Belem vs Tampa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Belem	Tampa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$812	$2569
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1873	$5797
🏠 One person rent	$395	$1704
🏘️ Family rent	$661	$2895
🍽️ Food expenses	$250	$624
🚐 Transport expenses	$81.6	$93.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$377	$4463
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	41	69
😀 Quality of life	61	91
🏙️ Population	1.3M	385K

The cost of living in Belem is 68% less expensive than in Tampa. Cities ranked 6712th and 777th ($812 vs $2569) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 683rd 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 1.7 months in Tampa. Belem ranked 28th best city to live in Brazil vs Tampa ranked 31st in the United States, while ranked 5761st and 142nd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Belem	Tampa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.82	$18.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.4	$69.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.53	$12.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$6.65
☕ Cappuccino	$2.13	$5.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.96	$3.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$467	$1914
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$275	$1412
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$810	$3372
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$484	$2452
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.5	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$89	$191
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.3	$68.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.48%	6.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1925	$4277
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1369	$2292
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.89	$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.6	$64.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.31	$15.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.09	$3.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$4.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.15	$3.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.23	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.2	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.36	$18.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$4.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$3.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$3.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.58	$2.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.89	$2.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.34	$2.56
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.17	$8.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.89	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.99	$6.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.11	$3.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.36	$1.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.5	$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.17	$15.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.4	$83.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.25	$19.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.2	$54.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.5	$97.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$109	$1451
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3337	$19356

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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 Tampa

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi	Egypt Lake-Leto	$2438
9 km or 5.6 mi	East Lake-Orient Park	$2439
9.7 km or 6 mi	Palm River-Clair Mel	$2436
10 km or 6.4 mi	Temple Terrace	$2420
11 km or 7 mi	University	$2408
27 km or 17 mi	Pinellas Park	$2105
28 km or 17 mi	St. Petersburg	$2608
29 km or 18 mi	Clearwater	$2591
31 km or 19 mi	Dunedin	$2447
32 km or 20 mi	Largo	$2178
33 km or 20 mi	Plant	$2407
34 km or 21 mi	Tarpon Springs	$2391
41 km or 25 mi	Zephyrhills	$2158
50 km or 31 mi	Lakeland	$2629
55 km or 34 mi	Bradenton	$2259
65 km or 41 mi	Brooksville	$2318
71 km or 44 mi	Sarasota	$2662
74 km or 46 mi	Winter Haven	$2152
84 km or 52 mi	Haines	$2248
95 km or 59 mi	Clermont	$2352
97 km or 60 mi	Venice	$2564
105 km or 65 mi	North Port	$2438
108 km or 67 mi	Winter Garden	$2378
109 km or 68 mi	Leesburg	$2313
110 km or 68 mi	Kissimmee	$2282
113 km or 70 mi	Ocoee	$2401
113 km or 71 mi	Sebring	$1740
119 km or 74 mi	St. Cloud	$2313
122 km or 76 mi	Apopka	$2362
123 km or 76 mi	Orlando	$2643
124 km or 77 mi	Eustis	$2323
130 km or 81 mi	Winter Park	$2480
130 km or 81 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2401
136 km or 84 mi	Casselberry	$2401
139 km or 86 mi	Ocala	$1991
141 km or 88 mi	Winter Springs	$2372
146 km or 91 mi	Oviedo	$2363
148 km or 92 mi	Sanford	$2345
156 km or 97 mi	Cape Coral	$2285
161 km or 100 mi	Deltona	$2260