Belem vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Belem New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$860
$4044
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2055
$8222
🏠 One person rent
$458
$2662
🏘️ Family rent
$911
$3953
🍽️ Food expenses
$252
$794
🚐 Transport expenses
$81.1
$392
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$286
$6298
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
40
100
😀 Quality of life
39
96
🏙️ Population
1.51M
8.8M

The cost of living in Belem is 79% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 6173rd and 6th ($860 vs $4044) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 4th 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 0.3 months in Belem compared to 1.6 months in New York City. Belem ranked 85th best city to live in Brazil vs New York City ranked 1st in the United States, while ranked 7261st and 8th among best cities to live in the world.

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Belem New York City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.41
$24.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$108
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.05
$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.24
$8.64
☕ Cappuccino
$2.2
$5.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.08
$2.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$790
$3504
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$303
$2240
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1374
$3748
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$697
$3719
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.2
$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.2
$162
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.5
$66.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.15%
6.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1128
$16943
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$775
$12588
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.81
$2.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.1
$135
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.98
$26.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$4.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$5.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$5.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.5
$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$15.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.1
$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$5.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$5.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$6.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$3.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.2
$3.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$1.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.73
$3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.3
$20
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$2.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.95
$16.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.64
$9.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.98
$6.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.96
$2.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.2
$115
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.76
$18.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.1
$111
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.34
$27.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.4
$68.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.7
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$101
$1647
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2155
$17859

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$655
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$605
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$669
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$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
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$618
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$710
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$832
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$723
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$759
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$681
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$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
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$1528
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$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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$2529
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$2821
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$3002
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$2743
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$2739
14 km or 8.9 mi Bayonne
$3241
15 km or 9.6 mi North Bergen
$2691
17 km or 10 mi Secaucus
$2638
17 km or 11 mi Cliffside Park
$2613
18 km or 11 mi Kearny
$2494
20 km or 12 mi Valley Stream
$2608
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$2612
20 km or 13 mi Lyndhurst
$2520
22 km or 14 mi Newark
$1956
23 km or 14 mi Elizabeth
$2622
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$2400
25 km or 15 mi Hillside
$2464
25 km or 15 mi Long Beach
$2612
25 km or 15 mi Nutley
$2433
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$2351
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$2338
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$2521
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$2684
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$2653
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$2422
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$2638
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$2695
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$2615
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$2660
27 km or 17 mi Hempstead
$2627
28 km or 17 mi Union Township
$2614
28 km or 18 mi Clifton
$2698
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$2534
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$2404
29 km or 18 mi Bergenfield
$2737
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$2784
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$2465
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$2447
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