Belem vs Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Belem	Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$860	$922
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2055	$2016
🏠 One person rent	$458	$473
🏘️ Family rent	$911	$604
🍽️ Food expenses	$252	$246
🚐 Transport expenses	$81.1	$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$286	$324
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	40	56
😀 Quality of life	39	43
🏙️ Population	1.51M	2.9M

The cost of living in Belem is 7% less expensive than in Salvador. Cities ranked 6173rd and 5826th ($860 vs $922) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 6th in Brazil.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Belem compared to 0.4 months in Salvador. Ranked 85th vs 44th best cities to live in Brazil, and 7261st vs 6863rd among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Belem vs Salvador

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	Belem	Salvador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.41	$6.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33	$18.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.05	$7.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.24	$1.67
☕ Cappuccino	$2.2	$2.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.08	$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$790	$613
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$303	$292
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1374	$541
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$697	$401
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.2	$107
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.2	$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.5	$9.96
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.15%	12.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1128	$960
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$775	$422
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.81	$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.1	$53.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.98	$6.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.82	$0.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$0.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.75	$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.5	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$4.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.1	$7.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.2	$1.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.73	$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.3	$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.15	$1.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.95	$2.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.64	$4.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.77	$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.98	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.96	$0.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.2	$22.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.76	$7.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.1	$37.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.34	$8.83
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.4	$37.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$53.7	$73.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$101	$299
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2155	$12057

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Cities near Belem

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Ananindeua	$556
51 km or 32 mi	Abaetetuba	$577
67 km or 42 mi	Castanhal	$627
141 km or 88 mi	Cameta	$617
150 km or 93 mi	Capanema	$638
197 km or 123 mi	Braganca	$643
214 km or 133 mi	Paragominas	$655
221 km or 137 mi	Breves	$605
264 km or 164 mi	Viseu	$669
288 km or 179 mi	Tucurui	$636
329 km or 205 mi	Macapa	$574
336 km or 209 mi	Santana	$562
398 km or 247 mi	Pinheiro	$732
425 km or 264 mi	Santa Ines	$692
440 km or 274 mi	Maraba	$694
455 km or 283 mi	Altamira	$618
467 km or 290 mi	Imperatriz	$710
482 km or 299 mi	Sao Luis	$832
508 km or 316 mi	Itapecuru Mirim	$723
510 km or 317 mi	Sao Jose de Ribamar	$759
516 km or 320 mi	Bacabal	$681
552 km or 343 mi	Grajau	$678
570 km or 354 mi	Coroata	$667
578 km or 359 mi	Barra do Corda	$659
612 km or 380 mi	Codo	$623
625 km or 389 mi	Chapadinha	$650
639 km or 397 mi	Araguaina	$668
685 km or 426 mi	Caxias	$585
698 km or 434 mi	Santarem	$627
729 km or 453 mi	Balsas	$627
748 km or 465 mi	Timon	$574
751 km or 467 mi	Teresina	$595
765 km or 475 mi	Parnaiba	$632
810 km or 503 mi	Piripiri	$599
819 km or 509 mi	Oriximina	$772
829 km or 515 mi	Cayenne	$1528
847 km or 527 mi	Floriano	$562
867 km or 538 mi	Camocim	$597
867 km or 539 mi	Kourou	$1490
888 km or 552 mi	Itaituba	$771

Cities near Salvador

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 47 mi	Valenca	$680
81 km or 51 mi	Santo Antonio de Jesus	$674
93 km or 58 mi	Feira de Santana	$701
93 km or 58 mi	Alagoinhas	$666
155 km or 96 mi	Serrinha	$635
197 km or 122 mi	Jequie	$592
201 km or 125 mi	Itaberaba	$620
210 km or 131 mi	Ilheus	$494
218 km or 136 mi	Itabuna	$438
222 km or 138 mi	Estancia	$606
278 km or 173 mi	Aracaju	$634
315 km or 196 mi	Itapetinga	$566
328 km or 204 mi	Vitoria da Conquista	$595
334 km or 207 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$525
364 km or 226 mi	Penedo	$611
367 km or 228 mi	Brumado	$597
391 km or 243 mi	Porto Seguro	$577
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$462
408 km or 254 mi	Irece	$550
412 km or 256 mi	Arapiraca	$634
446 km or 277 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$610
451 km or 280 mi	Juazeiro	$444
454 km or 282 mi	Petrolina	$436
465 km or 289 mi	Itamaraju	$583
476 km or 296 mi	Maceio	$651
482 km or 300 mi	Guanambi	$621
485 km or 301 mi	Rio Largo	$615
504 km or 313 mi	Garanhuns	$612
524 km or 326 mi	Teixeira de Freitas	$587
531 km or 330 mi	Arcoverde	$580
532 km or 331 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$606
549 km or 341 mi	Salgueiro	$576
590 km or 367 mi	Caruaru	$504
605 km or 376 mi	Janauba	$645
631 km or 392 mi	Teofilo Otoni	$573
645 km or 401 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$657
645 km or 401 mi	Crato	$619
646 km or 402 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$631
655 km or 407 mi	Sao Mateus	$601
662 km or 411 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$711