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

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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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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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$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

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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