Belem vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Belem	Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$755	$974
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1572	$2438
🏠 One person rent	$405	$497
🏘️ Family rent	$562	$991
🍽️ Food expenses	$216	$268
🚐 Transport expenses	$67	$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$421	$947
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	40	81
😀 Quality of life	41	67
🏙️ Population	1.3M	5.6M

The cost of living in Belem is 22% less expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 6655th and 5668th ($755 vs $974) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 2nd in Brazil and Russia, respectively. Check Brazil vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Belem compared to 1 months in Saint Petersburg. Belem ranked 67th best city to live in Brazil vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 6876th and 3598th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Belem vs Saint Petersburg

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	Belem	Saint Petersburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.66	$8.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14	$43.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.92	$5.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$3.44
☕ Cappuccino	$2.4	$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.87	$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$462	$622
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$303	$369
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$575	$1265
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$435	$775
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.8	$71.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81.6	$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17	$6.26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.21%	22.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1728	$3479
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1162	$2360
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30	$41.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.37	$6.81
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$0.66
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.75	$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.04	$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.64	$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$4.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.68	$9.18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.64	$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.95	$8.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.15	$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.56	$2.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.63	$1.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.68	$1.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1	$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.88	$0.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.5	$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.95	$5.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34	$16.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.63	$3.89
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.4	$97.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$51.6	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$96.1	$353
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3002	$7571

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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 Saint Petersburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi	Narva	$953
156 km or 97 mi	Sillamae	$952
162 km or 101 mi	Imatra	$1095
168 km or 104 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$737
170 km or 105 mi	Lappeenranta	$1295
181 km or 112 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$973
185 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1329
195 km or 121 mi	Kotka	$1286
223 km or 139 mi	Kouvola	$1355
227 km or 141 mi	Savonlinna	$1162
232 km or 144 mi	Rakvere	$899
254 km or 158 mi	Mikkeli	$1308
262 km or 163 mi	Porvoo	$1327
263 km or 164 mi	Pskov	$467
269 km or 167 mi	Tartu	$1045
280 km or 174 mi	Lahti	$1398
293 km or 182 mi	Kerava	$1486
294 km or 183 mi	Varkaus	$1051
294 km or 183 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1533
295 km or 183 mi	Vantaa	$1671
296 km or 184 mi	Joensuu	$1471
297 km or 184 mi	Tuusula	$1509
299 km or 186 mi	Petrozavodsk	$550
300 km or 186 mi	Helsinki	$1816
302 km or 188 mi	Maardu	$1219
310 km or 192 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1479
310 km or 193 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1323
315 km or 196 mi	Espoo	$1879
317 km or 197 mi	Riihimaki	$1443
318 km or 197 mi	Tallinn	$1414
322 km or 200 mi	Viljandi	$933
328 km or 204 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1509
342 km or 213 mi	Hameenlinna	$1309
348 km or 216 mi	Lohja	$1220
349 km or 217 mi	Jamsa	$1394
354 km or 220 mi	Jyvaskyla	$1445
356 km or 221 mi	Kuopio	$1382
373 km or 232 mi	Valkeakoski	$1544
374 km or 233 mi	Parnu	$1064
383 km or 238 mi	Raseborg	$1441