Belem vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Belem	Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$770	$1586
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1609	$3407
🏠 One person rent	$417	$921
🏘️ Family rent	$586	$1393
🍽️ Food expenses	$212	$358
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.3	$176
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$504	$2861
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	40	71
😀 Quality of life	41	77
🏙️ Population	1.3M	7.01M

The cost of living in Belem is 51% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 6566th and 3292nd ($770 vs $1586) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th 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 0.7 months in Belem compared to 1.8 months in Riyadh. Belem ranked 56th best city to live in Brazil vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 6772nd and 796th 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	$3.31	$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.9	$52.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.98	$7.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.91	$1.99
☕ Cappuccino	$2.5	$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.97	$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$540	$1005
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$303	$726
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$623	$1969
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$459	$1032
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49.3	$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.6	$99.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.9	$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.28%	5.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1839	$2212
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1093	$1360
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.74	$1.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.9	$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.63	$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.68	$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.28	$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.11	$8.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$8.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.09	$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.62	$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.06	$7.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.64	$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.36	$2.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.5	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.9	$2.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.88	$5.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.7	$104
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.48	$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.7	$49.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.59	$7.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.1	$50.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$56.6	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$101	$373
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3187	$10359

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Cities near Belem

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Ananindeua	$668
51 km or 32 mi	Abaetetuba	$538
67 km or 42 mi	Castanhal	$647
141 km or 88 mi	Cameta	$602
150 km or 93 mi	Capanema	$638
197 km or 123 mi	Braganca	$637
214 km or 133 mi	Paragominas	$631
221 km or 137 mi	Breves	$611
264 km or 164 mi	Viseu	$636
288 km or 179 mi	Tucurui	$625
329 km or 205 mi	Macapa	$633
336 km or 209 mi	Santana	$582
398 km or 247 mi	Pinheiro	$639
425 km or 264 mi	Santa Ines	$625
440 km or 274 mi	Maraba	$652
455 km or 283 mi	Altamira	$630
467 km or 290 mi	Imperatriz	$649
482 km or 299 mi	Sao Luis	$692
508 km or 316 mi	Itapecuru Mirim	$632
510 km or 317 mi	Sao Jose de Ribamar	$654
516 km or 320 mi	Bacabal	$611
552 km or 343 mi	Grajau	$621
570 km or 354 mi	Coroata	$603
578 km or 359 mi	Barra do Corda	$604
612 km or 380 mi	Codo	$580
625 km or 389 mi	Chapadinha	$595
639 km or 397 mi	Araguaina	$618
685 km or 426 mi	Caxias	$562
698 km or 434 mi	Santarem	$666
729 km or 453 mi	Balsas	$592
748 km or 465 mi	Timon	$554
751 km or 467 mi	Teresina	$576
765 km or 475 mi	Parnaiba	$584
810 km or 503 mi	Piripiri	$575
819 km or 509 mi	Oriximina	$728
829 km or 515 mi	Cayenne	$1642
847 km or 527 mi	Floriano	$544
867 km or 538 mi	Camocim	$561
867 km or 539 mi	Kourou	$1698
888 km or 552 mi	Itaituba	$727

Cities near Riyadh

Distance	City	Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$783
316 km or 196 mi	Unaizah	$940
350 km or 217 mi	Ar Rass	$828
389 km or 242 mi	Dhahran	$870
394 km or 245 mi	Dammam	$989
395 km or 245 mi	Jubail	$928
417 km or 259 mi	Qatif	$878
420 km or 261 mi	Riffa	$1218
421 km or 262 mi	Isa Town	$1226
426 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1267
460 km or 286 mi	Al Wafrah	$1268
480 km or 298 mi	As Sulayyil	$1021
491 km or 305 mi	Doha	$1810
496 km or 308 mi	Al Khor	$1719
540 km or 336 mi	Kuwait City	$1457
595 km or 369 mi	Ha'il	$944
611 km or 379 mi	Umm Qasr	$716
618 km or 384 mi	Al-Faw	$713
631 km or 392 mi	Bushehr	$548
646 km or 401 mi	Az Zubayr	$705
652 km or 405 mi	Abadan	$557
658 km or 409 mi	Basra	$879
659 km or 410 mi	Khorramshahr	$552
668 km or 415 mi	Bisha	$895
680 km or 423 mi	Borazjan	$541
701 km or 436 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$542
713 km or 443 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1630
714 km or 443 mi	Nasiriyah	$665
719 km or 447 mi	Medina	$853
737 km or 458 mi	Kazerun	$537
747 km or 464 mi	Behbahan	$507
754 km or 469 mi	Samawah	$586
766 km or 476 mi	Ahvaz	$588
775 km or 481 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1802
790 km or 491 mi	Mecca	$940
798 km or 496 mi	Shiraz	$558
800 km or 497 mi	Amarah	$680
804 km or 499 mi	Bareq	$895
804 km or 500 mi	Jahrom	$561
823 km or 511 mi	Yasuj	$489