Belem vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Belem Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$812
$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1873
$2526
🏠 One person rent
$395
$552
🏘️ Family rent
$661
$975
🍽️ Food expenses
$250
$270
🚐 Transport expenses
$81.6
$87.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$377
$938
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
41
95
😀 Quality of life
61
76
🏙️ Population
1.3M
17.5M

The cost of living in Belem is 18% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 6712th and 5618th ($812 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 10th 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 Shenzhen. Belem ranked 28th best city to live in Brazil vs Shenzhen ranked 4th in China, while ranked 5761st and 1163rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Belem vs Shenzhen

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Belem Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.82
$3.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.4
$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.53
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$1.47
☕ Cappuccino
$2.13
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.96
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$467
$701
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$275
$456
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$810
$1238
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$484
$826
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.5
$35.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89
$54.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.3
$11.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.48%
3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1925
$13122
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1369
$6054
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.89
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.6
$22.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.31
$4.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.09
$1.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.15
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.23
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.2
$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.36
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.93
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.89
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10
$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.34
$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.17
$4.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.89
$5.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.99
$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.11
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.36
$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.5
$48.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.17
$7.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.4
$34.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.25
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.2
$39.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.5
$70.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$109
$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3337
$21140

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$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
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2396
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2663
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$678
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$694
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1734
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$548
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$638
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$873
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$785
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$627
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$954
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$858
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$777
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$801
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$807
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$908
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$600
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$793
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$473
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$612
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$682
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$474
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$828
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$766
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$778
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$802
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$797
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$758
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$739
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$751
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$824
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$705
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$702
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$714
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$729
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$711
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$892
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$528
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$648