Belem vs Chicago - Cost of Living Comparison

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Belem Chicago
🚶 Cost of living one person
$770
$2667
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1609
$6807
🏠 One person rent
$417
$1579
🏘️ Family rent
$586
$3056
🍽️ Food expenses
$212
$700
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.3
$205
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$504
$4901
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
40
100
😀 Quality of life
41
96
🏙️ Population
1.3M
2.75M

The cost of living in Belem is 71% less expensive than in Chicago. Cities ranked 6566th and 483rd ($770 vs $2667) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 425th 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 0.7 months in Belem compared to 1.8 months in Chicago. Belem ranked 56th best city to live in Brazil vs Chicago ranked 3rd in the United States, while ranked 6772nd and 20th among best cities to live in the world.

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Belem Chicago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.31
$21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.9
$87.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.98
$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$7.62
☕ Cappuccino
$2.5
$5.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.97
$3.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$540
$1974
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$303
$1280
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$623
$3828
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$459
$2594
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.3
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.6
$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16.9
$59.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.28%
6.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1839
$3554
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1093
$3158
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.74
$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.9
$76.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.63
$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.68
$3.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.28
$3.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.11
$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.09
$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$4.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$4.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$4.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$2.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$3.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$1.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.62
$2.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.06
$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$2.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.64
$16.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.36
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.5
$6.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.9
$3.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.88
$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.7
$63.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.48
$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.7
$126
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.59
$29.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.1
$62.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56.6
$95.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$101
$2457
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3187
$19423

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$611
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$625
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$633
336 km or 209 mi Santana
$582
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$639
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$625
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$652
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$630
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$649
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$692
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$632
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$654
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$611
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$621
570 km or 354 mi Coroata
$603
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$604
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$580
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$595
639 km or 397 mi Araguaina
$618
685 km or 426 mi Caxias
$562
698 km or 434 mi Santarem
$666
729 km or 453 mi Balsas
$592
748 km or 465 mi Timon
$554
751 km or 467 mi Teresina
$576
765 km or 475 mi Parnaiba
$584
810 km or 503 mi Piripiri
$575
819 km or 509 mi Oriximina
$728
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$1642
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$544
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$561
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$1698
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$2375
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$2376
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$2177
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$2307
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$2344
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$2352
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$2326
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$2412
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$2393
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$2292
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$2313
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$2305
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$2360
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$2292
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$2268
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$2292
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$1950
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$2293
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$2296
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$2295
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$2224
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$1975
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$2276
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$2392
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$2363
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