Belem vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Belem Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$770
$1136
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1609
$3654
🏠 One person rent
$417
$602
🏘️ Family rent
$586
$1527
🍽️ Food expenses
$212
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.3
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$504
$1905
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
40
100
😀 Quality of life
41
79
🏙️ Population
1.3M
24.9M

The cost of living in Belem is 32% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 6566th and 4780th ($770 vs $1136) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 6th in Brazil and China, respectively. Check Brazil vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Belem compared to 1.7 months in Shanghai. Belem ranked 56th best city to live in Brazil vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 6772nd and 571st 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
$3.31
$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.9
$42.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.98
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$1.43
☕ Cappuccino
$2.5
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.97
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$540
$897
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$303
$461
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$623
$2549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$459
$1181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.3
$36.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.6
$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16.9
$16.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.28%
4.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1839
$16156
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1093
$8893
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.74
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.9
$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.63
$6.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$2.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.68
$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.28
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.11
$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$3.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.09
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.62
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.06
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.64
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.36
$6.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.5
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.9
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.88
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.7
$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.48
$8.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.7
$90.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.59
$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.1
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56.6
$78.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$101
$1263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3187
$31401

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$668
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$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
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1028
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$706
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$749
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$738
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$585
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$661
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$718
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$620
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$706
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$685
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$612
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$733
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$674
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$742
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$702
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$729
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$674
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$843
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$676
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$690
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$629
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$698
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$630
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$673
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$698
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$650
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$651
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$703
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$708
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$699
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$702
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$771
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$648
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$774