Belem vs Rio de Janeiro - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Belem	Rio de Janeiro
🚶 Cost of living one person	$755	$916
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1572	$2281
🏠 One person rent	$405	$445
🏘️ Family rent	$562	$751
🍽️ Food expenses	$216	$239
🚐 Transport expenses	$67	$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$421	$372
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	40	95
😀 Quality of life	41	62
🏙️ Population	1.3M	6.21M

The cost of living in Belem is 18% less expensive than in Rio de Janeiro. Cities ranked 6655th and 5954th ($755 vs $916) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 2nd in Brazil.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Belem compared to 0.4 months in Rio de Janeiro. Ranked 67th vs 3rd best cities to live in Brazil, and 6876th vs 4857th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Belem vs Rio de Janeiro

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	Belem	Rio de Janeiro
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.66	$5.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14	$29.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.92	$5.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$1.85
☕ Cappuccino	$2.4	$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.87	$1.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$462	$454
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$303	$306
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$575	$821
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$435	$535
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.8	$92.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81.6	$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17	$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.21%	11.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1728	$1746
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1162	$1118
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$1.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30	$46.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.37	$7.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.75	$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.04	$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.64	$7.07
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$3.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.68	$7.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$2.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.64	$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.95	$7.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.15	$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.56	$1.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.63	$3.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.68	$3.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1	$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.88	$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.5	$24.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.95	$6.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34	$61.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.63	$7.25
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.4	$46.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$51.6	$71.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$96.1	$506
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3002	$10819

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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 Rio de Janeiro

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Niteroi	$718
18 km or 11 mi	Duque de Caxias	$614
21 km or 13 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$622
26 km or 16 mi	Belford Roxo	$769
31 km or 19 mi	Nova Iguacu	$562
45 km or 28 mi	Petropolis	$587
60 km or 37 mi	Teresopolis	$546
70 km or 44 mi	Saquarema	$632
98 km or 61 mi	Nova Friburgo	$474
102 km or 64 mi	Volta Redonda	$522
108 km or 67 mi	Barra Mansa	$537
112 km or 70 mi	Sao Pedro da Aldeia	$589
115 km or 72 mi	Angra dos Reis	$636
121 km or 75 mi	Cabo Frio	$584
130 km or 81 mi	Juiz de Fora	$462
135 km or 84 mi	Rio das Ostras	$482
137 km or 85 mi	Resende	$572
157 km or 97 mi	Macae	$642
184 km or 115 mi	Cruzeiro	$595
196 km or 122 mi	Barbacena	$487
199 km or 123 mi	Lorena	$631
200 km or 124 mi	Ubatuba	$599
201 km or 125 mi	Uba	$563
208 km or 129 mi	Guaratingueta	$603
215 km or 134 mi	Muriae	$584
226 km or 140 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$505
231 km or 144 mi	Campos dos Goytacazes	$536
232 km or 144 mi	Pindamonhangaba	$588
238 km or 148 mi	Itajuba	$518
240 km or 149 mi	Caraguatatuba	$593
241 km or 150 mi	Taubate	$581
242 km or 150 mi	Vicosa	$584
245 km or 152 mi	Sao Sebastiao	$599
251 km or 156 mi	Tres Coracoes	$523
257 km or 160 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$602
258 km or 160 mi	Cacapava	$605
264 km or 164 mi	Lavras	$503
275 km or 171 mi	Varginha	$449
277 km or 172 mi	Sao Jose dos Campos	$705
279 km or 173 mi	Ponte Nova	$562