Belem vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Belem Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$755
$916
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1572
$2694
🏠 One person rent
$405
$478
🏘️ Family rent
$562
$1142
🍽️ Food expenses
$216
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$67
$85.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$421
$1771
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
40
96
😀 Quality of life
41
80
🏙️ Population
1.3M
17.7M

The cost of living in Belem is 18% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 6655th and 5950th ($755 vs $916) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 12th in Brazil and China, respectively. Check Brazil vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Belem compared to 1.9 months in Shenzhen. Belem ranked 67th best city to live in Brazil vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 6876th and 545th among best cities to live in the world.

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Belem Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.66
$3.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14
$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.92
$5.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$1.11
☕ Cappuccino
$2.4
$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$462
$667
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$303
$360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$575
$1650
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$435
$917
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.8
$43.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81.6
$65.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17
$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.21%
4.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1728
$12583
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1162
$6551
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.69
$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30
$23.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.37
$4.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.02
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.75
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.04
$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.64
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.45
$4.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.68
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.64
$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.95
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.56
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.63
$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.68
$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1
$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.88
$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.5
$48.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.95
$6.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34
$33.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.63
$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.4
$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51.6
$78
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$96.1
$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3002
$22267

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$614
221 km or 137 mi Breves
$590
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$624
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$603
329 km or 205 mi Macapa
$610
336 km or 209 mi Santana
$565
398 km or 247 mi Pinheiro
$642
425 km or 264 mi Santa Ines
$621
440 km or 274 mi Maraba
$629
455 km or 283 mi Altamira
$611
467 km or 290 mi Imperatriz
$621
482 km or 299 mi Sao Luis
$710
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$639
510 km or 317 mi Sao Jose de Ribamar
$665
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$603
552 km or 343 mi Grajau
$602
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$600
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$593
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$572
625 km or 389 mi Chapadinha
$591
639 km or 397 mi Araguaina
$590
685 km or 426 mi Caxias
$546
698 km or 434 mi Santarem
$639
729 km or 453 mi Balsas
$569
748 km or 465 mi Timon
$537
751 km or 467 mi Teresina
$557
765 km or 475 mi Parnaiba
$589
810 km or 503 mi Piripiri
$570
819 km or 509 mi Oriximina
$697
829 km or 515 mi Cayenne
$1643
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$543
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$564
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$1645
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$2432
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$2737
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$653
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$656
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$1588
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$461
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$601
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$804
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$774
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$611
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$936
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$812
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$764
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$794
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$793
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$823
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$877
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$569
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$818
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$443
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$581
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$655
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$451
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$803
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$755
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$758
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$761
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$756
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$761
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$724
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$771
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$764
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$649
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$664
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$702
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$688
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$650
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$823
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$522
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$609