Belem vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Belem Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$789
$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1831
$3097
🏠 One person rent
$390
$600
🏘️ Family rent
$671
$1068
🍽️ Food expenses
$242
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$77.1
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$359
$879
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
41
99
😀 Quality of life
60
75
🏙️ Population
1.3M
24.9M

The cost of living in Belem is 30% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 6804th and 4971st ($789 vs $1126) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd and 5th in Brazil and China, respectively. Check Brazil vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Belem compared to 0.8 months in Shanghai. Belem ranked 28th best city to live in Brazil vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 5967th and 1655th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Belem vs Shanghai

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Belem Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.81
$5.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16
$36.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.9
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$1.69
☕ Cappuccino
$2.15
$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.95
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$461
$803
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$275
$486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$811
$1462
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$500
$880
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.2
$37.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.5
$58.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.5
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.58%
3.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1927
$14215
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1367
$7113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.88
$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.3
$30.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.42
$6.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.94
$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.13
$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.23
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.2
$3.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.23
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.88
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.1
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.87
$3.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.85
$6.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.93
$6.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.11
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.34
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.3
$61.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.3
$7.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.2
$94.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.2
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.3
$50.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.1
$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$109
$1114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3338
$27781

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Ananindeua
$702
51 km or 32 mi Abaetetuba
$589
67 km or 42 mi Castanhal
$680
141 km or 88 mi Cameta
$643
150 km or 93 mi Capanema
$679
197 km or 123 mi Braganca
$681
214 km or 133 mi Paragominas
$677
221 km or 137 mi Breves
$649
264 km or 164 mi Viseu
$694
288 km or 179 mi Tucurui
$666
329 km or 205 mi Macapa
$638
336 km or 209 mi Santana
$607
398 km or 247 mi Pinheiro
$725
425 km or 264 mi Santa Ines
$690
440 km or 274 mi Maraba
$697
455 km or 283 mi Altamira
$669
467 km or 290 mi Imperatriz
$687
482 km or 299 mi Sao Luis
$808
508 km or 316 mi Itapecuru Mirim
$718
510 km or 317 mi Sao Jose de Ribamar
$750
516 km or 320 mi Bacabal
$667
552 km or 343 mi Grajau
$666
570 km or 354 mi Coroata
$659
578 km or 359 mi Barra do Corda
$647
612 km or 380 mi Codo
$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
765 km or 475 mi Parnaiba
$706
810 km or 503 mi Piripiri
$640
819 km or 509 mi Oriximina
$753
829 km or 515 mi Cayenne
$1979
847 km or 527 mi Floriano
$582
867 km or 538 mi Camocim
$740
867 km or 539 mi Kourou
$1996
888 km or 552 mi Itaituba
$750

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1002
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$669
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$696
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$701
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$782
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$594
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$620
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$644
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$557
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$683
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$643
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$650
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$584
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$671
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$636
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$680
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$684
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$623
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$646
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$860
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$636
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$647
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$652
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$611
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$652
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$604
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$675
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$678
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$525
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$618
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$626
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$644
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$667
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$677
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$601
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$661
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$665
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$632
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$765