Belem vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Belem	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$784	$2640
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1751	$6276
🏠 One person rent	$413	$1578
🏘️ Family rent	$676	$2764
🍽️ Food expenses	$226	$549
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.1	$366
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$312	$4008
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	41	99
😀 Quality of life	45	100
🏙️ Population	1.3M	5.45M

The cost of living in Belem is 70% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 6728th and 649th ($784 vs $2640) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 1st in Brazil and Australia, respectively. Check Brazil vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Belem compared to 1.5 months in Sydney. Belem ranked 96th best city to live in Brazil vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 7040th and 3rd 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	$4.19	$13.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$15	$77.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.98	$9.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.93	$7.2
☕ Cappuccino	$2.53	$3.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.96	$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$481	$1915
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$306	$1294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$752	$3447
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$531	$2319
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.8	$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$84.1	$172
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.1	$47.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.09%	6.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1804	$12628
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1219	$7359
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.8	$3.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.1	$134
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.64	$23.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.81	$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$1.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.21	$5.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.84	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$8.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.52	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$4.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.73	$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.11	$4.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.61	$29.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.72	$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.8	$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.03	$2.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.26	$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.7	$58.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.53	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.3	$63.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.37	$20
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.6	$75.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$55.7	$99.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$102	$2071
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3163	$19140

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Cities near Belem

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Ananindeua	$660
51 km or 32 mi	Abaetetuba	$577
67 km or 42 mi	Castanhal	$646
141 km or 88 mi	Cameta	$620
150 km or 93 mi	Capanema	$643
197 km or 123 mi	Braganca	$645
214 km or 133 mi	Paragominas	$643
221 km or 137 mi	Breves	$622
264 km or 164 mi	Viseu	$652
288 km or 179 mi	Tucurui	$631
329 km or 205 mi	Macapa	$606
336 km or 209 mi	Santana	$573
398 km or 247 mi	Pinheiro	$661
425 km or 264 mi	Santa Ines	$642
440 km or 274 mi	Maraba	$656
455 km or 283 mi	Altamira	$631
467 km or 290 mi	Imperatriz	$645
482 km or 299 mi	Sao Luis	$732
508 km or 316 mi	Itapecuru Mirim	$658
510 km or 317 mi	Sao Jose de Ribamar	$683
516 km or 320 mi	Bacabal	$623
552 km or 343 mi	Grajau	$621
570 km or 354 mi	Coroata	$624
578 km or 359 mi	Barra do Corda	$611
612 km or 380 mi	Codo	$596
625 km or 389 mi	Chapadinha	$618
639 km or 397 mi	Araguaina	$617
685 km or 426 mi	Caxias	$568
698 km or 434 mi	Santarem	$653
729 km or 453 mi	Balsas	$592
748 km or 465 mi	Timon	$554
751 km or 467 mi	Teresina	$572
765 km or 475 mi	Parnaiba	$662
810 km or 503 mi	Piripiri	$617
819 km or 509 mi	Oriximina	$716
829 km or 515 mi	Cayenne	$1931
847 km or 527 mi	Floriano	$566
867 km or 538 mi	Camocim	$690
867 km or 539 mi	Kourou	$1934
888 km or 552 mi	Itaituba	$707

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2181
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2292
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1888
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1599
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1580
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1839
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1568
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1678
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1364
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2019
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1747
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1184
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1458
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1667
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1662
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2471
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1813
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2297
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2140
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1725
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1706
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1362
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1639
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1736
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1662
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1674
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1681
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2308
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1768
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1728
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1738
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2065
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1673
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1697
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1798
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2058
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1464
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1710