Belem vs Virginia Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Belem	Virginia Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$784	$2399
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1751	$5692
🏠 One person rent	$413	$1509
🏘️ Family rent	$676	$2680
🍽️ Food expenses	$226	$620
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.1	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$312	$4354
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	41	74
😀 Quality of life	45	90
🏙️ Population	1.3M	459K

The cost of living in Belem is 67% less expensive than in Virginia Beach. Cities ranked 6728th and 1045th ($784 vs $2399) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 916th 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 1.8 months in Virginia Beach. Belem ranked 96th best city to live in Brazil vs Virginia Beach ranked 63rd in the United States, while ranked 7040th and 216th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Belem	Virginia Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.19	$19.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$15	$89.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.98	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.93	$6.05
☕ Cappuccino	$2.53	$5.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.96	$2.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$481	$1571
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$306	$1283
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$752	$2887
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$531	$2348
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.8	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$84.1	$158
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.1	$66.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.09%	6.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1804	$2520
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1219	$2299
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.8	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.1	$69.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.64	$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.81	$3.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$5.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.21	$3.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.84	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$6.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.52	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$2.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$5.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$5.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$3.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$1.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.73	$2.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.11	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.61	$9.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.72	$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.8	$6.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.03	$4.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.26	$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.7	$43.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.53	$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.3	$125
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.37	$19.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.6	$60.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$55.7	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$102	$1618
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3163	$16163

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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 Virginia Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Norfolk	$2593
29 km or 18 mi	Chesapeake	$2287
33 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$2414
40 km or 25 mi	Hampton	$2679
51 km or 32 mi	Newport News	$2224
58 km or 36 mi	Suffolk	$2384
96 km or 60 mi	Kill Devil Hills	$2115
127 km or 79 mi	Hopewell	$2408
133 km or 82 mi	Petersburg	$2395
152 km or 95 mi	Richmond	$2438
156 km or 97 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2112
171 km or 106 mi	Salisbury	$1935
187 km or 116 mi	Greenville	$2076
192 km or 119 mi	Rocky Mount	$1926
208 km or 129 mi	Fredericksburg	$2347
215 km or 133 mi	Wilson	$2071
215 km or 134 mi	Waldorf	$2509
216 km or 134 mi	New Bern	$1893
225 km or 140 mi	Henderson	$2171
227 km or 141 mi	Kinston	$2176
228 km or 142 mi	Marumsco	$2506
229 km or 142 mi	Woodbridge	$2582
234 km or 146 mi	Havelock	$1983
237 km or 147 mi	Alexandria	$2919
240 km or 149 mi	Springfield	$2355
240 km or 149 mi	Annapolis	$2940
243 km or 151 mi	Goldsboro	$1812
244 km or 152 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2576
245 km or 152 mi	Bowie	$2495
246 km or 153 mi	Washington	$3328
247 km or 154 mi	Wake Forest	$2225
247 km or 154 mi	Georgetown	$3054
249 km or 155 mi	Manassas	$2693
251 km or 156 mi	Fairfax	$2791
251 km or 156 mi	Greenbelt	$2482
253 km or 157 mi	College Park	$2563
255 km or 158 mi	Lower Township	$2553
256 km or 159 mi	Centreville	$3275
256 km or 159 mi	Silver Spring	$2287
256 km or 159 mi	Bethesda	$2710