Belem vs Tucson - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Belem	Tucson
🚶 Cost of living one person	$784	$1940
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1751	$4568
🏠 One person rent	$413	$1141
🏘️ Family rent	$676	$1951
🍽️ Food expenses	$226	$577
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.1	$87.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$312	$3621
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	41	33
😀 Quality of life	45	82
🏙️ Population	1.3M	543K

The cost of living in Belem is 60% less expensive than in Tucson. Cities ranked 6728th and 2194th ($784 vs $1940) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 1737th 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 0.4 months in Belem compared to 1.9 months in Tucson. Belem ranked 96th best city to live in Brazil vs Tucson ranked 202nd in the United States, while ranked 7040th and 634th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Belem	Tucson
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.19	$16.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$15	$65.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.98	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.93	$5.9
☕ Cappuccino	$2.53	$5.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.96	$2.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$481	$1121
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$306	$891
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$752	$2011
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$531	$1584
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.8	$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$84.1	$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.1	$62.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.09%	6.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1804	$2738
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1219	$2462
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.8	$2.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.1	$38.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.64	$14.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$0.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.81	$2.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$4.51
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.21	$4.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.84	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$10.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.52	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$3.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$3.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$3.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$2.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$1.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.73	$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.11	$3.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.61	$9.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.72	$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.8	$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.03	$3.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.26	$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.7	$32.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.53	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.3	$93.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.37	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.6	$45.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$55.7	$90.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$102	$1112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3163	$15639

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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 Tucson

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.9 mi	Casas Adobes	$2021
23 km or 14 mi	Oro Valley	$2060
26 km or 16 mi	Marana	$2084
33 km or 20 mi	Sahuarita	$2046
97 km or 60 mi	Nogales	$2095
97 km or 60 mi	Sierra Vista	$1612
100 km or 62 mi	Nogales	$727
101 km or 62 mi	Florence	$2466
106 km or 66 mi	Casa Grande	$2403
133 km or 83 mi	Queen Creek	$3031
140 km or 87 mi	Maricopa	$2320
145 km or 90 mi	Apache Junction	$2491
148 km or 92 mi	Chandler	$2349
149 km or 93 mi	Gilbert	$2447
157 km or 98 mi	Mesa	$2417
164 km or 102 mi	Agua Prieta	$813
164 km or 102 mi	Tempe	$2448
169 km or 105 mi	Scottsdale	$2332
171 km or 106 mi	Fountain Hills	$2371
181 km or 112 mi	Phoenix	$2340
189 km or 118 mi	Avondale	$2523
190 km or 118 mi	Goodyear	$2481
193 km or 120 mi	Glendale	$1977
195 km or 121 mi	Peoria	$2344
201 km or 125 mi	Buckeye	$2365
202 km or 126 mi	El Mirage	$2322
204 km or 126 mi	Caborca	$881
206 km or 128 mi	Surprise	$2353
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott Valley	$2341
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott	$2348
337 km or 210 mi	Flagstaff	$2598
347 km or 216 mi	Hermosillo	$982
350 km or 217 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$850
350 km or 217 mi	Yuma	$1760
361 km or 225 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$965
362 km or 225 mi	San Luis	$1911
376 km or 233 mi	Blythe	$2757
391 km or 243 mi	Las Cruces	$1602
403 km or 250 mi	Lake Havasu	$2021
419 km or 260 mi	Gallup	$2245