Belem vs Tucson - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Belem	Tucson
🚶 Cost of living one person	$812	$1933
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1873	$4502
🏠 One person rent	$395	$1119
🏘️ Family rent	$661	$1848
🍽️ Food expenses	$250	$588
🚐 Transport expenses	$81.6	$87.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$377	$3964
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	41	33
😀 Quality of life	61	84
🏙️ Population	1.3M	543K

The cost of living in Belem is 58% less expensive than in Tucson. Cities ranked 6712th and 2237th ($812 vs $1933) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 1697th 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 2.1 months in Tucson. Belem ranked 28th best city to live in Brazil vs Tucson ranked 153rd in the United States, while ranked 5761st and 460th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Belem	Tucson
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.82	$16.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.4	$64.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.53	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$6.23
☕ Cappuccino	$2.13	$4.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.96	$2.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$467	$1195
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$275	$878
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$810	$2025
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$484	$1502
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.5	$116
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$89	$180
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.3	$61
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.48%	6.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1925	$3427
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1369	$2557
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.89	$2.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.6	$38.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.31	$14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.09	$2.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$4.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.15	$4.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.23	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.2	$10.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.36	$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$4.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$3.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$3.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$2.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.58	$2.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$1.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.89	$2.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10	$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.34	$3.29
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.17	$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.89	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.99	$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.11	$3.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.36	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.5	$33
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.17	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.4	$93.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.25	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.2	$51.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.5	$95
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$109	$1100
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3337	$15759

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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 Tucson

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.9 mi	Casas Adobes	$2011
23 km or 14 mi	Oro Valley	$2060
26 km or 16 mi	Marana	$2089
33 km or 20 mi	Sahuarita	$2070
97 km or 60 mi	Nogales	$2153
97 km or 60 mi	Sierra Vista	$1654
100 km or 62 mi	Nogales	$771
101 km or 62 mi	Florence	$2454
106 km or 66 mi	Casa Grande	$2374
133 km or 83 mi	Queen Creek	$2988
140 km or 87 mi	Maricopa	$2243
145 km or 90 mi	Apache Junction	$2482
148 km or 92 mi	Chandler	$2367
149 km or 93 mi	Gilbert	$2378
157 km or 98 mi	Mesa	$2293
164 km or 102 mi	Agua Prieta	$863
164 km or 102 mi	Tempe	$2463
169 km or 105 mi	Scottsdale	$2509
171 km or 106 mi	Fountain Hills	$2373
181 km or 112 mi	Phoenix	$2423
189 km or 118 mi	Avondale	$2365
190 km or 118 mi	Goodyear	$2343
193 km or 120 mi	Glendale	$1974
195 km or 121 mi	Peoria	$2366
201 km or 125 mi	Buckeye	$2318
202 km or 126 mi	El Mirage	$2296
204 km or 126 mi	Caborca	$876
206 km or 128 mi	Surprise	$2346
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott Valley	$2312
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott	$2321
337 km or 210 mi	Flagstaff	$2573
347 km or 216 mi	Hermosillo	$1097
350 km or 217 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$910
350 km or 217 mi	Yuma	$1767
361 km or 225 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$950
362 km or 225 mi	San Luis	$1924
376 km or 233 mi	Blythe	$2818
391 km or 243 mi	Las Cruces	$1665
403 km or 250 mi	Lake Havasu	$2011
419 km or 260 mi	Gallup	$2212