Belem vs Zaragoza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Belem	Zaragoza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$789	$1471
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1831	$3340
🏠 One person rent	$390	$759
🏘️ Family rent	$671	$1147
🍽️ Food expenses	$242	$497
🚐 Transport expenses	$77.1	$96.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$359	$1983
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	41	24
😀 Quality of life	60	81
🏙️ Population	1.3M	693K

The cost of living in Belem is 46% less expensive than in Zaragoza. Cities ranked 6804th and 4152nd ($789 vs $1471) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd and 64th in Brazil and Spain, respectively. Check Brazil vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Belem compared to 1.3 months in Zaragoza. Belem ranked 28th best city to live in Brazil vs Zaragoza ranked 21st in Spain, while ranked 5967th and 683rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Belem vs Zaragoza

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	Belem	Zaragoza
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.81	$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$16	$46.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.9	$12.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$4.1
☕ Cappuccino	$2.15	$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.95	$2.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$461	$734
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$275	$629
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$811	$1111
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$500	$966
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.2	$80.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$89.5	$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.5	$28.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.58%	3.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1927	$4053
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1367	$2102
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.88	$1.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.3	$37.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.42	$12.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.94	$2.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.13	$2.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.23	$17.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.2	$8.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.23	$21.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$2.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$2.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$2.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$2.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.88	$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$5.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.28	$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.87	$6.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.85	$16.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.93	$4.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.11	$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.34	$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.3	$45.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.3	$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.2	$42.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.2	$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.3	$75.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64.1	$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$109	$535
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3338	$8348

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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 Zaragoza

Distance	City	Cost of living
67 km or 42 mi	Huesca	$1201
76 km or 47 mi	Tudela	$1462
126 km or 78 mi	Lleida	$1264
144 km or 90 mi	Pamplona	$1655
158 km or 98 mi	Logrono	$1146
174 km or 108 mi	Vinaros	$1493
187 km or 116 mi	Tarragona	$1531
188 km or 117 mi	Pau	$1347
193 km or 120 mi	Tarbes	$1569
199 km or 123 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1734
200 km or 124 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1215
201 km or 125 mi	Villarreal	$1267
202 km or 125 mi	Irun	$1631
203 km or 126 mi	Errenteria	$1674
205 km or 127 mi	Cuenca	$1251
206 km or 128 mi	San Sebastian	$1797
207 km or 128 mi	Borriana	$1296
211 km or 131 mi	Zarautz	$1616
211 km or 131 mi	Biarritz	$1767
215 km or 133 mi	Eibar	$1584
218 km or 136 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1878
222 km or 138 mi	Guadalajara	$1226
223 km or 138 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1478
223 km or 139 mi	Ordino	$1877
225 km or 140 mi	Manresa	$1210
225 km or 140 mi	Sagunto	$1415
241 km or 149 mi	Terrassa	$1473
241 km or 150 mi	Requena	$1461
243 km or 151 mi	Rubi	$1580
244 km or 152 mi	Burgos	$1343
245 km or 152 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1697
246 km or 153 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1603
247 km or 153 mi	Valencia	$1797
247 km or 153 mi	Bilbao	$1746
248 km or 154 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1656
249 km or 155 mi	Sabadell	$1685
250 km or 156 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1812
254 km or 158 mi	Ripollet	$1708
255 km or 159 mi	Portugalete	$1647
256 km or 159 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1671