Belem vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Belem	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$755	$1133
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1572	$2851
🏠 One person rent	$405	$502
🏘️ Family rent	$562	$950
🍽️ Food expenses	$216	$373
🚐 Transport expenses	$67	$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$421	$777
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	40	91
😀 Quality of life	41	77
🏙️ Population	1.3M	6.26M

The cost of living in Belem is 33% less expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 6655th and 4686th ($755 vs $1133) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 1st in Brazil and Chile, respectively. Check Brazil vs Chile comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Belem compared to 0.7 months in Santiago. Belem ranked 67th best city to live in Brazil vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 6876th and 764th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Belem vs Santiago

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	Belem	Santiago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.66	$12.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14	$47.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.92	$8.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$3.5
☕ Cappuccino	$2.4	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.87	$1.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$462	$490
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$303	$386
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$575	$956
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$435	$777
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.8	$75.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81.6	$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17	$20.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.21%	5.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1728	$3078
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1162	$3323
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30	$43.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.37	$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.75	$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$1.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.04	$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.64	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$6.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.68	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.64	$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.95	$5.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.15	$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.56	$5.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.63	$4.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.68	$4.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1	$2.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.88	$3.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.5	$38.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.95	$6.35
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34	$46.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.63	$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.4	$53.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$51.6	$74.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$96.1	$414
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3002	$8040

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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 Santiago

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	San Bernardo	$875
20 km or 12 mi	Puente Alto	$930
69 km or 43 mi	Los Andes	$759
78 km or 48 mi	San Felipe	$720
80 km or 50 mi	Rancagua	$798
80 km or 50 mi	Villa Alemana	$827
83 km or 52 mi	Quillota	$833
85 km or 53 mi	Quilpue	$832
89 km or 55 mi	San Antonio	$1074
95 km or 59 mi	Vina del Mar	$874
99 km or 62 mi	Valparaiso	$805
130 km or 80 mi	San Fernando	$920
179 km or 111 mi	Curico	$765
181 km or 112 mi	Godoy Cruz	$812
182 km or 113 mi	Mendoza	$823
185 km or 115 mi	Las Heras	$815
208 km or 129 mi	San Martin	$790
238 km or 148 mi	Talca	$835
251 km or 156 mi	San Rafael	$511
264 km or 164 mi	Constitucion	$814
280 km or 174 mi	Linares	$860
292 km or 181 mi	San Juan	$768
321 km or 199 mi	Ovalle	$735
375 km or 233 mi	Chillan	$642
394 km or 245 mi	Coquimbo	$807
398 km or 247 mi	La Serena	$814
401 km or 249 mi	San Luis	$731
409 km or 254 mi	Tome	$750
426 km or 265 mi	Talcahuano	$671
434 km or 269 mi	Concepcion	$902
455 km or 283 mi	Coronel	$810
456 km or 284 mi	Lujan	$722
464 km or 288 mi	Lota	$800
472 km or 294 mi	Los Angeles	$762
482 km or 300 mi	Villa Mercedes	$710
508 km or 316 mi	Curanilahue	$793
518 km or 322 mi	Angol	$791
542 km or 337 mi	Vallenar	$786
576 km or 358 mi	La Rioja	$680
588 km or 366 mi	Rio Cuarto	$731