Belem vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Belem Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$812
$1147
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1873
$3146
🏠 One person rent
$395
$636
🏘️ Family rent
$661
$1119
🍽️ Food expenses
$250
$279
🚐 Transport expenses
$81.6
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$377
$1068
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
41
99
😀 Quality of life
61
76
🏙️ Population
1.3M
24.9M

The cost of living in Belem is 29% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 6712th and 4880th ($812 vs $1147) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st 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 0.9 months in Shanghai. Belem ranked 28th best city to live in Brazil vs Shanghai ranked 5th in China, while ranked 5761st and 1178th 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
$4.82
$4.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.4
$30.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.53
$5.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$1.44
☕ Cappuccino
$2.13
$3.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.96
$0.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$467
$849
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$275
$520
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$810
$1495
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$484
$937
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.5
$38.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89
$59.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.3
$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.48%
3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1925
$14068
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1369
$6729
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.89
$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.6
$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.31
$5.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.09
$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.15
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.23
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.2
$3.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.36
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.93
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.89
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.34
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.17
$2.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.89
$6.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.99
$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.11
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.36
$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.5
$70.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.17
$8.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.4
$98.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.25
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.2
$46.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.5
$71.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$109
$1268
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3337
$27610

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Ananindeua
$709
51 km or 32 mi Abaetetuba
$596
67 km or 42 mi Castanhal
$688
141 km or 88 mi Cameta
$652
150 km or 93 mi Capanema
$684
197 km or 123 mi Braganca
$688
214 km or 133 mi Paragominas
$684
221 km or 137 mi Breves
$655
264 km or 164 mi Viseu
$703
288 km or 179 mi Tucurui
$670
329 km or 205 mi Macapa
$649
336 km or 209 mi Santana
$618
398 km or 247 mi Pinheiro
$734
425 km or 264 mi Santa Ines
$702
440 km or 274 mi Maraba
$709
455 km or 283 mi Altamira
$667
467 km or 290 mi Imperatriz
$699
482 km or 299 mi Sao Luis
$818
508 km or 316 mi Itapecuru Mirim
$732
510 km or 317 mi Sao Jose de Ribamar
$763
516 km or 320 mi Bacabal
$690
552 km or 343 mi Grajau
$681
570 km or 354 mi Coroata
$684
578 km or 359 mi Barra do Corda
$671
612 km or 380 mi Codo
$649
625 km or 389 mi Chapadinha
$678
639 km or 397 mi Araguaina
$670
685 km or 426 mi Caxias
$602
698 km or 434 mi Santarem
$669
729 km or 453 mi Balsas
$651
748 km or 465 mi Timon
$581
751 km or 467 mi Teresina
$592
765 km or 475 mi Parnaiba
$718
810 km or 503 mi Piripiri
$664
819 km or 509 mi Oriximina
$759
829 km or 515 mi Cayenne
$1941
847 km or 527 mi Floriano
$611
867 km or 538 mi Camocim
$747
867 km or 539 mi Kourou
$1966
888 km or 552 mi Itaituba
$755

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1030
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$708
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$726
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$725
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$798
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$643
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$678
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$581
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$680
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$658
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$571
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$660
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$645
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$670
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$663
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$636
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$659
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$899
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$651
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$664
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$657
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$627
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$667
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$623
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$693
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$691
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$623
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$644
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$661
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$696
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$693
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$620
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$677
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$684
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$644
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$789