Belem vs Zapopan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Belem	Zapopan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$789	$1280
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1831	$2964
🏠 One person rent	$390	$605
🏘️ Family rent	$671	$988
🍽️ Food expenses	$242	$436
🚐 Transport expenses	$77.1	$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$359	$970
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	41	47
😀 Quality of life	60	63
🏙️ Population	1.3M	1.26M

The cost of living in Belem is 38% less expensive than in Zapopan. Cities ranked 6804th and 4609th ($789 vs $1280) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd and 11th in Brazil and Mexico, respectively. Check Brazil vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Belem compared to 0.8 months in Zapopan. Belem ranked 28th best city to live in Brazil vs Zapopan ranked 3rd in Mexico, while ranked 5967th and 5628th 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	$4.81	$11.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$16	$44.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.9	$9.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$2.5
☕ Cappuccino	$2.15	$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.95	$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$461	$767
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$275	$417
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$811	$1247
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$500	$721
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.2	$82.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$89.5	$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.5	$34.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.58%	11.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1927	$6090
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1367	$584
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.88	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.3	$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.42	$25.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.94	$2.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.13	$2.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.23	$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.2	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.23	$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$2.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$2.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$3.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.88	$2.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.28	$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.87	$4.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.85	$6.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.93	$4.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.11	$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.34	$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.3	$44
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.3	$5.56
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.2	$41.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.2	$9.23
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.3	$48.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64.1	$85.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$109	$250
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3338	$6389

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Cities near Belem

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Ananindeua	$702
51 km or 32 mi	Abaetetuba	$589
67 km or 42 mi	Castanhal	$680
141 km or 88 mi	Cameta	$643
150 km or 93 mi	Capanema	$679
197 km or 123 mi	Braganca	$681
214 km or 133 mi	Paragominas	$677
221 km or 137 mi	Breves	$649
264 km or 164 mi	Viseu	$694
288 km or 179 mi	Tucurui	$666
329 km or 205 mi	Macapa	$638
336 km or 209 mi	Santana	$607
398 km or 247 mi	Pinheiro	$725
425 km or 264 mi	Santa Ines	$690
440 km or 274 mi	Maraba	$697
455 km or 283 mi	Altamira	$669
467 km or 290 mi	Imperatriz	$687
482 km or 299 mi	Sao Luis	$808
508 km or 316 mi	Itapecuru Mirim	$718
510 km or 317 mi	Sao Jose de Ribamar	$750
516 km or 320 mi	Bacabal	$667
552 km or 343 mi	Grajau	$666
570 km or 354 mi	Coroata	$659
578 km or 359 mi	Barra do Corda	$647
612 km or 380 mi	Codo	$615
625 km or 389 mi	Chapadinha	$653
639 km or 397 mi	Araguaina	$664
685 km or 426 mi	Caxias	$563
698 km or 434 mi	Santarem	$676
729 km or 453 mi	Balsas	$632
748 km or 465 mi	Timon	$543
751 km or 467 mi	Teresina	$559
765 km or 475 mi	Parnaiba	$706
810 km or 503 mi	Piripiri	$640
819 km or 509 mi	Oriximina	$753
829 km or 515 mi	Cayenne	$1979
847 km or 527 mi	Floriano	$582
867 km or 538 mi	Camocim	$740
867 km or 539 mi	Kourou	$1996
888 km or 552 mi	Itaituba	$750

Cities near Zapopan

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Guadalajara	$1241
11 km or 6.9 mi	Tlaquepaque	$784
99 km or 61 mi	La Barca	$990
113 km or 70 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$925
142 km or 88 mi	Zamora	$983
147 km or 91 mi	Autlan	$1157
163 km or 101 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$910
167 km or 104 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$1007
168 km or 104 mi	Colima	$806
172 km or 107 mi	Aguascalientes	$999
179 km or 111 mi	Tepic	$746
183 km or 114 mi	Leon	$885
192 km or 119 mi	Puerto Vallarta	$1417
195 km or 121 mi	Zacapu	$1023
200 km or 124 mi	Uruapan	$899
206 km or 128 mi	Silao	$914
208 km or 129 mi	Tecoman	$920
209 km or 130 mi	Manzanillo	$956
212 km or 131 mi	Apatzingan	$946
213 km or 132 mi	Irapuato	$910
214 km or 133 mi	Sayulita	$1202
224 km or 139 mi	Guanajuato	$817
229 km or 142 mi	Salamanca	$950
243 km or 151 mi	Yuriria	$952
243 km or 151 mi	Zacatecas	$664
254 km or 158 mi	Cortazar	$894
256 km or 159 mi	Morelia	$926
269 km or 167 mi	Celaya	$803
276 km or 172 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1469
278 km or 173 mi	Fresnillo	$866
296 km or 184 mi	San Luis Potosi	$1028
313 km or 194 mi	Queretaro	$1241
332 km or 206 mi	Lazaro Cardenas	$913
354 km or 220 mi	Rioverde	$1044
355 km or 221 mi	San Juan del Rio	$1041
370 km or 230 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$971
389 km or 242 mi	Durango	$747
394 km or 245 mi	Zihuatanejo	$914
419 km or 260 mi	Mazatlan	$1102
422 km or 262 mi	Toluca	$986