Belem vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Belem	Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$784	$1627
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1751	$3576
🏠 One person rent	$413	$931
🏘️ Family rent	$676	$1463
🍽️ Food expenses	$226	$375
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.1	$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$312	$2496
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	41	73
😀 Quality of life	45	80
🏙️ Population	1.3M	7.01M

The cost of living in Belem is 52% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 6728th and 3418th ($784 vs $1627) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st 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 0.4 months in Belem compared to 1.5 months in Riyadh. Belem ranked 96th best city to live in Brazil vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 7040th and 759th 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	$4.19	$7.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$15	$53.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.98	$8.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.93	$1.86
☕ Cappuccino	$2.53	$4.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.96	$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$481	$1007
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$306	$738
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$752	$1807
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$531	$1160
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.8	$64.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$84.1	$99.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.1	$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.09%	5.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1804	$2939
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1219	$2197
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.8	$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.1	$37.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.64	$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.81	$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$2.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.21	$2.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.84	$8.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.52	$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$1.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.73	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$9.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.11	$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.61	$7.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.72	$2.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.8	$4.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.03	$2.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.26	$5.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.7	$101
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.53	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.3	$51.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.37	$7.99
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.6	$58.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$55.7	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$102	$451
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3163	$9818

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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 Riyadh

Distance	City	Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$806
316 km or 196 mi	Unaizah	$967
350 km or 217 mi	Ar Rass	$862
389 km or 242 mi	Dhahran	$908
394 km or 245 mi	Dammam	$1008
395 km or 245 mi	Jubail	$930
417 km or 259 mi	Qatif	$873
420 km or 261 mi	Riffa	$1201
421 km or 262 mi	Isa Town	$1230
426 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1237
460 km or 286 mi	Al Wafrah	$1283
480 km or 298 mi	As Sulayyil	$1008
491 km or 305 mi	Doha	$1849
496 km or 308 mi	Al Khor	$1770
540 km or 336 mi	Kuwait City	$1454
595 km or 369 mi	Ha'il	$825
611 km or 379 mi	Umm Qasr	$726
618 km or 384 mi	Al-Faw	$730
631 km or 392 mi	Bushehr	$453
646 km or 401 mi	Az Zubayr	$719
652 km or 405 mi	Abadan	$549
658 km or 409 mi	Basra	$889
659 km or 410 mi	Khorramshahr	$542
668 km or 415 mi	Bisha	$918
680 km or 423 mi	Borazjan	$477
701 km or 436 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$521
713 km or 443 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1730
714 km or 443 mi	Nasiriyah	$669
719 km or 447 mi	Medina	$1182
737 km or 458 mi	Kazerun	$503
747 km or 464 mi	Behbahan	$483
754 km or 469 mi	Samawah	$583
766 km or 476 mi	Ahvaz	$571
775 km or 481 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1942
790 km or 491 mi	Mecca	$1162
798 km or 496 mi	Shiraz	$553
800 km or 497 mi	Amarah	$681
804 km or 499 mi	Bareq	$903
804 km or 500 mi	Jahrom	$530
823 km or 511 mi	Yasuj	$463