Belem vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Belem	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$812	$2844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1873	$6812
🏠 One person rent	$395	$1756
🏘️ Family rent	$661	$3107
🍽️ Food expenses	$250	$592
🚐 Transport expenses	$81.6	$335
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$377	$4188
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	41	99
😀 Quality of life	61	100
🏙️ Population	1.3M	5.45M

The cost of living in Belem is 71% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 6712th and 370th ($812 vs $2844) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 1st in Brazil and Australia, respectively. Check Brazil vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Belem compared to 1.5 months in Sydney. Belem ranked 28th best city to live in Brazil vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 5761st and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Belem vs Sydney

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	Belem	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.82	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.4	$81.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.53	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$7.3
☕ Cappuccino	$2.13	$3.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.96	$2.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$467	$2215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$275	$1420
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$810	$3992
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$484	$2582
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.5	$126
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$89	$193
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.3	$50.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.48%	5.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1925	$12962
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1369	$7403
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.89	$3.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.6	$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.31	$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.09	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.15	$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.23	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.2	$9.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.36	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$3.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$3.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$3.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$4.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$2.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.58	$2.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.89	$2.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10	$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.34	$4.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.17	$28.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.89	$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.99	$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.11	$3.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.36	$3.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.5	$66
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.17	$17.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.4	$70
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.25	$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.2	$77.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.5	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$109	$2275
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3337	$25164

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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 Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2354
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2481
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$2040
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1709
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1695
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1995
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1701
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1795
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1460
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2258
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1855
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1273
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1825
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1816
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2672
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$2000
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2530
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2341
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1936
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1915
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1493
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1720
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1913
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1825
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1810
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1834
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2543
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1933
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1889
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1896
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2323
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1813
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1992
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2179
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1606
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1863