Abuja vs Belo Horizonte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Belo Horizonte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1502
$768
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3792
$1890
🏠 One person rent
$1135
$341
🏘️ Family rent
$2756
$550
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$238
🚐 Transport expenses
$71.5
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$277
$373
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
38
63
😀 Quality of life
19
59
🏙️ Population
1.69M
2.32M

The cost of living in Abuja is 96% more expensive than in Belo Horizonte. Cities ranked 3416th and 6579th ($1502 vs $768) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 7th in Nigeria and Brazil, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Abuja compared to 0.5 months in Belo Horizonte. Abuja ranked 4th best city to live in Nigeria vs Belo Horizonte ranked 5th in Brazil, while ranked 8901st and 5438th among best cities to live in the world.

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Abuja Belo Horizonte
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.45
$4.88
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.3
$29
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.62
$6.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.96
☕ Cappuccino
$1.91
$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1823
$375
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$872
$243
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4523
$630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2198
$406
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.3
$52.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.2
$79.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.1
$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.42%
10.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1406
$1419
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1124
$830
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.9
$39.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.14
$8.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.27
$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.23
$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.37
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.18
$8.09
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.63
$3.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.13
$7.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$0.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.11
$7.22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.5
$1.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.97
$5.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.81
$3.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.14
$1.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.6
$1.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.3
$24
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.24
$5.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13
$43.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.74
$8.06
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.4
$51.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.5
$72
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$133
$351
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1951
$6817

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Distance City Cost of living
120 km or 74 mi Minna
$743
163 km or 101 mi Kaduna
$371
181 km or 113 mi Jos
$820
225 km or 140 mi Zaria
$526
291 km or 181 mi Enugu
$462
293 km or 182 mi Bauchi
$759
296 km or 184 mi Owo
$651
297 km or 185 mi Ado Ekiti
$666
321 km or 199 mi Awka
$805
323 km or 201 mi Akure
$634
329 km or 204 mi Ilorin
$535
331 km or 205 mi Onitsha
$972
346 km or 215 mi Kano
$553
352 km or 219 mi Osogbo
$695
357 km or 222 mi Gusau
$587
367 km or 228 mi Ife
$779
368 km or 229 mi Benin
$558
392 km or 243 mi Umuahia
$883
400 km or 249 mi Owerri
$1611
414 km or 257 mi Oyo
$677
434 km or 270 mi Ibadan
$776
438 km or 272 mi Katsina
$579
438 km or 272 mi Warri
$881
438 km or 272 mi Aba
$621
456 km or 283 mi Bamenda
$553
466 km or 289 mi Calabar
$384
482 km or 299 mi Port Harcourt
$679
496 km or 308 mi Maradi
$972
503 km or 312 mi Abeokuta
$1030
509 km or 316 mi Sokoto
$426
513 km or 319 mi Bafoussam
$555
536 km or 333 mi Lagos
$1113
537 km or 334 mi Kumba
$764
552 km or 343 mi Zinder
$974
562 km or 349 mi Save
$613
574 km or 357 mi Damaturu
$553
577 km or 358 mi Buea
$601
592 km or 368 mi Limbe
$655
606 km or 377 mi Malabo
$741
608 km or 378 mi Douala
$1265

Cities near Belo Horizonte

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.4 mi Contagem
$532
15 km or 9.2 mi Nova Lima
$627
22 km or 14 mi Vespasiano
$609
57 km or 35 mi Sete Lagoas
$412
69 km or 43 mi Itauna
$558
72 km or 45 mi Ouro Preto
$550
87 km or 54 mi Conselheiro Lafaiete
$602
102 km or 63 mi Divinopolis
$568
123 km or 77 mi Ponte Nova
$562
136 km or 85 mi Curvelo
$571
142 km or 88 mi Sao Joao del-Rei
$505
147 km or 91 mi Vicosa
$584
149 km or 93 mi Barbacena
$487
155 km or 96 mi Ipatinga
$457
167 km or 104 mi Formiga
$580
172 km or 107 mi Uba
$563
190 km or 118 mi Caratinga
$563
191 km or 119 mi Lavras
$503
215 km or 133 mi Muriae
$584
216 km or 134 mi Juiz de Fora
$462
239 km or 149 mi Governador Valadares
$471
240 km or 149 mi Varginha
$449
242 km or 151 mi Tres Coracoes
$523
269 km or 167 mi Alfenas
$483
291 km or 181 mi Resende
$572
292 km or 182 mi Passos
$536
293 km or 182 mi Volta Redonda
$522
296 km or 184 mi Barra Mansa
$537
298 km or 185 mi Teresopolis
$546
301 km or 187 mi Petropolis
$587
304 km or 189 mi Nova Friburgo
$474
306 km or 190 mi Patos de Minas
$599
314 km or 195 mi Cachoeiro de Itapemirim
$572
315 km or 196 mi Araxa
$529
316 km or 197 mi Cruzeiro
$595
322 km or 200 mi Itajuba
$518
323 km or 201 mi Nova Iguacu
$562
324 km or 202 mi Belford Roxo
$769
328 km or 204 mi Duque de Caxias
$614
329 km or 205 mi Sao Joao de Meriti
$622