Belem vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Belem	Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$755	$2359
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1572	$5397
🏠 One person rent	$405	$1479
🏘️ Family rent	$562	$2435
🍽️ Food expenses	$216	$569
🚐 Transport expenses	$67	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$421	$3493
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	40	94
😀 Quality of life	41	93
🏙️ Population	1.3M	664K

The cost of living in Belem is 68% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 6655th and 1038th ($755 vs $2359) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 3rd in Brazil and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Brazil vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Belem compared to 1.5 months in Rotterdam. Belem ranked 67th best city to live in Brazil vs Rotterdam ranked 5th in the Netherlands, while ranked 6876th and 68th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Belem vs Rotterdam

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	Belem	Rotterdam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.66	$20.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14	$83.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.92	$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$6.3
☕ Cappuccino	$2.4	$3.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.87	$3.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$462	$1509
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$303	$1241
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$575	$2680
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$435	$2049
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.8	$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81.6	$213
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17	$46.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.21%	4.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1728	$5415
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1162	$3934
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$4.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30	$98.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.37	$20.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.75	$2.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$3.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.04	$4.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.64	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.68	$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$2.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$3.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.64	$3.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.95	$6.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.15	$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.56	$12.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.63	$4.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.68	$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1	$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.88	$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.5	$41.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.95	$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.63	$19.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.4	$78.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$51.6	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$96.1	$2027
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3002	$10730

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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 Rotterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Ridderkerk	$2062
13 km or 8 mi	Delft	$1861
19 km or 12 mi	Leidschendam	$2042
21 km or 13 mi	The Hague	$2199
23 km or 14 mi	Sliedrecht	$1969
25 km or 16 mi	Scheveningen	$2049
26 km or 16 mi	Leiden	$2081
27 km or 17 mi	Oegstgeest	$1934
41 km or 25 mi	Etten-Leur	$1805
43 km or 27 mi	Breda	$1739
43 km or 27 mi	Roosendaal	$1890
47 km or 29 mi	Utrecht	$2251
49 km or 30 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$1917
50 km or 31 mi	Zandvoort	$2090
52 km or 32 mi	Haarlem	$2291
54 km or 34 mi	Zaltbommel	$2026
55 km or 34 mi	Zeist	$2180
56 km or 35 mi	Tilburg	$1862
59 km or 36 mi	Amsterdam	$2791
59 km or 37 mi	Hilversum	$2049
60 km or 38 mi	IJmuiden	$2085
61 km or 38 mi	Hoogstraten	$1492
62 km or 39 mi	Goes	$2001
63 km or 39 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1975
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2432
67 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$1957
72 km or 45 mi	Almere	$1937
73 km or 45 mi	Purmerend	$1944
74 km or 46 mi	Veenendaal	$1631
74 km or 46 mi	Turnhout	$1421
76 km or 47 mi	Middelburg	$1879
79 km or 49 mi	Antwerp	$1640
81 km or 51 mi	Wageningen	$2105
82 km or 51 mi	Beveren	$1613
82 km or 51 mi	Ede	$1651
83 km or 52 mi	Uden	$1958
84 km or 52 mi	Mortsel	$1530
85 km or 53 mi	Veldhoven	$1917
87 km or 54 mi	Herentals	$1318
88 km or 54 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1514