Amsterdam vs Belo Horizonte - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Amsterdam	Belo Horizonte
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3165	$898
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7127	$2247
🏠 One person rent	$2073	$387
🏘️ Family rent	$3318	$647
🍽️ Food expenses	$659	$286
🚐 Transport expenses	$265	$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4747	$598
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	95	64
😀 Quality of life	95	66
🏙️ Population	921K	2.32M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 253% more expensive than in Belo Horizonte. Cities ranked 138th and 6263rd ($3165 vs $898) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 8th in the Netherlands and Brazil, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Amsterdam compared to 0.7 months in Belo Horizonte. Amsterdam ranked 3rd best city to live in the Netherlands vs Belo Horizonte ranked 11th in Brazil, while ranked 24th and 4990th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amsterdam vs Belo Horizonte

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	Amsterdam	Belo Horizonte
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22	$5.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93	$32.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.6	$8.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.81	$2.3
☕ Cappuccino	$4.82	$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.06	$1.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2259	$511
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1723	$256
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3695	$805
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2790	$467
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$191	$60
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$296	$92.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.3	$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.65%	11.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11141	$2077
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7428	$1065
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.92	$1.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$118	$58.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$32.8	$6.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.47	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.55	$1.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$1.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.44	$2.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.4	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$4.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.2	$7.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$2.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$1.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$1.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$1.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.84	$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.7	$9.18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.76	$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.6	$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.06	$5.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.94	$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.19	$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.14	$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.6	$26.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.8	$7.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.1	$50.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$37.3	$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$98	$61.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2748	$430
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20104	$9000

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Purmerend	$2185
18 km or 11 mi	Haarlem	$2755
21 km or 13 mi	IJmuiden	$2354
22 km or 14 mi	Almere	$2399
25 km or 16 mi	Zandvoort	$1865
26 km or 16 mi	Hilversum	$2564
26 km or 16 mi	Huizen	$2296
35 km or 22 mi	Langedijk	$2283
36 km or 22 mi	Utrecht	$2608
38 km or 23 mi	Leiden	$2389
38 km or 24 mi	Oegstgeest	$2307
40 km or 25 mi	Zeist	$2407
42 km or 26 mi	Lelystad	$1477
48 km or 30 mi	Leidschendam	$2365
49 km or 30 mi	Harderwijk	$2148
52 km or 32 mi	The Hague	$2491
53 km or 33 mi	Scheveningen	$2310
55 km or 34 mi	Delft	$2424
57 km or 36 mi	Dronten	$2026
59 km or 36 mi	Rotterdam	$2659
60 km or 37 mi	Veenendaal	$1805
61 km or 38 mi	Ridderkerk	$2336
64 km or 40 mi	Sliedrecht	$2234
64 km or 40 mi	Ede	$2053
65 km or 40 mi	Elburg	$2104
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2662
67 km or 42 mi	Zaltbommel	$2304
70 km or 43 mi	Wageningen	$2341
72 km or 45 mi	Kampen	$2077
75 km or 47 mi	Apeldoorn	$2159
76 km or 47 mi	Texel	$2220
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2272
82 km or 51 mi	Arnhem	$2253
83 km or 51 mi	Zwolle	$1942
83 km or 52 mi	Zwartewaterland	$2040
86 km or 54 mi	Deventer	$2082
89 km or 55 mi	Nijmegen	$2152
89 km or 55 mi	Sneek	$2166
89 km or 55 mi	Breda	$2112
91 km or 57 mi	Tilburg	$2247

Cities near Belo Horizonte

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.4 mi	Contagem	$607
15 km or 9.2 mi	Nova Lima	$653
22 km or 14 mi	Vespasiano	$631
57 km or 35 mi	Sete Lagoas	$475
69 km or 43 mi	Itauna	$636
72 km or 45 mi	Ouro Preto	$572
87 km or 54 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$695
102 km or 63 mi	Divinopolis	$638
123 km or 77 mi	Ponte Nova	$634
136 km or 85 mi	Curvelo	$659
142 km or 88 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$584
147 km or 91 mi	Vicosa	$670
149 km or 93 mi	Barbacena	$568
155 km or 96 mi	Ipatinga	$542
167 km or 104 mi	Formiga	$669
172 km or 107 mi	Uba	$634
190 km or 118 mi	Caratinga	$654
191 km or 119 mi	Lavras	$577
215 km or 133 mi	Muriae	$566
216 km or 134 mi	Juiz de Fora	$623
239 km or 149 mi	Governador Valadares	$538
240 km or 149 mi	Varginha	$519
242 km or 151 mi	Tres Coracoes	$610
269 km or 167 mi	Alfenas	$571
291 km or 181 mi	Resende	$655
292 km or 182 mi	Passos	$618
293 km or 182 mi	Volta Redonda	$581
296 km or 184 mi	Barra Mansa	$607
298 km or 185 mi	Teresopolis	$546
301 km or 187 mi	Petropolis	$805
304 km or 189 mi	Nova Friburgo	$488
306 km or 190 mi	Patos de Minas	$669
314 km or 195 mi	Cachoeiro de Itapemirim	$650
315 km or 196 mi	Araxa	$590
316 km or 197 mi	Cruzeiro	$686
322 km or 200 mi	Itajuba	$576
323 km or 201 mi	Nova Iguacu	$617
324 km or 202 mi	Belford Roxo	$858
328 km or 204 mi	Duque de Caxias	$651
329 km or 205 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$688