Belem vs San Francisco - Cost of Living Comparison

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Belem San Francisco
🚶 Cost of living one person
$770
$3781
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1609
$8717
🏠 One person rent
$417
$2600
🏘️ Family rent
$586
$4501
🍽️ Food expenses
$212
$806
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.3
$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$504
$7795
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
40
97
😀 Quality of life
41
97
🏙️ Population
1.3M
874K

The cost of living in Belem is 80% less expensive than in San Francisco. Cities ranked 6566th and 9th ($770 vs $3781) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 7th 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 0.7 months in Belem compared to 2.1 months in San Francisco. Belem ranked 56th best city to live in Brazil vs San Francisco ranked 1st in the United States, while ranked 6772nd and 12th among best cities to live in the world.

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Belem San Francisco
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.31
$22.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.9
$103
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.98
$12.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$8.68
 Cappuccino
$2.5
$5.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.97
$2.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$540
$2707
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$303
$2324
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$623
$5024
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$459
$4030
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.3
$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.6
$211
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16.9
$61.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.28%
6.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1839
$11577
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1093
$11019
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.74
$2.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.9
$96.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.63
$20.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.68
$4.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$5.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.28
$6.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.11
$23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.09
$22.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$6.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$3.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$5.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$3.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$3.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$1.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.62
$3.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.06
$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$3.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.64
$13.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.36
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.5
$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.9
$5.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.88
$2.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.7
$91.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.48
$17.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.7
$132
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.59
$23.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.1
$63.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56.6
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$101
$2916
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3187
$31050

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$631
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$611
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$636
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$625
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$633
336 km or 209 mi Santana
$582
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$639
425 km or 264 mi Santa Ines
$625
440 km or 274 mi Maraba
$652
455 km or 283 mi Altamira
$630
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$649
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$692
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$632
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$654
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$611
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$621
570 km or 354 mi Coroata
$603
578 km or 359 mi Barra do Corda
$604
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$580
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$595
639 km or 397 mi Araguaina
$618
685 km or 426 mi Caxias
$562
698 km or 434 mi Santarem
$666
729 km or 453 mi Balsas
$592
748 km or 465 mi Timon
$554
751 km or 467 mi Teresina
$576
765 km or 475 mi Parnaiba
$584
810 km or 503 mi Piripiri
$575
819 km or 509 mi Oriximina
$728
829 km or 515 mi Cayenne
$1642
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$544
867 km or 538 mi Camocim
$561
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$1698
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$3180
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$3170
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$3274
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$3146
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$2940
17 km or 10 mi Berkeley
$3082
17 km or 11 mi San Bruno
$3196
18 km or 11 mi El Cerrito
$2977
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$3152
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$3053
20 km or 12 mi Millbrae
$3224
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$3048
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$3293
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$3023
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$4155
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$3672
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$2802
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$3473
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$2831
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$2949
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$3804
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$2981
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$2931
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$3442
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$2874
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$3584
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$2714
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$2922
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$2767
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$2986
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$2851
39 km or 24 mi Vallejo
$2885
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$3176
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$2845
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$2726
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