Belem vs San Francisco - Cost of Living Comparison

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Belem San Francisco
🚶 Cost of living one person
$755
$3905
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1572
$8537
🏠 One person rent
$405
$2719
🏘️ Family rent
$562
$4421
🍽️ Food expenses
$216
$804
🚐 Transport expenses
$67
$177
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$421
$7528
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
40
97
😀 Quality of life
41
96
🏙️ Population
1.3M
874K

The cost of living in Belem is 81% less expensive than in San Francisco. Cities ranked 6655th and 7th ($755 vs $3905) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 5th 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 0.6 months in Belem compared to 1.9 months in San Francisco. Belem ranked 67th best city to live in Brazil vs San Francisco ranked 1st in the United States, while ranked 6876th and 16th among best cities to live in the world.

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Belem San Francisco
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.66
$22.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14
$102
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.92
$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$8.59
☕ Cappuccino
$2.4
$5.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$3.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$462
$2797
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$303
$2467
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$575
$4615
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$435
$4053
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.8
$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81.6
$198
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17
$57.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.21%
6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1728
$11255
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1162
$10091
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.69
$2.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30
$92.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.37
$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.02
$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.75
$4.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$5.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.04
$6.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.64
$24.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.45
$14.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.68
$22.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$6.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$3.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$5.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$6.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$3.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$3.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$1.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.64
$3.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.95
$19.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$3.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.56
$14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.63
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.68
$7.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1
$5.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.88
$2.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.5
$87.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.95
$17.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34
$148
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.63
$26.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.4
$64.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51.6
$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$96.1
$2824
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3002
$20590

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$602
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$600
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$593
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$572
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$591
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$590
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$546
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$639
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$537
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$589
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$570
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