Belem vs Zapopan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Belem	Zapopan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$755	$1021
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1572	$2412
🏠 One person rent	$405	$449
🏘️ Family rent	$562	$742
🍽️ Food expenses	$216	$358
🚐 Transport expenses	$67	$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$421	$925
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	40	49
😀 Quality of life	41	59
🏙️ Population	1.3M	1.48M

The cost of living in Belem is 26% less expensive than in Zapopan. Cities ranked 6655th and 5351st ($755 vs $1021) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 14th in Brazil and Mexico, respectively. Check Brazil vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Belem compared to 0.9 months in Zapopan. Belem ranked 67th best city to live in Brazil vs Zapopan ranked 3rd in Mexico, while ranked 6876th and 5375th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Belem vs Zapopan

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	Belem	Zapopan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.66	$9.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14	$38.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.92	$8.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$2.2
☕ Cappuccino	$2.4	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.87	$1.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$462	$542
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$303	$330
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$575	$978
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$435	$553
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.8	$50.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81.6	$78.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17	$25.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.21%	11.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1728	$5058
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1162	$452
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30	$24.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.37	$21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.75	$2.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.04	$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.64	$8.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$7.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.68	$9.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$2.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.64	$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.95	$9.85
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.15	$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.56	$3.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.63	$5.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.68	$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1	$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.88	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.5	$44.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.95	$4.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34	$27.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.63	$8.88
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.4	$46.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$51.6	$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$96.1	$162
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3002	$5821

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Cities near Belem

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Ananindeua	$638
51 km or 32 mi	Abaetetuba	$518
67 km or 42 mi	Castanhal	$621
141 km or 88 mi	Cameta	$583
150 km or 93 mi	Capanema	$615
197 km or 123 mi	Braganca	$615
214 km or 133 mi	Paragominas	$614
221 km or 137 mi	Breves	$590
264 km or 164 mi	Viseu	$624
288 km or 179 mi	Tucurui	$603
329 km or 205 mi	Macapa	$610
336 km or 209 mi	Santana	$565
398 km or 247 mi	Pinheiro	$642
425 km or 264 mi	Santa Ines	$621
440 km or 274 mi	Maraba	$629
455 km or 283 mi	Altamira	$611
467 km or 290 mi	Imperatriz	$621
482 km or 299 mi	Sao Luis	$710
508 km or 316 mi	Itapecuru Mirim	$639
510 km or 317 mi	Sao Jose de Ribamar	$665
516 km or 320 mi	Bacabal	$603
552 km or 343 mi	Grajau	$602
570 km or 354 mi	Coroata	$600
578 km or 359 mi	Barra do Corda	$593
612 km or 380 mi	Codo	$572
625 km or 389 mi	Chapadinha	$591
639 km or 397 mi	Araguaina	$590
685 km or 426 mi	Caxias	$546
698 km or 434 mi	Santarem	$639
729 km or 453 mi	Balsas	$569
748 km or 465 mi	Timon	$537
751 km or 467 mi	Teresina	$557
765 km or 475 mi	Parnaiba	$589
810 km or 503 mi	Piripiri	$570
819 km or 509 mi	Oriximina	$697
829 km or 515 mi	Cayenne	$1643
847 km or 527 mi	Floriano	$543
867 km or 538 mi	Camocim	$564
867 km or 539 mi	Kourou	$1645
888 km or 552 mi	Itaituba	$695

Cities near Zapopan

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Guadalajara	$1017
11 km or 6.9 mi	Tlaquepaque	$660
99 km or 61 mi	La Barca	$778
113 km or 70 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$780
142 km or 88 mi	Zamora	$773
147 km or 91 mi	Autlan	$906
163 km or 101 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$721
167 km or 104 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$831
168 km or 104 mi	Colima	$634
172 km or 107 mi	Aguascalientes	$796
179 km or 111 mi	Tepic	$587
183 km or 114 mi	Leon	$684
192 km or 119 mi	Puerto Vallarta	$1162
195 km or 121 mi	Zacapu	$804
200 km or 124 mi	Uruapan	$673
206 km or 128 mi	Silao	$768
208 km or 129 mi	Tecoman	$744
209 km or 130 mi	Manzanillo	$813
212 km or 131 mi	Apatzingan	$753
213 km or 132 mi	Irapuato	$667
214 km or 133 mi	Sayulita	$977
224 km or 139 mi	Guanajuato	$853
229 km or 142 mi	Salamanca	$634
243 km or 151 mi	Yuriria	$725
243 km or 151 mi	Zacatecas	$677
254 km or 158 mi	Cortazar	$693
256 km or 159 mi	Morelia	$717
269 km or 167 mi	Celaya	$638
276 km or 172 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1139
278 km or 173 mi	Fresnillo	$760
296 km or 184 mi	San Luis Potosi	$808
313 km or 194 mi	Queretaro	$983
332 km or 206 mi	Lazaro Cardenas	$781
354 km or 220 mi	Rioverde	$846
355 km or 221 mi	San Juan del Rio	$826
370 km or 230 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$760
389 km or 242 mi	Durango	$662
394 km or 245 mi	Zihuatanejo	$856
419 km or 260 mi	Mazatlan	$1214
422 km or 262 mi	Toluca	$696