Belem vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Belem	Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person	$789	$3154
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1831	$7508
🏠 One person rent	$390	$1981
🏘️ Family rent	$671	$3422
🍽️ Food expenses	$242	$796
🚐 Transport expenses	$77.1	$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$359	$6532
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	41	80
😀 Quality of life	60	95
🏙️ Population	1.3M	737K

The cost of living in Belem is 75% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 6804th and 142nd ($789 vs $3154) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd and 101st 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 2.1 months in Seattle. Belem ranked 28th best city to live in Brazil vs Seattle ranked 5th in the United States, while ranked 5967th and 32nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Belem vs Seattle

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	Belem	Seattle
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.81	$22.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$16	$96.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.9	$14.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$7.73
☕ Cappuccino	$2.15	$6.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.95	$2.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$461	$2110
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$275	$1647
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$811	$3872
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$500	$2891
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.2	$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$89.5	$262
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.5	$72.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.58%	6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1927	$7394
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1367	$5077
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.88	$3.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.3	$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.42	$16.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.94	$4.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$4.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.13	$6.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.23	$20.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.2	$16.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.23	$21.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$5.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$2.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$5.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$6.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$3.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$3.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.88	$3.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$17.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.28	$3.65
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.87	$12.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.85	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.93	$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.11	$6.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.34	$2.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.3	$83.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.3	$17.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.2	$147
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.2	$24.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.3	$69.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64.1	$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$109	$2521
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3338	$28950

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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 Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2896
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3292
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$3041
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2681
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2717
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2855
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$2778
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2604
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3559
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2702
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2807
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2737
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2915
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2739
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2798
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2677
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2734
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2475
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2814
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2717
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2587
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2656
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2674
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2325
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2641
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2519
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2720
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2828
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2641
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2582
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2628
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2362
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2584
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2558
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2710
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2754
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2456
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2539
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2747
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2173