Belem vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Belem	Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$755	$774
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1572	$2226
🏠 One person rent	$405	$352
🏘️ Family rent	$562	$830
🍽️ Food expenses	$216	$266
🚐 Transport expenses	$67	$79
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$421	$1294
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	40	97
😀 Quality of life	41	75
🏙️ Population	1.3M	18.7M

The cost of living in Belem is 2% less expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 6655th and 6548th ($755 vs $774) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 31st 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 1.7 months in Guangzhou. Belem ranked 67th best city to live in Brazil vs Guangzhou ranked 6th in China, while ranked 6876th and 1055th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Belem vs Guangzhou

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	Belem	Guangzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.66	$3.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14	$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.92	$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$0.95
☕ Cappuccino	$2.4	$3.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.87	$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$462	$465
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$303	$263
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$575	$1183
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$435	$655
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.8	$37.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81.6	$58
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17	$11.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.21%	4.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1728	$10125
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1162	$4029
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30	$19.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.37	$4.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.75	$2.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.04	$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.64	$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$4.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.68	$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.64	$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.95	$20.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.15	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.56	$3.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.63	$5.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.68	$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1	$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.88	$2.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.5	$33.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.95	$6.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34	$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.63	$9.58
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.4	$39
👟 Brand Sneakers	$51.6	$70
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$96.1	$408
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3002	$14511

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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 Guangzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Foshan	$611
51 km or 32 mi	Dongguan	$656
63 km or 39 mi	Jiangmen	$804
65 km or 41 mi	Qingyuan	$794
67 km or 42 mi	Zhongshan	$461
83 km or 52 mi	Zhaoqing	$793
100 km or 62 mi	Zhuhai	$653
102 km or 63 mi	Kaiping	$812
105 km or 65 mi	Shenzhen	$916
111 km or 69 mi	Macau	$1588
118 km or 73 mi	Huizhou	$601
127 km or 79 mi	Yunfu	$823
131 km or 81 mi	Kowloon	$2432
132 km or 82 mi	Hong Kong	$2737
162 km or 100 mi	Heyuan	$764
189 km or 117 mi	Shaoguan	$818
194 km or 121 mi	Yangjiang	$877
202 km or 126 mi	Wuzhou	$803
205 km or 127 mi	Lianzhou	$755
216 km or 134 mi	Shanwei	$936
225 km or 140 mi	Hezhou	$758
281 km or 175 mi	Gaozhou	$761
291 km or 181 mi	Maoming	$756
298 km or 185 mi	Chenzhou	$724
298 km or 185 mi	Puning	$569
319 km or 198 mi	Meizhou	$655
321 km or 199 mi	Jieyang	$443
323 km or 201 mi	Yulin	$771
345 km or 214 mi	Ganzhou	$761
349 km or 217 mi	Chaozhou	$451
352 km or 219 mi	Shantou	$581
364 km or 226 mi	Zhanjiang	$764
373 km or 232 mi	Guigang	$702
384 km or 239 mi	Guilin	$522
406 km or 252 mi	Yongzhou	$609
414 km or 257 mi	Liuzhou	$579
416 km or 259 mi	Laibin	$598
424 km or 264 mi	Hengyang	$590
440 km or 273 mi	Longyan	$649
460 km or 286 mi	Haikou	$650