Belem vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Belem Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$860
$742
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2055
$2255
🏠 One person rent
$458
$333
🏘️ Family rent
$911
$834
🍽️ Food expenses
$252
$262
🚐 Transport expenses
$81.1
$70.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$286
$1117
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
40
97
😀 Quality of life
39
75
🏙️ Population
1.51M
18.7M

The cost of living in Belem is 16% more expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 6173rd and 6607th ($860 vs $742) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 54th in Brazil and China, respectively. Check Brazil vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Belem compared to 1.5 months in Guangzhou. Belem ranked 85th best city to live in Brazil vs Guangzhou ranked 6th in China, while ranked 7261st and 955th among best cities to live in the world.

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Belem Guangzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.41
$4.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$27.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.05
$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.24
$0.83
☕ Cappuccino
$2.2
$3.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.08
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$790
$380
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$303
$259
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1374
$1120
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$697
$676
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.2
$37.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.2
$57.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.5
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.15%
4.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1128
$10173
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$775
$4278
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.81
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.1
$12.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.98
$4.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$1.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.5
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.1
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.2
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.73
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.3
$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.95
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.64
$5.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$5.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.98
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.96
$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.2
$27.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.76
$6.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.1
$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.34
$8.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.4
$43.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.7
$73.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$101
$423
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2155
$18235

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Ananindeua
$556
51 km or 32 mi Abaetetuba
$577
67 km or 42 mi Castanhal
$627
141 km or 88 mi Cameta
$617
150 km or 93 mi Capanema
$638
197 km or 123 mi Braganca
$643
214 km or 133 mi Paragominas
$655
221 km or 137 mi Breves
$605
264 km or 164 mi Viseu
$669
288 km or 179 mi Tucurui
$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
455 km or 283 mi Altamira
$618
467 km or 290 mi Imperatriz
$710
482 km or 299 mi Sao Luis
$832
508 km or 316 mi Itapecuru Mirim
$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
888 km or 552 mi Itaituba
$771

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$575
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$589
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$812
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$781
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$481
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$791
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$618
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$816
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$939
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1565
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$837
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$830
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2410
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2614
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$891
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$856
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$876
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$824
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$774
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$1083
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$785
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$831
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$857
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$752
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$738
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$799
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$716
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$806
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$812
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$588
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$589
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$777
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$735
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$525
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$584
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$596
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$611
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$530
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$713
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$620