Belem vs Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Belem	Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$755	$705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1572	$1737
🏠 One person rent	$405	$293
🏘️ Family rent	$562	$447
🍽️ Food expenses	$216	$232
🚐 Transport expenses	$67	$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$421	$374
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	40	56
😀 Quality of life	41	57
🏙️ Population	1.3M	2.42M

The cost of living in Belem is 7% more expensive than in Salvador. Cities ranked 6655th and 6861st ($755 vs $705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 25th in Brazil.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Belem compared to 0.5 months in Salvador. Ranked 67th vs 7th best cities to live in Brazil, and 6876th vs 5641st 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	$3.66	$5.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14	$23.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.92	$6.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$1.75
☕ Cappuccino	$2.4	$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.87	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$462	$301
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$303	$198
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$575	$485
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$435	$304
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.8	$59.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81.6	$91.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17	$15.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.21%	10.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1728	$1103
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1162	$610
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$0.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30	$42.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.37	$8.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.75	$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.04	$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.64	$8.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$3.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.68	$6.22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.64	$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.95	$6.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.15	$1.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.56	$1.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.63	$5.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.68	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1	$1.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.88	$0.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.5	$19.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.95	$5.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34	$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.63	$7.14
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.4	$46.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$51.6	$64.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$96.1	$217
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3002	$10392

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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 Salvador

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 47 mi	Valenca	$565
81 km or 51 mi	Santo Antonio de Jesus	$564
93 km or 58 mi	Feira de Santana	$538
93 km or 58 mi	Alagoinhas	$554
155 km or 96 mi	Serrinha	$540
197 km or 122 mi	Jequie	$530
201 km or 125 mi	Itaberaba	$542
210 km or 131 mi	Ilheus	$490
218 km or 136 mi	Itabuna	$444
222 km or 138 mi	Estancia	$565
278 km or 173 mi	Aracaju	$527
315 km or 196 mi	Itapetinga	$510
328 km or 204 mi	Vitoria da Conquista	$512
334 km or 207 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$509
364 km or 226 mi	Penedo	$560
367 km or 228 mi	Brumado	$522
391 km or 243 mi	Porto Seguro	$567
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$412
408 km or 254 mi	Irece	$517
412 km or 256 mi	Arapiraca	$591
446 km or 277 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$571
451 km or 280 mi	Juazeiro	$428
454 km or 282 mi	Petrolina	$531
465 km or 289 mi	Itamaraju	$551
476 km or 296 mi	Maceio	$667
482 km or 300 mi	Guanambi	$531
485 km or 301 mi	Rio Largo	$610
504 km or 313 mi	Garanhuns	$572
524 km or 326 mi	Teixeira de Freitas	$547
531 km or 330 mi	Arcoverde	$547
532 km or 331 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$529
549 km or 341 mi	Salgueiro	$534
590 km or 367 mi	Caruaru	$503
605 km or 376 mi	Janauba	$548
631 km or 392 mi	Teofilo Otoni	$529
645 km or 401 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$607
645 km or 401 mi	Crato	$545
646 km or 402 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$553
655 km or 407 mi	Sao Mateus	$554
662 km or 411 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$677