Belem vs Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Belem	Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$770	$741
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1609	$1824
🏠 One person rent	$417	$323
🏘️ Family rent	$586	$513
🍽️ Food expenses	$212	$235
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.3	$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$504	$437
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	40	56
😀 Quality of life	41	58
🏙️ Population	1.3M	2.42M

The cost of living in Belem is 4% more expensive than in Salvador. Cities ranked 6566th and 6712th ($770 vs $741) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 23rd in Brazil.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Belem compared to 0.6 months in Salvador. Ranked 56th vs 8th best cities to live in Brazil, and 6772nd vs 5558th 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	$3.31	$5.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.9	$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.98	$6.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.91	$1.75
☕ Cappuccino	$2.5	$1.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.97	$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$540	$370
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$303	$217
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$623	$566
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$459	$365
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49.3	$60.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.6	$92.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.9	$15.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.28%	10.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1839	$1184
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1093	$657
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.74	$0.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.9	$45.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.63	$5.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.68	$1.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.28	$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.11	$9.22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$4.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.09	$6.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.62	$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.06	$6.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.64	$2.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.36	$3.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.5	$4.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.9	$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.88	$0.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.7	$22.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.48	$6.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.7	$37.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.59	$9.62
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.1	$51.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$56.6	$73.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$101	$231
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3187	$10964

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Cities near Belem

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Ananindeua	$668
51 km or 32 mi	Abaetetuba	$538
67 km or 42 mi	Castanhal	$647
141 km or 88 mi	Cameta	$602
150 km or 93 mi	Capanema	$638
197 km or 123 mi	Braganca	$637
214 km or 133 mi	Paragominas	$631
221 km or 137 mi	Breves	$611
264 km or 164 mi	Viseu	$636
288 km or 179 mi	Tucurui	$625
329 km or 205 mi	Macapa	$633
336 km or 209 mi	Santana	$582
398 km or 247 mi	Pinheiro	$639
425 km or 264 mi	Santa Ines	$625
440 km or 274 mi	Maraba	$652
455 km or 283 mi	Altamira	$630
467 km or 290 mi	Imperatriz	$649
482 km or 299 mi	Sao Luis	$692
508 km or 316 mi	Itapecuru Mirim	$632
510 km or 317 mi	Sao Jose de Ribamar	$654
516 km or 320 mi	Bacabal	$611
552 km or 343 mi	Grajau	$621
570 km or 354 mi	Coroata	$603
578 km or 359 mi	Barra do Corda	$604
612 km or 380 mi	Codo	$580
625 km or 389 mi	Chapadinha	$595
639 km or 397 mi	Araguaina	$618
685 km or 426 mi	Caxias	$562
698 km or 434 mi	Santarem	$666
729 km or 453 mi	Balsas	$592
748 km or 465 mi	Timon	$554
751 km or 467 mi	Teresina	$576
765 km or 475 mi	Parnaiba	$584
810 km or 503 mi	Piripiri	$575
819 km or 509 mi	Oriximina	$728
829 km or 515 mi	Cayenne	$1642
847 km or 527 mi	Floriano	$544
867 km or 538 mi	Camocim	$561
867 km or 539 mi	Kourou	$1698
888 km or 552 mi	Itaituba	$727

Cities near Salvador

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 47 mi	Valenca	$599
81 km or 51 mi	Santo Antonio de Jesus	$604
93 km or 58 mi	Feira de Santana	$602
93 km or 58 mi	Alagoinhas	$606
155 km or 96 mi	Serrinha	$591
197 km or 122 mi	Jequie	$545
201 km or 125 mi	Itaberaba	$579
210 km or 131 mi	Ilheus	$471
218 km or 136 mi	Itabuna	$406
222 km or 138 mi	Estancia	$640
278 km or 173 mi	Aracaju	$670
315 km or 196 mi	Itapetinga	$529
328 km or 204 mi	Vitoria da Conquista	$538
334 km or 207 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$502
364 km or 226 mi	Penedo	$602
367 km or 228 mi	Brumado	$542
391 km or 243 mi	Porto Seguro	$611
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$427
408 km or 254 mi	Irece	$519
412 km or 256 mi	Arapiraca	$597
446 km or 277 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$583
451 km or 280 mi	Juazeiro	$414
454 km or 282 mi	Petrolina	$412
465 km or 289 mi	Itamaraju	$582
476 km or 296 mi	Maceio	$630
482 km or 300 mi	Guanambi	$553
485 km or 301 mi	Rio Largo	$589
504 km or 313 mi	Garanhuns	$610
524 km or 326 mi	Teixeira de Freitas	$575
531 km or 330 mi	Arcoverde	$557
532 km or 331 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$551
549 km or 341 mi	Salgueiro	$545
590 km or 367 mi	Caruaru	$495
605 km or 376 mi	Janauba	$573
631 km or 392 mi	Teofilo Otoni	$556
645 km or 401 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$585
645 km or 401 mi	Crato	$573
646 km or 402 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$583
655 km or 407 mi	Sao Mateus	$608
662 km or 411 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$610