Belem vs Virginia Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Belem	Virginia Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$770	$2240
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1609	$5332
🏠 One person rent	$417	$1387
🏘️ Family rent	$586	$2472
🍽️ Food expenses	$212	$559
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.3	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$504	$4493
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	40	75
😀 Quality of life	41	89
🏙️ Population	1.3M	459K

The cost of living in Belem is 66% less expensive than in Virginia Beach. Cities ranked 6566th and 1277th ($770 vs $2240) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 1122nd 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 0.7 months in Belem compared to 2 months in Virginia Beach. Belem ranked 56th best city to live in Brazil vs Virginia Beach ranked 41st in the United States, while ranked 6772nd and 186th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Belem vs Virginia Beach

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	Belem	Virginia Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.31	$15.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.9	$72.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.98	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.91	$6.33
☕ Cappuccino	$2.5	$5.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.97	$2.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$540	$1425
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$303	$1145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$623	$2694
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$459	$2101
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49.3	$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.6	$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.9	$66.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.28%	6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1839	$3108
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1093	$2664
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.74	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.9	$67.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.63	$15.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.68	$2.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$4.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.28	$3.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.11	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$7.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.09	$16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$2.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$2.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$4.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$3.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$1.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.62	$2.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.06	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$3.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.64	$8.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.36	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.5	$5.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.9	$4.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.88	$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.7	$46.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.48	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.7	$171
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.59	$23.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.1	$56.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$56.6	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$101	$1204
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3187	$18476

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Cities near Belem

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Ananindeua	$668
51 km or 32 mi	Abaetetuba	$538
67 km or 42 mi	Castanhal	$647
141 km or 88 mi	Cameta	$602
150 km or 93 mi	Capanema	$638
197 km or 123 mi	Braganca	$637
214 km or 133 mi	Paragominas	$631
221 km or 137 mi	Breves	$611
264 km or 164 mi	Viseu	$636
288 km or 179 mi	Tucurui	$625
329 km or 205 mi	Macapa	$633
336 km or 209 mi	Santana	$582
398 km or 247 mi	Pinheiro	$639
425 km or 264 mi	Santa Ines	$625
440 km or 274 mi	Maraba	$652
455 km or 283 mi	Altamira	$630
467 km or 290 mi	Imperatriz	$649
482 km or 299 mi	Sao Luis	$692
508 km or 316 mi	Itapecuru Mirim	$632
510 km or 317 mi	Sao Jose de Ribamar	$654
516 km or 320 mi	Bacabal	$611
552 km or 343 mi	Grajau	$621
570 km or 354 mi	Coroata	$603
578 km or 359 mi	Barra do Corda	$604
612 km or 380 mi	Codo	$580
625 km or 389 mi	Chapadinha	$595
639 km or 397 mi	Araguaina	$618
685 km or 426 mi	Caxias	$562
698 km or 434 mi	Santarem	$666
729 km or 453 mi	Balsas	$592
748 km or 465 mi	Timon	$554
751 km or 467 mi	Teresina	$576
765 km or 475 mi	Parnaiba	$584
810 km or 503 mi	Piripiri	$575
819 km or 509 mi	Oriximina	$728
829 km or 515 mi	Cayenne	$1642
847 km or 527 mi	Floriano	$544
867 km or 538 mi	Camocim	$561
867 km or 539 mi	Kourou	$1698
888 km or 552 mi	Itaituba	$727

Cities near Virginia Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Norfolk	$2794
29 km or 18 mi	Chesapeake	$2202
33 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$2482
40 km or 25 mi	Hampton	$2445
51 km or 32 mi	Newport News	$2217
58 km or 36 mi	Suffolk	$2358
96 km or 60 mi	Kill Devil Hills	$2088
127 km or 79 mi	Hopewell	$2295
133 km or 82 mi	Petersburg	$2299
152 km or 95 mi	Richmond	$2270
156 km or 97 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2099
171 km or 106 mi	Salisbury	$2108
187 km or 116 mi	Greenville	$2026
192 km or 119 mi	Rocky Mount	$2043
208 km or 129 mi	Fredericksburg	$2202
215 km or 133 mi	Wilson	$2057
215 km or 134 mi	Waldorf	$2575
216 km or 134 mi	New Bern	$1917
225 km or 140 mi	Henderson	$2141
227 km or 141 mi	Kinston	$2060
228 km or 142 mi	Marumsco	$2504
229 km or 142 mi	Woodbridge	$2583
234 km or 146 mi	Havelock	$2022
237 km or 147 mi	Alexandria	$2982
240 km or 149 mi	Springfield	$2279
240 km or 149 mi	Annapolis	$2917
243 km or 151 mi	Goldsboro	$1697
244 km or 152 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2553
245 km or 152 mi	Bowie	$2417
246 km or 153 mi	Washington	$3139
247 km or 154 mi	Wake Forest	$2228
247 km or 154 mi	Georgetown	$2890
249 km or 155 mi	Manassas	$2599
251 km or 156 mi	Fairfax	$2777
251 km or 156 mi	Greenbelt	$2436
253 km or 157 mi	College Park	$2537
255 km or 158 mi	Lower Township	$2577
256 km or 159 mi	Centreville	$3236
256 km or 159 mi	Silver Spring	$2179
256 km or 159 mi	Bethesda	$2701