Belem vs The Hague - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Belem	The Hague
🚶 Cost of living one person	$812	$2491
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1873	$6085
🏠 One person rent	$395	$1494
🏘️ Family rent	$661	$2619
🍽️ Food expenses	$250	$634
🚐 Transport expenses	$81.6	$214
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$377	$4456
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	41	92
😀 Quality of life	61	96
🏙️ Population	1.3M	548K

The cost of living in Belem is 67% less expensive than in The Hague. Cities ranked 6712th and 901st ($812 vs $2491) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 8th in Brazil and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Brazil vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Belem compared to 1.8 months in The Hague. Belem ranked 28th best city to live in Brazil vs The Hague ranked 1st in the Netherlands, while ranked 5761st and 10th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Belem vs The Hague

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	Belem	The Hague
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.82	$21.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.4	$92.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.53	$15.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$6.97
☕ Cappuccino	$2.13	$4.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.96	$4.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$467	$1507
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$275	$1216
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$810	$2710
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$484	$2213
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.5	$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$89	$256
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.3	$50.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.48%	3.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1925	$6520
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1369	$4705
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.89	$4.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.6	$106
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.31	$33
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$2.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.09	$2.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$2.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.15	$4.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.23	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.2	$14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.36	$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$2.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$4.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.58	$1.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.89	$4.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10	$6.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.34	$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.17	$14.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.89	$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.99	$4.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.11	$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.36	$2.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.5	$44.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.17	$17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.4	$37.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.25	$26.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.2	$98.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.5	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$109	$2623
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3337	$12462

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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 The Hague

Distance	City	Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi	Scheveningen	$2310
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Leidschendam	$2365
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Delft	$2424
14 km or 8.5 mi	Oegstgeest	$2307
14 km or 9 mi	Leiden	$2389
21 km or 13 mi	Rotterdam	$2659
31 km or 19 mi	Ridderkerk	$2336
35 km or 22 mi	Zandvoort	$1865
40 km or 25 mi	Haarlem	$2755
43 km or 27 mi	Sliedrecht	$2234
46 km or 29 mi	IJmuiden	$2354
52 km or 32 mi	Amsterdam	$3165
55 km or 34 mi	Utrecht	$2608
61 km or 38 mi	Hilversum	$2564
61 km or 38 mi	Etten-Leur	$1970
62 km or 38 mi	Roosendaal	$2087
63 km or 39 mi	Zeist	$2407
64 km or 40 mi	Purmerend	$2185
64 km or 40 mi	Breda	$2112
65 km or 40 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$2143
68 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$2296
70 km or 43 mi	Almere	$2399
70 km or 44 mi	Zaltbommel	$2304
71 km or 44 mi	Goes	$2460
75 km or 47 mi	Langedijk	$2283
77 km or 48 mi	Tilburg	$2247
80 km or 49 mi	Tiel	$2662
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2272
81 km or 50 mi	Middelburg	$2111
82 km or 51 mi	Hoogstraten	$1740
85 km or 53 mi	Veenendaal	$1805
92 km or 57 mi	Ede	$2053
93 km or 58 mi	Lelystad	$1477
93 km or 58 mi	Wageningen	$2341
93 km or 58 mi	Harderwijk	$2148
95 km or 59 mi	Turnhout	$1739
97 km or 60 mi	Antwerp	$1834
98 km or 61 mi	Beveren	$1829
101 km or 62 mi	Uden	$2353
102 km or 63 mi	Mortsel	$1688