Belem vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Belem Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$784
$878
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1751
$2307
🏠 One person rent
$413
$456
🏘️ Family rent
$676
$808
🍽️ Food expenses
$226
$253
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.1
$83.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$312
$969
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
41
96
😀 Quality of life
45
78
🏙️ Population
1.3M
17.5M

The cost of living in Belem is 11% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 6728th and 6334th ($784 vs $878) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 17th in Brazil and China, respectively. Check Brazil vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Belem compared to 1.1 months in Shenzhen. Belem ranked 96th best city to live in Brazil vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 7040th and 1094th among best cities to live in the world.

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Belem Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.19
$3.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15
$28.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.98
$4.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.93
$1.26
☕ Cappuccino
$2.53
$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.96
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$481
$619
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$306
$350
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$752
$1122
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$531
$637
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.8
$40.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.1
$61.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.1
$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.09%
3.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1804
$12494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1219
$5776
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.8
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.1
$21
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.64
$4.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.81
$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.21
$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.84
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.83
$3.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.52
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.73
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.1
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.61
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.72
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.8
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.03
$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.7
$43.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.53
$7.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.3
$34
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.37
$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.6
$47.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55.7
$73.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$102
$444
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3163
$22402

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$577
67 km or 42 mi Castanhal
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141 km or 88 mi Cameta
$620
150 km or 93 mi Capanema
$643
197 km or 123 mi Braganca
$645
214 km or 133 mi Paragominas
$643
221 km or 137 mi Breves
$622
264 km or 164 mi Viseu
$652
288 km or 179 mi Tucurui
$631
329 km or 205 mi Macapa
$606
336 km or 209 mi Santana
$573
398 km or 247 mi Pinheiro
$661
425 km or 264 mi Santa Ines
$642
440 km or 274 mi Maraba
$656
455 km or 283 mi Altamira
$631
467 km or 290 mi Imperatriz
$645
482 km or 299 mi Sao Luis
$732
508 km or 316 mi Itapecuru Mirim
$658
510 km or 317 mi Sao Jose de Ribamar
$683
516 km or 320 mi Bacabal
$623
552 km or 343 mi Grajau
$621
570 km or 354 mi Coroata
$624
578 km or 359 mi Barra do Corda
$611
612 km or 380 mi Codo
$596
625 km or 389 mi Chapadinha
$618
639 km or 397 mi Araguaina
$617
685 km or 426 mi Caxias
$568
698 km or 434 mi Santarem
$653
729 km or 453 mi Balsas
$592
748 km or 465 mi Timon
$554
751 km or 467 mi Teresina
$572
765 km or 475 mi Parnaiba
$662
810 km or 503 mi Piripiri
$617
819 km or 509 mi Oriximina
$716
829 km or 515 mi Cayenne
$1931
847 km or 527 mi Floriano
$566
867 km or 538 mi Camocim
$690
867 km or 539 mi Kourou
$1934
888 km or 552 mi Itaituba
$707

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2414
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2718
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$662
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$662
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1746
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$518
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$608
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$829
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$758
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$589
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$941
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$827
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$766
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$777
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$794
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$816
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$892
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$579
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$818
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$451
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$669
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$454
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$809
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$765
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$766
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$780
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$773
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$897
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$750
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$726
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$790
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$697
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$681
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$693
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$707
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$677
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$901
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$546
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$634