Belem vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Belem	Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person	$755	$625
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1572	$1708
🏠 One person rent	$405	$205
🏘️ Family rent	$562	$435
🍽️ Food expenses	$216	$231
🚐 Transport expenses	$67	$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$421	$991
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	40	93
😀 Quality of life	41	66
🏙️ Population	1.3M	9.37M

The cost of living in Belem is 21% more expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 6655th and 7405th ($755 vs $625) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 160th 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 1.6 months in Hefei. Belem ranked 67th best city to live in Brazil vs Hefei ranked 31st in China, while ranked 6876th and 3963rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Belem vs Hefei

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	Belem	Hefei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.66	$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14	$13.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.92	$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$0.84
☕ Cappuccino	$2.4	$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.87	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$462	$205
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$303	$156
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$575	$481
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$435	$358
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.8	$25.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81.6	$39.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17	$13.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.21%	4.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1728	$3736
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1162	$2103
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30	$40.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.37	$3.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.75	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$0.77
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.04	$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.64	$7.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$4.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.68	$9.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$0.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.64	$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.95	$20.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.15	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.56	$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.63	$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.68	$4.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1	$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.88	$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.5	$83.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.95	$5.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34	$28
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.63	$6.43
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.4	$57.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$51.6	$60.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$96.1	$237
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3002	$8278

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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 Hefei

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Chaohu	$621
73 km or 45 mi	Huainan	$608
74 km or 46 mi	Lu'an	$664
95 km or 59 mi	Tongcheng	$600
103 km or 64 mi	Ma'anshan	$666
113 km or 70 mi	Tongling	$632
118 km or 73 mi	Wuhu	$691
119 km or 74 mi	Bengbu	$505
122 km or 76 mi	Mingguang	$587
135 km or 84 mi	Chizhou	$611
142 km or 88 mi	Nanjing	$746
152 km or 94 mi	Qianshan	$576
153 km or 95 mi	Anqing	$555
173 km or 107 mi	Xuancheng	$672
178 km or 110 mi	Jurong	$621
180 km or 112 mi	Fuyang	$633
183 km or 114 mi	Yizheng	$592
186 km or 116 mi	Tianchang	$613
199 km or 124 mi	Suzhou	$602
209 km or 130 mi	Zhenjiang	$522
211 km or 131 mi	Yangzhou	$620
213 km or 132 mi	Ningguo	$642
214 km or 133 mi	Liyang	$654
217 km or 135 mi	Danyang	$607
227 km or 141 mi	Macheng	$630
228 km or 141 mi	Gaoyou	$621
229 km or 142 mi	Guangde	$650
237 km or 147 mi	Huaibei	$584
238 km or 148 mi	Jieshou	$591
242 km or 151 mi	Yangzhong	$603
243 km or 151 mi	Yongcheng	$600
247 km or 153 mi	Yixing	$695
248 km or 154 mi	Suqian	$620
251 km or 156 mi	Huai'an	$668
254 km or 158 mi	Changzhou	$702
256 km or 159 mi	Taizhou	$644
259 km or 161 mi	Huangshan	$642
260 km or 162 mi	Taixing	$636
267 km or 166 mi	Xuzhou	$484
268 km or 167 mi	Xinghua	$665