Belem vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Belem Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$812
$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1873
$2856
🏠 One person rent
$395
$538
🏘️ Family rent
$661
$954
🍽️ Food expenses
$250
$331
🚐 Transport expenses
$81.6
$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$377
$843
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
41
96
😀 Quality of life
61
75
🏙️ Population
1.3M
11.5M

The cost of living in Belem is 28% less expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 6712th and 4918th ($812 vs $1126) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 1st in Brazil.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Belem compared to 0.7 months in Sao Paulo. Ranked 28th vs 1st best cities to live in Brazil, and 5761st vs 1670th among the best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Share this picture

Prices in Belem vs Sao Paulo

Prices for goods and services in Belem and Sao Paulo are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Belem Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.82
$7.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.4
$42.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.53
$8.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$2.48
☕ Cappuccino
$2.13
$2.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.96
$1.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$467
$649
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$275
$405
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$810
$1195
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$484
$747
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.5
$64.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89
$97.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.3
$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.48%
11.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1925
$2685
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1369
$1939
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.89
$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.6
$44.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.31
$9.09
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.09
$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.15
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.23
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.2
$5.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.36
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$2.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.93
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.89
$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10
$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.34
$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.17
$2.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.89
$6.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.99
$3.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.11
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.36
$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.5
$33.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.17
$9.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.4
$48.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.25
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.2
$60.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.5
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$109
$486
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3337
$15990

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Belem

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Ananindeua
$709
51 km or 32 mi Abaetetuba
$596
67 km or 42 mi Castanhal
$688
141 km or 88 mi Cameta
$652
150 km or 93 mi Capanema
$684
197 km or 123 mi Braganca
$688
214 km or 133 mi Paragominas
$684
221 km or 137 mi Breves
$655
264 km or 164 mi Viseu
$703
288 km or 179 mi Tucurui
$670
329 km or 205 mi Macapa
$649
336 km or 209 mi Santana
$618
398 km or 247 mi Pinheiro
$734
425 km or 264 mi Santa Ines
$702
440 km or 274 mi Maraba
$709
455 km or 283 mi Altamira
$667
467 km or 290 mi Imperatriz
$699
482 km or 299 mi Sao Luis
$818
508 km or 316 mi Itapecuru Mirim
$732
510 km or 317 mi Sao Jose de Ribamar
$763
516 km or 320 mi Bacabal
$690
552 km or 343 mi Grajau
$681
570 km or 354 mi Coroata
$684
578 km or 359 mi Barra do Corda
$671
612 km or 380 mi Codo
$649
625 km or 389 mi Chapadinha
$678
639 km or 397 mi Araguaina
$670
685 km or 426 mi Caxias
$602
698 km or 434 mi Santarem
$669
729 km or 453 mi Balsas
$651
748 km or 465 mi Timon
$581
751 km or 467 mi Teresina
$592
765 km or 475 mi Parnaiba
$718
810 km or 503 mi Piripiri
$664
819 km or 509 mi Oriximina
$759
829 km or 515 mi Cayenne
$1941
847 km or 527 mi Floriano
$611
867 km or 538 mi Camocim
$747
867 km or 539 mi Kourou
$1966
888 km or 552 mi Itaituba
$755

Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Sao Caetano do Sul
$821
13 km or 8.3 mi Taboao da Serra
$759
14 km or 8.6 mi Guarulhos
$783
15 km or 9.4 mi Diadema
$765
16 km or 9.7 mi Santo Andre
$700
16 km or 10 mi Osasco
$793
17 km or 11 mi Sao Bernardo do Campo
$713
21 km or 13 mi Carapicuiba
$664
22 km or 14 mi Maua
$737
23 km or 15 mi Caieiras
$713
25 km or 15 mi Embu das Artes
$761
25 km or 16 mi Barueri
$886
26 km or 16 mi Mairipora
$716
26 km or 16 mi Franco da Rocha
$715
27 km or 17 mi Ferraz de Vasconcelos
$737
28 km or 17 mi Jandira
$752
29 km or 18 mi Ribeirao Pires
$717
29 km or 18 mi Itapecerica da Serra
$753
30 km or 18 mi Poa
$720
30 km or 18 mi Cotia
$848
30 km or 19 mi Itaquaquecetuba
$746
31 km or 19 mi Itapevi
$699
31 km or 19 mi Santana de Parnaiba
$747
32 km or 20 mi Francisco Morato
$713
33 km or 20 mi Itanhaem
$722
33 km or 20 mi Cajamar
$752
36 km or 22 mi Embu-Guacu
$733
36 km or 22 mi Aruja
$723
41 km or 26 mi Campo Limpo Paulista
$706
43 km or 26 mi Varzea Paulista
$721
44 km or 27 mi Cubatao
$710
45 km or 28 mi Mogi das Cruzes
$794
48 km or 30 mi Jundiai
$776
49 km or 30 mi Atibaia
$673
51 km or 32 mi Sao Roque
$728
52 km or 32 mi Sao Vicente
$687
55 km or 34 mi Santos
$901
56 km or 35 mi Praia Grande
$700
61 km or 38 mi Bertioga
$716
61 km or 38 mi Ibiuna
$720