Belem vs Chongqing - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Belem	Chongqing
🚶 Cost of living one person	$755	$634
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1572	$1938
🏠 One person rent	$405	$224
🏘️ Family rent	$562	$442
🍽️ Food expenses	$216	$235
🚐 Transport expenses	$67	$87.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$421	$957
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	40	88
😀 Quality of life	41	72
🏙️ Population	1.3M	32.1M

The cost of living in Belem is 19% more expensive than in Chongqing. Cities ranked 6655th and 7340th ($755 vs $634) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 145th in Brazil and China, respectively. Check Brazil vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Belem compared to 1.5 months in Chongqing. Belem ranked 67th best city to live in Brazil vs Chongqing ranked 8th in China, while ranked 6876th and 1675th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Belem vs Chongqing

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	Belem	Chongqing
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.66	$3.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14	$19.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.92	$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$1.7
☕ Cappuccino	$2.4	$2.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.87	$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$462	$261
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$303	$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$575	$550
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$435	$337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.8	$34.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81.6	$53.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17	$8.91
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.21%	4.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1728	$2326
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1162	$1374
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30	$29.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.37	$3.83
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.75	$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.04	$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.64	$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$3.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.68	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.64	$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.95	$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.15	$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.56	$3.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.63	$8.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.68	$4.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1	$0.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.88	$2.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.5	$24.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.95	$5.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34	$56.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.63	$7.26
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.4	$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$51.6	$69.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$96.1	$315
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3002	$26796

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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

Cities near Chongqing

Distance	City	Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi	Huaying	$553
103 km or 64 mi	Guang'an	$584
120 km or 75 mi	Longchang	$593
127 km or 79 mi	Luzhou	$613
140 km or 87 mi	Suining	$579
140 km or 87 mi	Neijiang	$652
145 km or 90 mi	Nanchong	$526
170 km or 106 mi	Zigong	$584
183 km or 113 mi	Shehong	$546
191 km or 119 mi	Ziyang	$592
194 km or 120 mi	Renhuai	$540
201 km or 125 mi	Yibin	$590
208 km or 129 mi	Dazhou	$591
209 km or 130 mi	Zunyi	$554
211 km or 131 mi	Jianyang	$580
232 km or 144 mi	Langzhong	$530
249 km or 154 mi	Lichuan	$570
258 km or 160 mi	Bazhong	$610
264 km or 164 mi	Meishan	$590
265 km or 165 mi	Chengdu	$623
266 km or 165 mi	Leshan	$554
266 km or 166 mi	Guanghan	$554
268 km or 167 mi	Deyang	$549
272 km or 169 mi	Mianyang	$527
277 km or 172 mi	Bijie	$584
285 km or 177 mi	Shifang	$540
292 km or 181 mi	Emeishan	$540
294 km or 183 mi	Pengzhou	$572
298 km or 185 mi	Enshi	$575
298 km or 185 mi	Mianzhu	$529
298 km or 185 mi	Chongzhou	$581
300 km or 186 mi	Jiangyou	$532
309 km or 192 mi	Qionglai	$572
316 km or 196 mi	Wanyuan	$585
320 km or 199 mi	Dujiangyan	$570
327 km or 203 mi	Guangyuan	$599
331 km or 206 mi	Guiyang	$559
331 km or 206 mi	Tongren	$573
342 km or 212 mi	Ya'an	$573
342 km or 213 mi	Jishou	$539