Belem vs San Jose, United States - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Belem	San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person	$770	$3674
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1609	$8354
🏠 One person rent	$417	$2553
🏘️ Family rent	$586	$4614
🍽️ Food expenses	$212	$756
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.3	$175
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$504	$6972
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	40	87
😀 Quality of life	41	93
🏙️ Population	1.3M	1.01M

The cost of living in Belem is 79% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 6566th and 13th ($770 vs $3674) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 11th 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 1.9 months in San Jose, United States. Belem ranked 56th best city to live in Brazil vs San Jose, United States ranked 9th in the United States, while ranked 6772nd and 57th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Belem vs San Jose, United States

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	Belem	San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.31	$25.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.9	$99.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.98	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.91	$9.02
☕ Cappuccino	$2.5	$6.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.97	$3.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$540	$2518
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$303	$2244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$623	$4974
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$459	$4085
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49.3	$178
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.6	$275
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.9	$76.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.28%	6.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1839	$11099
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1093	$11117
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.74	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.9	$90.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.63	$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.68	$4.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$3.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.28	$4.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.11	$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.09	$21.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$5.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$3.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$6.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$3.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$3.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$1.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.62	$2.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.06	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$2.11
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.64	$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.36	$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.5	$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.9	$4.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.88	$2.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.7	$113
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.48	$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.7	$151
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.59	$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.1	$48.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$56.6	$83.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$101	$1894
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3187	$23974

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Cities near Belem

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Ananindeua	$668
51 km or 32 mi	Abaetetuba	$538
67 km or 42 mi	Castanhal	$647
141 km or 88 mi	Cameta	$602
150 km or 93 mi	Capanema	$638
197 km or 123 mi	Braganca	$637
214 km or 133 mi	Paragominas	$631
221 km or 137 mi	Breves	$611
264 km or 164 mi	Viseu	$636
288 km or 179 mi	Tucurui	$625
329 km or 205 mi	Macapa	$633
336 km or 209 mi	Santana	$582
398 km or 247 mi	Pinheiro	$639
425 km or 264 mi	Santa Ines	$625
440 km or 274 mi	Maraba	$652
455 km or 283 mi	Altamira	$630
467 km or 290 mi	Imperatriz	$649
482 km or 299 mi	Sao Luis	$692
508 km or 316 mi	Itapecuru Mirim	$632
510 km or 317 mi	Sao Jose de Ribamar	$654
516 km or 320 mi	Bacabal	$611
552 km or 343 mi	Grajau	$621
570 km or 354 mi	Coroata	$603
578 km or 359 mi	Barra do Corda	$604
612 km or 380 mi	Codo	$580
625 km or 389 mi	Chapadinha	$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
847 km or 527 mi	Floriano	$544
867 km or 538 mi	Camocim	$561
867 km or 539 mi	Kourou	$1698
888 km or 552 mi	Itaituba	$727

Cities near San Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3322
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3417
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4181
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3147
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3083
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2799
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3305
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3220
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3085
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3610
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3094
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3159
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3010
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3228
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3288
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$2986
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3584
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3433
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3442
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3578
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$3118
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3085
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$3527
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3804
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3473
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2981
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3091
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2802
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3672
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$2931
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$3023
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3293
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$2851
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3224
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$2922
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3196
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3274
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2250
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3170
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$3146