Belem vs Chicago - Cost of Living Comparison

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Belem Chicago
🚶 Cost of living one person
$860
$2613
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2055
$6659
🏠 One person rent
$458
$1594
🏘️ Family rent
$911
$3123
🍽️ Food expenses
$252
$649
🚐 Transport expenses
$81.1
$210
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$286
$5285
😷 Air quality
Good
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
40
100
😀 Quality of life
39
96
🏙️ Population
1.51M
2.75M

The cost of living in Belem is 67% less expensive than in Chicago. Cities ranked 6173rd and 505th ($860 vs $2613) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 455th 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 0.3 months in Belem compared to 2 months in Chicago. Belem ranked 85th best city to live in Brazil vs Chicago ranked 2nd in the United States, while ranked 7261st and 16th among best cities to live in the world.

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Belem Chicago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.41
$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$80.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.05
$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.24
$6.98
 Cappuccino
$2.2
$5.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.08
$2.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$790
$1958
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$303
$1297
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1374
$3908
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$697
$2652
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.2
$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.2
$158
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.5
$61.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.15%
6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1128
$3227
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$775
$2803
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.81
$2.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.1
$87.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.98
$15.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$3.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$4.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$3.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.5
$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.1
$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$5.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$5.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$4.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.2
$2.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.73
$2.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.3
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$2.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.95
$15.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.64
$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$5.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.98
$3.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.96
$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.2
$73.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.76
$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.1
$78.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.34
$28.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.4
$61.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.7
$99.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$101
$2675
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2155
$15494

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$638
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$655
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$605
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$669
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$636
329 km or 205 mi Macapa
$574
336 km or 209 mi Santana
$562
398 km or 247 mi Pinheiro
$732
425 km or 264 mi Santa Ines
$692
440 km or 274 mi Maraba
$694
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$618
467 km or 290 mi Imperatriz
$710
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$832
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$723
510 km or 317 mi Sao Jose de Ribamar
$759
516 km or 320 mi Bacabal
$681
552 km or 343 mi Grajau
$678
570 km or 354 mi Coroata
$667
578 km or 359 mi Barra do Corda
$659
612 km or 380 mi Codo
$623
625 km or 389 mi Chapadinha
$650
639 km or 397 mi Araguaina
$668
685 km or 426 mi Caxias
$585
698 km or 434 mi Santarem
$627
729 km or 453 mi Balsas
$627
748 km or 465 mi Timon
$574
751 km or 467 mi Teresina
$595
765 km or 475 mi Parnaiba
$632
810 km or 503 mi Piripiri
$599
819 km or 509 mi Oriximina
$772
829 km or 515 mi Cayenne
$1528
847 km or 527 mi Floriano
$562
867 km or 538 mi Camocim
$597
867 km or 539 mi Kourou
$1490
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$2476
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$2544
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$2446
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$2346
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$2387
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$2199
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$2257
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$2326
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$2317
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$2300
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$2290
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2323
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$2295
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$2245
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$2282
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$2244
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$2264
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$2215
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$2264
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$2204
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$2258
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$2013
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$2248
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$2258
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$2240
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$2162
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$2030
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$2257
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$2253
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$2269
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$2250
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$2267
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$2239
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