Belem vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Belem New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$789
$4207
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1831
$9179
🏠 One person rent
$390
$2718
🏘️ Family rent
$671
$4382
🍽️ Food expenses
$242
$875
🚐 Transport expenses
$77.1
$373
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$359
$5229
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
41
100
😀 Quality of life
60
95
🏙️ Population
1.3M
8.8M

The cost of living in Belem is 81% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 6804th and 4th ($789 vs $4207) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd and 2nd 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 1.2 months in New York City. Belem ranked 28th best city to live in Brazil vs New York City ranked 2nd in the United States, while ranked 5967th and 18th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Belem vs New York City

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Belem New York City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.81
$23.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16
$107
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.9
$13.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$8.27
☕ Cappuccino
$2.15
$5.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.95
$2.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$461
$3712
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$275
$2223
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$811
$5056
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$500
$3881
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.2
$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.5
$200
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.5
$66.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.58%
6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1927
$17512
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1367
$9335
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.88
$3.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.3
$134
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.42
$23.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.94
$4.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$6.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.13
$7.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.23
$19.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.2
$15.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.23
$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$6.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$5.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$6.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$3.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$3.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.88
$3.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.1
$18.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$4.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.87
$18.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.85
$23.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.93
$13.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.11
$7.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.34
$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.3
$118
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.3
$21.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.2
$156
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.2
$40.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.3
$68.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.1
$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$109
$2132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3338
$21999

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$690
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$697
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$687
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$808
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$718
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$750
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$667
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$666
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$659
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$647
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$615
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$653
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$664
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$563
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$676
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$632
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$543
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$559
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$706
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$640
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$753
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$1979
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$582
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$3614
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$3134
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$3092
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$2814
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$3307
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$2803
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$2868
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$2738
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$2781
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$2803
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$2801
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$2696
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$2750
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$2792
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$2533
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$2717
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$2809
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$2539
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$2512
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$2665
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$2684
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$2774
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$2685
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$2477
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$2702
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$2782
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$2665
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$2772
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$2697
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$2734
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$2666
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$2497
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$2687
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