Belem vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Belem	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$770	$1012
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1609	$2565
🏠 One person rent	$417	$481
🏘️ Family rent	$586	$852
🍽️ Food expenses	$212	$285
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.3	$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$504	$477
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	40	95
😀 Quality of life	41	63
🏙️ Population	1.3M	11.5M

The cost of living in Belem is 24% less expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 6566th and 5616th ($770 vs $1012) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 1st in Brazil.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Belem compared to 0.5 months in Sao Paulo. Ranked 56th vs 2nd best cities to live in Brazil, and 6772nd vs 4573rd among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Belem vs Sao Paulo

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	Belem	Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.31	$6.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.9	$38.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.98	$7.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.91	$1.95
☕ Cappuccino	$2.5	$2.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.97	$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$540	$574
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$303	$371
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$623	$1002
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$459	$694
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49.3	$50.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.6	$77.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.9	$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.28%	10.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1839	$2416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1093	$1687
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.74	$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.9	$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.63	$8.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.68	$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.28	$2.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.11	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$4.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.09	$7.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$2.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.62	$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.06	$8.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.64	$2.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.36	$4.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.5	$3.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.9	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.88	$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.7	$24.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.48	$7.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.7	$57.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.59	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.1	$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$56.6	$84.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$101	$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3187	$13135

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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 Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$716
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$665
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$691
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$674
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$644
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$686
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$657
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$573
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$663
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$640
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$627
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$738
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$640
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$639
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$640
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$639
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$631
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$633
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$621
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$656
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$606
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$647
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$645
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$641
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$679
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$636
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$639
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$661
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$674
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$640
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$698
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$742
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$595
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$630
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$653
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$746
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$650
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$638
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$629