Belem vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Belem Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$860
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2055
$2825
🏠 One person rent
$458
$484
🏘️ Family rent
$911
$1181
🍽️ Food expenses
$252
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$81.1
$94.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$286
$1524
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
40
96
😀 Quality of life
39
80
🏙️ Population
1.51M
17.5M

The cost of living in Belem is 8% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 6173rd and 5744th ($860 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 16th in Brazil and China, respectively. Check Brazil vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Belem compared to 1.6 months in Shenzhen. Belem ranked 85th best city to live in Brazil vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 7261st and 460th among best cities to live in the world.

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Belem Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.41
$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.05
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.24
$1.12
☕ Cappuccino
$2.2
$3.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.08
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$790
$650
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$303
$375
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1374
$1719
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$697
$954
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.2
$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.2
$60
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.5
$14.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.15%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1128
$12768
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$775
$7264
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.81
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.1
$27.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.98
$4.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$2.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.5
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.1
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.2
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.73
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.3
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.95
$3.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.64
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$5.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.98
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.96
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.2
$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.76
$7.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.1
$33.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.34
$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.4
$65.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.7
$79
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$101
$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2155
$24305

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$556
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$577
67 km or 42 mi Castanhal
$627
141 km or 88 mi Cameta
$617
150 km or 93 mi Capanema
$638
197 km or 123 mi Braganca
$643
214 km or 133 mi Paragominas
$655
221 km or 137 mi Breves
$605
264 km or 164 mi Viseu
$669
288 km or 179 mi Tucurui
$636
329 km or 205 mi Macapa
$574
336 km or 209 mi Santana
$562
398 km or 247 mi Pinheiro
$732
425 km or 264 mi Santa Ines
$692
440 km or 274 mi Maraba
$694
455 km or 283 mi Altamira
$618
467 km or 290 mi Imperatriz
$710
482 km or 299 mi Sao Luis
$832
508 km or 316 mi Itapecuru Mirim
$723
510 km or 317 mi Sao Jose de Ribamar
$759
516 km or 320 mi Bacabal
$681
552 km or 343 mi Grajau
$678
570 km or 354 mi Coroata
$667
578 km or 359 mi Barra do Corda
$659
612 km or 380 mi Codo
$623
625 km or 389 mi Chapadinha
$650
639 km or 397 mi Araguaina
$668
685 km or 426 mi Caxias
$585
698 km or 434 mi Santarem
$627
729 km or 453 mi Balsas
$627
748 km or 465 mi Timon
$574
751 km or 467 mi Teresina
$595
765 km or 475 mi Parnaiba
$632
810 km or 503 mi Piripiri
$599
819 km or 509 mi Oriximina
$772
829 km or 515 mi Cayenne
$1528
847 km or 527 mi Floriano
$562
867 km or 538 mi Camocim
$597
867 km or 539 mi Kourou
$1490
888 km or 552 mi Itaituba
$771

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2410
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2614
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$618
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$589
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1565
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$481
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$837
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$812
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$742
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$575
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1083
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$816
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$891
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$781
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$791
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$830
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$876
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$738
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$856
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$716
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$799
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$588
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$824
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$774
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$785
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$831
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$857
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$812
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$752
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$806
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$777
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$719
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$735
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$721
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$620
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$851
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$525
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$584