Belem vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Belem	Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$860	$3007
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2055	$6888
🏠 One person rent	$458	$2075
🏘️ Family rent	$911	$3850
🍽️ Food expenses	$252	$539
🚐 Transport expenses	$81.1	$249
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$286	$4634
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	40	89
😀 Quality of life	39	98
🏙️ Population	1.51M	5.87M

The cost of living in Belem is 71% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 6173rd and 133rd ($860 vs $3007) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 1st in Brazil and Singapore, respectively. Check Brazil vs Singapore comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Belem compared to 1.5 months in Singapore City. Belem ranked 85th best city to live in Brazil vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 7261st and 4th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Belem vs Singapore City

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	Belem	Singapore City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.41	$9.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33	$66.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.05	$7.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.24	$7.73
☕ Cappuccino	$2.2	$4.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.08	$1.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$790	$2587
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$303	$1768
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1374	$4669
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$697	$3392
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.2	$108
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.2	$167
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.5	$35.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.15%	3.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1128	$20493
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$775	$12922
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.81	$1.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.1	$93.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.98	$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$2.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$2.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.82	$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$2.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.75	$3.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.5	$19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$9.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.1	$20.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$4.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$3.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$3.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$2.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$2.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.2	$2.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.73	$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.3	$23.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.15	$4.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.95	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.64	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.77	$7.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.98	$2.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.96	$2.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.2	$96
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.76	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.1	$52.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.34	$25.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.4	$72.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$53.7	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$101	$1175
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2155	$26424

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Cities near Belem

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Ananindeua	$556
51 km or 32 mi	Abaetetuba	$577
67 km or 42 mi	Castanhal	$627
141 km or 88 mi	Cameta	$617
150 km or 93 mi	Capanema	$638
197 km or 123 mi	Braganca	$643
214 km or 133 mi	Paragominas	$655
221 km or 137 mi	Breves	$605
264 km or 164 mi	Viseu	$669
288 km or 179 mi	Tucurui	$636
329 km or 205 mi	Macapa	$574
336 km or 209 mi	Santana	$562
398 km or 247 mi	Pinheiro	$732
425 km or 264 mi	Santa Ines	$692
440 km or 274 mi	Maraba	$694
455 km or 283 mi	Altamira	$618
467 km or 290 mi	Imperatriz	$710
482 km or 299 mi	Sao Luis	$832
508 km or 316 mi	Itapecuru Mirim	$723
510 km or 317 mi	Sao Jose de Ribamar	$759
516 km or 320 mi	Bacabal	$681
552 km or 343 mi	Grajau	$678
570 km or 354 mi	Coroata	$667
578 km or 359 mi	Barra do Corda	$659
612 km or 380 mi	Codo	$623
625 km or 389 mi	Chapadinha	$650
639 km or 397 mi	Araguaina	$668
685 km or 426 mi	Caxias	$585
698 km or 434 mi	Santarem	$627
729 km or 453 mi	Balsas	$627
748 km or 465 mi	Timon	$574
751 km or 467 mi	Teresina	$595
765 km or 475 mi	Parnaiba	$632
810 km or 503 mi	Piripiri	$599
819 km or 509 mi	Oriximina	$772
829 km or 515 mi	Cayenne	$1528
847 km or 527 mi	Floriano	$562
867 km or 538 mi	Camocim	$597
867 km or 539 mi	Kourou	$1490
888 km or 552 mi	Itaituba	$771

Cities near Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2733
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$623
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$585
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$511
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$610
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$609
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$611
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$602
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$545
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$554
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$558
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$482
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$480
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$539
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$743
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$644
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$645
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$582
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$479
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$553
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$512
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$565
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$465
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$913
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$550
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$515
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$457
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$596
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$638
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$493
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$450
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$499
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$485
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$455
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$442
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$521
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$578
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$476
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$566
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$544