Belem vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Belem	Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$789	$2637
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1831	$6349
🏠 One person rent	$390	$1608
🏘️ Family rent	$671	$2828
🍽️ Food expenses	$242	$656
🚐 Transport expenses	$77.1	$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$359	$4180
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	41	94
😀 Quality of life	60	95
🏙️ Population	1.3M	664K

The cost of living in Belem is 70% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 6804th and 676th ($789 vs $2637) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd and 7th in Brazil and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Brazil vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Belem compared to 1.6 months in Rotterdam. Belem ranked 28th best city to live in Brazil vs Rotterdam ranked 4th in the Netherlands, while ranked 5967th and 24th 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	$4.81	$24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$16	$95.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.9	$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$7.15
☕ Cappuccino	$2.15	$4.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.95	$4.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$461	$1621
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$275	$1308
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$811	$2889
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$500	$2391
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.2	$183
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$89.5	$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.5	$54.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.58%	3.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1927	$5975
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1367	$4252
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.88	$4.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.3	$88.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.42	$33.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$2.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.94	$2.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$3.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.13	$5.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.23	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.2	$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.23	$17.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$3.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$2.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$2.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$4.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.88	$4.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$7.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.28	$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.87	$14.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.85	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.93	$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.11	$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.34	$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.3	$49.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.3	$16.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.2	$47.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.2	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.3	$95.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64.1	$125
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$109	$2442
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3338	$13439

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Cities near Belem

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Ananindeua	$702
51 km or 32 mi	Abaetetuba	$589
67 km or 42 mi	Castanhal	$680
141 km or 88 mi	Cameta	$643
150 km or 93 mi	Capanema	$679
197 km or 123 mi	Braganca	$681
214 km or 133 mi	Paragominas	$677
221 km or 137 mi	Breves	$649
264 km or 164 mi	Viseu	$694
288 km or 179 mi	Tucurui	$666
329 km or 205 mi	Macapa	$638
336 km or 209 mi	Santana	$607
398 km or 247 mi	Pinheiro	$725
425 km or 264 mi	Santa Ines	$690
440 km or 274 mi	Maraba	$697
455 km or 283 mi	Altamira	$669
467 km or 290 mi	Imperatriz	$687
482 km or 299 mi	Sao Luis	$808
508 km or 316 mi	Itapecuru Mirim	$718
510 km or 317 mi	Sao Jose de Ribamar	$750
516 km or 320 mi	Bacabal	$667
552 km or 343 mi	Grajau	$666
570 km or 354 mi	Coroata	$659
578 km or 359 mi	Barra do Corda	$647
612 km or 380 mi	Codo	$615
625 km or 389 mi	Chapadinha	$653
639 km or 397 mi	Araguaina	$664
685 km or 426 mi	Caxias	$563
698 km or 434 mi	Santarem	$676
729 km or 453 mi	Balsas	$632
748 km or 465 mi	Timon	$543
751 km or 467 mi	Teresina	$559
765 km or 475 mi	Parnaiba	$706
810 km or 503 mi	Piripiri	$640
819 km or 509 mi	Oriximina	$753
829 km or 515 mi	Cayenne	$1979
847 km or 527 mi	Floriano	$582
867 km or 538 mi	Camocim	$740
867 km or 539 mi	Kourou	$1996
888 km or 552 mi	Itaituba	$750

Cities near Rotterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Ridderkerk	$2403
13 km or 8 mi	Delft	$2389
19 km or 12 mi	Leidschendam	$2481
21 km or 13 mi	The Hague	$2701
23 km or 14 mi	Sliedrecht	$2332
25 km or 16 mi	Scheveningen	$2471
26 km or 16 mi	Leiden	$2348
27 km or 17 mi	Oegstgeest	$2258
41 km or 25 mi	Etten-Leur	$2110
43 km or 27 mi	Breda	$2206
43 km or 27 mi	Roosendaal	$2264
47 km or 29 mi	Utrecht	$2669
49 km or 30 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$2295
50 km or 31 mi	Zandvoort	$1907
52 km or 32 mi	Haarlem	$2822
54 km or 34 mi	Zaltbommel	$2369
55 km or 34 mi	Zeist	$2457
56 km or 35 mi	Tilburg	$2340
59 km or 36 mi	Amsterdam	$3203
59 km or 37 mi	Hilversum	$2636
60 km or 38 mi	IJmuiden	$2383
61 km or 38 mi	Hoogstraten	$1770
62 km or 39 mi	Goes	$2471
63 km or 39 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2337
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2721
67 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$2383
72 km or 45 mi	Almere	$2440
73 km or 45 mi	Purmerend	$2223
74 km or 46 mi	Veenendaal	$1822
74 km or 46 mi	Turnhout	$1730
76 km or 47 mi	Middelburg	$2132
79 km or 49 mi	Antwerp	$1857
81 km or 51 mi	Wageningen	$2360
82 km or 51 mi	Beveren	$1849
82 km or 51 mi	Ede	$1848
83 km or 52 mi	Uden	$2409
84 km or 52 mi	Mortsel	$1734
85 km or 53 mi	Veldhoven	$2231
87 km or 54 mi	Herentals	$1523
88 km or 54 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1727