Belem vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Belem Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$860
$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2055
$3757
🏠 One person rent
$458
$635
🏘️ Family rent
$911
$1613
🍽️ Food expenses
$252
$308
🚐 Transport expenses
$81.1
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$286
$1455
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
40
100
😀 Quality of life
39
78
🏙️ Population
1.51M
24.9M

The cost of living in Belem is 28% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 6173rd and 4461st ($860 vs $1190) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 6th in Brazil and China, respectively. Check Brazil vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Belem compared to 1.2 months in Shanghai. Belem ranked 85th best city to live in Brazil vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 7261st and 558th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Belem vs Shanghai infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Belem vs Shanghai

Prices for goods and services in Belem and Shanghai are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Belem Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.41
$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$40.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.05
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.24
$1.7
☕ Cappuccino
$2.2
$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.08
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$790
$901
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$303
$497
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1374
$2595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$697
$1269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.2
$39.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.2
$60.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.5
$17.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.15%
4.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1128
$17366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$775
$9346
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.81
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.1
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.98
$6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$2.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.5
$18.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$4.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.1
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.2
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.73
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.3
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.95
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.64
$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.98
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.96
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.2
$69.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.76
$8.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.1
$89.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.34
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.4
$66.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.7
$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$101
$1283
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2155
$28143

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Belem

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Ananindeua
$556
51 km or 32 mi Abaetetuba
$577
67 km or 42 mi Castanhal
$627
141 km or 88 mi Cameta
$617
150 km or 93 mi Capanema
$638
197 km or 123 mi Braganca
$643
214 km or 133 mi Paragominas
$655
221 km or 137 mi Breves
$605
264 km or 164 mi Viseu
$669
288 km or 179 mi Tucurui
$636
329 km or 205 mi Macapa
$574
336 km or 209 mi Santana
$562
398 km or 247 mi Pinheiro
$732
425 km or 264 mi Santa Ines
$692
440 km or 274 mi Maraba
$694
455 km or 283 mi Altamira
$618
467 km or 290 mi Imperatriz
$710
482 km or 299 mi Sao Luis
$832
508 km or 316 mi Itapecuru Mirim
$723
510 km or 317 mi Sao Jose de Ribamar
$759
516 km or 320 mi Bacabal
$681
552 km or 343 mi Grajau
$678
570 km or 354 mi Coroata
$667
578 km or 359 mi Barra do Corda
$659
612 km or 380 mi Codo
$623
625 km or 389 mi Chapadinha
$650
639 km or 397 mi Araguaina
$668
685 km or 426 mi Caxias
$585
698 km or 434 mi Santarem
$627
729 km or 453 mi Balsas
$627
748 km or 465 mi Timon
$574
751 km or 467 mi Teresina
$595
765 km or 475 mi Parnaiba
$632
810 km or 503 mi Piripiri
$599
819 km or 509 mi Oriximina
$772
829 km or 515 mi Cayenne
$1528
847 km or 527 mi Floriano
$562
867 km or 538 mi Camocim
$597
867 km or 539 mi Kourou
$1490
888 km or 552 mi Itaituba
$771

Cities near Shanghai

Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1074
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$731
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$771
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$763
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$682
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$731
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$651
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$687
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$699
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$688
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$690
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$677
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$675
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$755
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$707
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$713
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$682
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$831
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$679
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$694
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$625
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$707
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$625
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$651
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$703
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$524
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$631
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$645
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$720
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$725
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$696
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$719
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$789
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$652
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$740