Belem vs San Antonio - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Belem	San Antonio
🚶 Cost of living one person	$755	$2033
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1572	$4826
🏠 One person rent	$405	$1209
🏘️ Family rent	$562	$2134
🍽️ Food expenses	$216	$555
🚐 Transport expenses	$67	$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$421	$4114
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	40	81
😀 Quality of life	41	91
🏙️ Population	1.3M	1.43M

The cost of living in Belem is 63% less expensive than in San Antonio. Cities ranked 6655th and 1745th ($755 vs $2033) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 1531st in Brazil and the United States, respectively. Check Brazil vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Belem compared to 2 months in San Antonio. Belem ranked 67th best city to live in Brazil vs San Antonio ranked 20th in the United States, while ranked 6876th and 117th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Belem vs San Antonio

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	Belem	San Antonio
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.66	$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14	$64.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.92	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$6.38
☕ Cappuccino	$2.4	$5.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.87	$2.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$462	$1268
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$303	$939
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$575	$2285
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$435	$1757
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.8	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81.6	$197
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17	$73.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.21%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1728	$4263
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1162	$2070
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$1.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30	$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.37	$17.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.75	$2.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$3.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.04	$3.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.64	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.68	$14.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$3.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$4.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$3.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$2.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.64	$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.95	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.15	$2.51
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.56	$8.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.63	$6.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.68	$5.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1	$3.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.88	$1.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.5	$46.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.95	$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34	$89.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.63	$17.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.4	$47.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$51.6	$92.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$96.1	$1134
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3002	$16552

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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 San Antonio

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Schertz	$2132
30 km or 18 mi	Cibolo	$2148
48 km or 30 mi	New Braunfels	$2182
54 km or 33 mi	Seguin	$2182
74 km or 46 mi	San Marcos	$2224
87 km or 54 mi	Kyle	$2223
93 km or 58 mi	Kerrville	$2152
122 km or 76 mi	Austin	$2455
136 km or 85 mi	Cedar Park	$2244
140 km or 87 mi	Leander	$2260
141 km or 88 mi	Pflugerville	$2218
145 km or 90 mi	Round Rock	$2163
157 km or 98 mi	Georgetown	$2192
161 km or 100 mi	Victoria	$2215
197 km or 122 mi	Copperas Cove	$2066
200 km or 124 mi	Harker Heights	$2044
201 km or 125 mi	Killeen	$1969
210 km or 130 mi	Eagle Pass	$1986
213 km or 132 mi	Piedras Negras	$726
215 km or 134 mi	Corpus Christi	$1767
216 km or 134 mi	Temple	$2134
221 km or 137 mi	Kingsville	$1877
233 km or 145 mi	Del Rio	$1964
235 km or 146 mi	Laredo	$1646
236 km or 147 mi	Ciudad Acuna	$759
237 km or 147 mi	Nuevo Laredo	$625
247 km or 153 mi	Bryan	$1944
247 km or 154 mi	College Station	$1853
261 km or 162 mi	Rosenberg	$2107
269 km or 167 mi	Waco	$2230
279 km or 174 mi	Sugar Land	$2028
286 km or 178 mi	Missouri	$2087
293 km or 182 mi	San Angelo	$2732
300 km or 186 mi	Lake Jackson	$2089
300 km or 187 mi	The Woodlands	$2698
303 km or 188 mi	Houston	$2265
308 km or 191 mi	Spring	$2093
309 km or 192 mi	Conroe	$1799
310 km or 193 mi	Pearland	$2108
312 km or 194 mi	Stephenville	$2133