Belem vs San Antonio - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Belem	San Antonio
🚶 Cost of living one person	$789	$2063
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1831	$4604
🏠 One person rent	$390	$1208
🏘️ Family rent	$671	$1789
🍽️ Food expenses	$242	$579
🚐 Transport expenses	$77.1	$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$359	$4089
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	41	81
😀 Quality of life	60	91
🏙️ Population	1.3M	1.43M

The cost of living in Belem is 62% less expensive than in San Antonio. Cities ranked 6804th and 1874th ($789 vs $2063) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd and 1483rd 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 0.5 months in Belem compared to 2 months in San Antonio. Belem ranked 28th best city to live in Brazil vs San Antonio ranked 42nd in the United States, while ranked 5967th and 170th 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	$4.81	$17.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$16	$61.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.9	$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$5.83
☕ Cappuccino	$2.15	$5.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.95	$2.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$461	$1308
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$275	$901
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$811	$1847
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$500	$1394
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.2	$150
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$89.5	$229
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.5	$75.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.58%	6.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1927	$4289
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1367	$1889
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.88	$1.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.3	$37.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.42	$17.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$0.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.94	$2.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$4.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.13	$5.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.23	$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.2	$10.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.23	$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$4.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$4.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$3.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$2.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$3.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.88	$2.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$14.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.28	$3.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.87	$8.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.85	$6.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.93	$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.11	$3.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.34	$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.3	$45.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.3	$13.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.2	$96.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.2	$17.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.3	$51
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64.1	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$109	$1248
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3338	$17470

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Cities near Belem

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Ananindeua	$702
51 km or 32 mi	Abaetetuba	$589
67 km or 42 mi	Castanhal	$680
141 km or 88 mi	Cameta	$643
150 km or 93 mi	Capanema	$679
197 km or 123 mi	Braganca	$681
214 km or 133 mi	Paragominas	$677
221 km or 137 mi	Breves	$649
264 km or 164 mi	Viseu	$694
288 km or 179 mi	Tucurui	$666
329 km or 205 mi	Macapa	$638
336 km or 209 mi	Santana	$607
398 km or 247 mi	Pinheiro	$725
425 km or 264 mi	Santa Ines	$690
440 km or 274 mi	Maraba	$697
455 km or 283 mi	Altamira	$669
467 km or 290 mi	Imperatriz	$687
482 km or 299 mi	Sao Luis	$808
508 km or 316 mi	Itapecuru Mirim	$718
510 km or 317 mi	Sao Jose de Ribamar	$750
516 km or 320 mi	Bacabal	$667
552 km or 343 mi	Grajau	$666
570 km or 354 mi	Coroata	$659
578 km or 359 mi	Barra do Corda	$647
612 km or 380 mi	Codo	$615
625 km or 389 mi	Chapadinha	$653
639 km or 397 mi	Araguaina	$664
685 km or 426 mi	Caxias	$563
698 km or 434 mi	Santarem	$676
729 km or 453 mi	Balsas	$632
748 km or 465 mi	Timon	$543
751 km or 467 mi	Teresina	$559
765 km or 475 mi	Parnaiba	$706
810 km or 503 mi	Piripiri	$640
819 km or 509 mi	Oriximina	$753
829 km or 515 mi	Cayenne	$1979
847 km or 527 mi	Floriano	$582
867 km or 538 mi	Camocim	$740
867 km or 539 mi	Kourou	$1996
888 km or 552 mi	Itaituba	$750

Cities near San Antonio

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Schertz	$2174
30 km or 18 mi	Cibolo	$2175
48 km or 30 mi	New Braunfels	$2221
54 km or 33 mi	Seguin	$2200
74 km or 46 mi	San Marcos	$2229
87 km or 54 mi	Kyle	$2237
93 km or 58 mi	Kerrville	$2165
122 km or 76 mi	Austin	$2444
136 km or 85 mi	Cedar Park	$2171
140 km or 87 mi	Leander	$2187
141 km or 88 mi	Pflugerville	$2115
145 km or 90 mi	Round Rock	$2027
157 km or 98 mi	Georgetown	$2125
161 km or 100 mi	Victoria	$2226
197 km or 122 mi	Copperas Cove	$2083
200 km or 124 mi	Harker Heights	$2059
201 km or 125 mi	Killeen	$1991
210 km or 130 mi	Eagle Pass	$2029
213 km or 132 mi	Piedras Negras	$1009
215 km or 134 mi	Corpus Christi	$1706
216 km or 134 mi	Temple	$2153
221 km or 137 mi	Kingsville	$1883
233 km or 145 mi	Del Rio	$2016
235 km or 146 mi	Laredo	$1736
236 km or 147 mi	Ciudad Acuna	$1017
237 km or 147 mi	Nuevo Laredo	$802
247 km or 153 mi	Bryan	$2000
247 km or 154 mi	College Station	$1913
261 km or 162 mi	Rosenberg	$2114
269 km or 167 mi	Waco	$2285
279 km or 174 mi	Sugar Land	$2071
286 km or 178 mi	Missouri	$2094
293 km or 182 mi	San Angelo	$2762
300 km or 186 mi	Lake Jackson	$2112
300 km or 187 mi	The Woodlands	$2738
303 km or 188 mi	Houston	$2265
308 km or 191 mi	Spring	$2112
309 km or 192 mi	Conroe	$1836
310 km or 193 mi	Pearland	$2150
312 km or 194 mi	Stephenville	$2150