Belem vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Belem	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$755	$976
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1572	$2532
🏠 One person rent	$405	$462
🏘️ Family rent	$562	$837
🍽️ Food expenses	$216	$279
🚐 Transport expenses	$67	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$421	$581
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	40	95
😀 Quality of life	41	65
🏙️ Population	1.3M	11.5M

The cost of living in Belem is 23% less expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 6655th and 5654th ($755 vs $976) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 1st in Brazil.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Belem compared to 0.6 months in Sao Paulo. Ranked 67th vs 1st best cities to live in Brazil, and 6876th vs 4281st 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	$3.66	$6.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14	$36.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.92	$6.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$2.12
☕ Cappuccino	$2.4	$2.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.87	$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$462	$557
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$303	$360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$575	$1051
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$435	$677
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.8	$43.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81.6	$65.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17	$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.21%	11.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1728	$2420
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1162	$1633
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30	$44.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.37	$7.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.75	$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.04	$2.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.64	$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$4.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.68	$7.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.64	$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.95	$8.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.15	$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.56	$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.63	$4.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.68	$3.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1	$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.88	$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.5	$25.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.95	$7.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34	$62.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.63	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.4	$51.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$51.6	$78.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$96.1	$527
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3002	$14254

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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 Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$687
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$645
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$662
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$647
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$618
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$661
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$618
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$563
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$636
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$628
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$624
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$703
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$622
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$635
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$612
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$621
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$613
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$626
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$605
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$612
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$627
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$600
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$624
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$641
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$614
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$628
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$619
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$615
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$644
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$656
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$603
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$663
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$722
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$568
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$615
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$569
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$732
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$607
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$609
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$611