Belem vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Belem	Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$755	$1637
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1572	$3629
🏠 One person rent	$405	$944
🏘️ Family rent	$562	$1530
🍽️ Food expenses	$216	$375
🚐 Transport expenses	$67	$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$421	$2731
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	40	72
😀 Quality of life	41	78
🏙️ Population	1.3M	7.01M

The cost of living in Belem is 54% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 6655th and 2911th ($755 vs $1637) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 1st in Brazil and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Brazil vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Belem compared to 1.7 months in Riyadh. Belem ranked 67th best city to live in Brazil vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 6876th and 733rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Belem vs Riyadh

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	Belem	Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.66	$9.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14	$53.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.92	$8.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$1.88
☕ Cappuccino	$2.4	$4.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.87	$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$462	$1001
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$303	$748
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$575	$2174
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$435	$1140
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.8	$69.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81.6	$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17	$75.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.21%	5.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1728	$2485
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1162	$1703
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30	$37.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.37	$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.75	$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.04	$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.64	$8.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$9.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.68	$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.64	$2.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.95	$8.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.15	$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.56	$7.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.63	$2.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.68	$4.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1	$2.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.88	$5.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.5	$102
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.95	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34	$52.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.63	$7.23
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.4	$55.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$51.6	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$96.1	$404
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3002	$10598

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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 Riyadh

Distance	City	Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
316 km or 196 mi	Unaizah	$969
350 km or 217 mi	Ar Rass	$861
389 km or 242 mi	Dhahran	$1068
394 km or 245 mi	Dammam	$1056
395 km or 245 mi	Jubail	$901
417 km or 259 mi	Qatif	$897
420 km or 261 mi	Riffa	$1223
421 km or 262 mi	Isa Town	$1243
426 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1280
460 km or 286 mi	Al Wafrah	$1210
480 km or 298 mi	As Sulayyil	$1041
491 km or 305 mi	Doha	$1779
496 km or 308 mi	Al Khor	$1709
540 km or 336 mi	Kuwait City	$1393
595 km or 369 mi	Ha'il	$846
611 km or 379 mi	Umm Qasr	$740
618 km or 384 mi	Al-Faw	$736
631 km or 392 mi	Bushehr	$551
646 km or 401 mi	Az Zubayr	$723
652 km or 405 mi	Abadan	$547
658 km or 409 mi	Basra	$904
659 km or 410 mi	Khorramshahr	$544
668 km or 415 mi	Bisha	$905
680 km or 423 mi	Borazjan	$546
701 km or 436 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$548
713 km or 443 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
714 km or 443 mi	Nasiriyah	$672
719 km or 447 mi	Medina	$1215
737 km or 458 mi	Kazerun	$557
747 km or 464 mi	Behbahan	$536
754 km or 469 mi	Samawah	$582
766 km or 476 mi	Ahvaz	$597
775 km or 481 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1828
790 km or 491 mi	Mecca	$979
798 km or 496 mi	Shiraz	$589
800 km or 497 mi	Amarah	$683
804 km or 499 mi	Bareq	$902
804 km or 500 mi	Jahrom	$547
823 km or 511 mi	Yasuj	$529