi	Altamira	$631
467 km or 290 mi	Imperatriz	$645
482 km or 299 mi	Sao Luis	$732
508 km or 316 mi	Itapecuru Mirim	$658
510 km or 317 mi	Sao Jose de Ribamar	$683
516 km or 320 mi	Bacabal	$623
552 km or 343 mi	Grajau	$621
570 km or 354 mi	Coroata	$624
578 km or 359 mi	Barra do Corda	$611
612 km or 380 mi	Codo	$596
625 km or 389 mi	Chapadinha	$618
639 km or 397 mi	Araguaina	$617
685 km or 426 mi	Caxias	$568
698 km or 434 mi	Santarem	$653
729 km or 453 mi	Balsas	$592
748 km or 465 mi	Timon	$554
751 km or 467 mi	Teresina	$572
765 km or 475 mi	Parnaiba	$662
810 km or 503 mi	Piripiri	$617
819 km or 509 mi	Oriximina	$716
829 km or 515 mi	Cayenne	$1931
847 km or 527 mi	Floriano	$566
867 km or 538 mi	Camocim	$690
867 km or 539 mi	Kourou	$1934
888 km or 552 mi	Itaituba	$707

Cities near Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2289
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2582
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1818
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2225
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2338
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2387
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2331
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2219
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2319
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2171
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$2105
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2071
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$1926
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1812
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2166
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2312
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2124
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1757
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2065
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2112
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2176
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2076
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$1993
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2070
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2152
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$2154
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2156
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2079
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$2054
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1893
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2094
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2107
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1734
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$2102
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$1983
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2231
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2395
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2160
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2228
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1766