Belem vs Chicago - Cost of Living Comparison

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Belem Chicago
🚶 Cost of living one person
$789
$2822
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1831
$6502
🏠 One person rent
$390
$1695
🏘️ Family rent
$671
$2718
🍽️ Food expenses
$242
$730
🚐 Transport expenses
$77.1
$192
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$359
$5026
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
41
100
😀 Quality of life
60
95
🏙️ Population
1.3M
2.75M

The cost of living in Belem is 72% less expensive than in Chicago. Cities ranked 6804th and 375th ($789 vs $2822) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd and 311th 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 0.5 months in Belem compared to 1.8 months in Chicago. Belem ranked 28th best city to live in Brazil vs Chicago ranked 3rd in the United States, while ranked 5967th and 22nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Belem vs Chicago

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Belem Chicago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.81
$19.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16
$99.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.9
$13.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$6.93
☕ Cappuccino
$2.15
$5.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.95
$3.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$461
$2002
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$275
$1406
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$811
$3205
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$500
$2314
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.2
$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.5
$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.5
$68
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.58%
6.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1927
$3759
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1367
$2521
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.88
$2.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.3
$75.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.42
$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.94
$4.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$5.38
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.13
$5.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.23
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.2
$14.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.23
$17.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$5.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$3.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$4.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$2.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.88
$3.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.1
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$3.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.87
$16.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.85
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.93
$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.11
$4.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.34
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.3
$69.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.3
$16.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.2
$154
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.2
$33
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.3
$60.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.1
$99.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$109
$1863
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3338
$24172

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$677
221 km or 137 mi Breves
$649
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$694
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$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
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$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
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$2429
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$2374
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$2432
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$2406
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$2396
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$2202
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$2300
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$2449
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$2418
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$2443
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$2381
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2408
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2466
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$2295
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$2439
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2454
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$2433
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$2521
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$2438
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$2475
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$2434
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$1906
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$2411
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2440
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$2425
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$2503
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$1889
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$2438
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$2415
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$2477
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$2434
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$2525
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$2354
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$2421
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$2412
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