Beijing vs Belem - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Beijing	Belem
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1016	$755
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2879	$1572
🏠 One person rent	$575	$405
🏘️ Family rent	$1275	$562
🍽️ Food expenses	$245	$216
🚐 Transport expenses	$102	$67
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1443	$421
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	100	40
😀 Quality of life	75	41
🏙️ Population	21.9M	1.3M

The cost of living in Beijing is 35% more expensive than in Belem. Cities ranked 5387th and 6655th ($1016 vs $755) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 11th in China and Brazil, respectively. Check China vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Beijing compared to 0.6 months in Belem. Beijing ranked 5th best city to live in China vs Belem ranked 67th in Brazil, while ranked 989th and 6876th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beijing vs Belem

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	Beijing	Belem
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.86	$3.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.5	$14
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.36	$5.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$1.86
☕ Cappuccino	$3.58	$2.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$819	$462
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$456	$303
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1965	$575
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1021	$435
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.6	$52.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.7	$81.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13	$17
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.78%	12.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14717	$1728
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6695	$1162
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$0.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.3	$30
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.77	$5.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.46	$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$0.75
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.84	$2.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$9.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$3.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.64	$5.68
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.33	$1.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.26	$8.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.83	$1.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.43	$1.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.49	$2.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.51	$2.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.33	$1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$0.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.9	$18.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.3	$4.95
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.2	$34
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.62	$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.8	$50.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.9	$51.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$698	$96.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22456	$3002

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$716
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$729
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$756
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$644
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$649
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$687
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$586
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$680
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$472
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$665
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$702
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$634
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$592
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$711
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$679
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$655
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$550
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$584
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$642
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$635
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$618
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$581
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$533
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$629
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$544
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$564
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$524
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$642
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$638
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$481
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$703
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$590
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$664
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$638
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$616
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$624
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$620
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$600
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$620
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$815

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