Belem vs San Francisco - Cost of Living Comparison

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Belem San Francisco
🚶 Cost of living one person
$789
$4040
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1831
$8690
🏠 One person rent
$390
$2814
🏘️ Family rent
$671
$4668
🍽️ Food expenses
$242
$830
🚐 Transport expenses
$77.1
$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$359
$7450
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
41
97
😀 Quality of life
60
95
🏙️ Population
1.3M
874K

The cost of living in Belem is 80% less expensive than in San Francisco. Cities ranked 6804th and 7th ($789 vs $4040) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd 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 0.5 months in Belem compared to 1.8 months in San Francisco. Belem ranked 28th best city to live in Brazil vs San Francisco ranked 4th in the United States, while ranked 5967th and 30th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Belem vs San Francisco

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Belem San Francisco
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.81
$22.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16
$98.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.9
$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$7.92
☕ Cappuccino
$2.15
$6.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.95
$3.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$461
$3172
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$275
$2480
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$811
$4983
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$500
$4258
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.2
$129
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.5
$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.5
$66.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.58%
6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1927
$10615
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1367
$9151
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.88
$3.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.3
$96.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.42
$19.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.94
$4.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$5.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.13
$7.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.23
$22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.2
$14.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.23
$23.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$7.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$3.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$5.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$6.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$3.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$3.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.88
$3.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.1
$18.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$2.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.87
$14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.85
$13.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.93
$8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.11
$7.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.34
$2.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.3
$102
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.3
$18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.2
$150
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.2
$33.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.3
$70.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.1
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$109
$1918
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3338
$21243

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$649
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$694
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$666
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$638
336 km or 209 mi Santana
$607
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$725
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$690
440 km or 274 mi Maraba
$697
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$669
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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
570 km or 354 mi Coroata
$659
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$647
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$615
625 km or 389 mi Chapadinha
$653
639 km or 397 mi Araguaina
$664
685 km or 426 mi Caxias
$563
698 km or 434 mi Santarem
$676
729 km or 453 mi Balsas
$632
748 km or 465 mi Timon
$543
751 km or 467 mi Teresina
$559
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$706
810 km or 503 mi Piripiri
$640
819 km or 509 mi Oriximina
$753
829 km or 515 mi Cayenne
$1979
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$582
867 km or 538 mi Camocim
$740
867 km or 539 mi Kourou
$1996
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$3252
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$3245
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$3277
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$3212
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$3058
17 km or 10 mi Berkeley
$3242
17 km or 11 mi San Bruno
$3264
18 km or 11 mi El Cerrito
$3073
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$3255
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$3083
20 km or 12 mi Millbrae
$3282
21 km or 13 mi San Pablo
$3058
22 km or 14 mi Burlingame
$3346
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$3007
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$4102
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$3831
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$2802
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$3604
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$2929
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$2893
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$3593
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$2910
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$2983
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$3359
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$2984
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$3771
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$2929
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$3778
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$2780
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$3137
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$2859
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$2380
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$3182
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$2807
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$2783
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