Arlington vs Belo Horizonte - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Arlington	Belo Horizonte
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1907	$875
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4693	$2166
🏠 One person rent	$1121	$390
🏘️ Family rent	$1937	$654
🍽️ Food expenses	$561	$269
🚐 Transport expenses	$86.4	$120
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3714	$465
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	90	64
😀 Quality of life	78	64
🏙️ Population	394K	2.32M

The cost of living in Arlington is 118% more expensive than in Belo Horizonte. Cities ranked 2397th and 6468th ($1907 vs $875) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1784th and 11th in the United States and Brazil, respectively. Check the United States vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Arlington compared to 0.5 months in Belo Horizonte. Arlington ranked 264th best city to live in the United States vs Belo Horizonte ranked 14th in Brazil, while ranked 894th and 5495th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Arlington vs Belo Horizonte

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	Arlington	Belo Horizonte
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16	$5.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.8	$32.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.7	$7.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.17	$2.23
☕ Cappuccino	$5.41	$2.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.78	$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1271	$446
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$867	$274
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2259	$781
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1561	$479
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$59.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$183	$92.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.4	$21.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.24%	11.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2186	$1804
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2186	$926
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$5.22	$1.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39.7	$50.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.5	$8.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.75	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$0.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.82	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$1.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.01	$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.89	$9.84
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$4.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$7.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.18	$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.55	$1.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.83	$2.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.8	$8.18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$1.26
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.59	$2.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.18	$4.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.11	$4.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.46	$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.02	$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.2	$25.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.1	$7.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$105	$47.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$53	$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.2	$84.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1389	$394
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25323	$7813

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Cities near Arlington

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Grand Prairie	$2127
14 km or 8.9 mi	Mansfield	$2302
15 km or 9.6 mi	Hurst	$2127
16 km or 9.8 mi	Bedford	$2126
16 km or 10 mi	Euless	$2114
19 km or 12 mi	Haltom	$2145
19 km or 12 mi	North Richland Hills	$2141
20 km or 12 mi	Irving	$2114
20 km or 13 mi	Colleyville	$2124
21 km or 13 mi	Fort Worth	$2219
21 km or 13 mi	Duncanville	$2198
21 km or 13 mi	Cedar Hill	$2195
22 km or 14 mi	Watauga	$2128
26 km or 16 mi	Grapevine	$2076
27 km or 17 mi	Burleson	$2175
27 km or 17 mi	Keller	$2105
27 km or 17 mi	Southlake	$2129
27 km or 17 mi	DeSoto	$2193
28 km or 17 mi	Midlothian	$2193
29 km or 18 mi	Saginaw	$2152
30 km or 18 mi	Coppell	$2142
30 km or 19 mi	Dallas	$2461
31 km or 19 mi	Benbrook	$2155
34 km or 21 mi	Farmers Branch	$2190
35 km or 21 mi	Lancaster	$2212
35 km or 22 mi	University Park	$2258
37 km or 23 mi	Flower Mound	$2135
38 km or 24 mi	Carrollton	$2188
39 km or 24 mi	Lewisville	$2076
43 km or 27 mi	Waxahachie	$2196
47 km or 29 mi	Cleburne	$2177
48 km or 30 mi	Balch Springs	$2208
48 km or 30 mi	Richardson	$2246
48 km or 30 mi	The Colony	$2233
49 km or 30 mi	Mesquite	$2147
49 km or 30 mi	Corinth	$2177
51 km or 32 mi	Garland	$2357
52 km or 32 mi	Plano	$2127
54 km or 33 mi	Little Elm	$2225
56 km or 35 mi	Frisco	$2393

Cities near Belo Horizonte

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.4 mi	Contagem	$596
15 km or 9.2 mi	Nova Lima	$651
22 km or 14 mi	Vespasiano	$628
57 km or 35 mi	Sete Lagoas	$444
69 km or 43 mi	Itauna	$629
72 km or 45 mi	Ouro Preto	$578
87 km or 54 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$679
102 km or 63 mi	Divinopolis	$626
123 km or 77 mi	Ponte Nova	$631
136 km or 85 mi	Curvelo	$642
142 km or 88 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$568
147 km or 91 mi	Vicosa	$643
149 km or 93 mi	Barbacena	$565
155 km or 96 mi	Ipatinga	$538
167 km or 104 mi	Formiga	$654
172 km or 107 mi	Uba	$625
190 km or 118 mi	Caratinga	$636
191 km or 119 mi	Lavras	$562
215 km or 133 mi	Muriae	$585
216 km or 134 mi	Juiz de Fora	$600
239 km or 149 mi	Governador Valadares	$523
240 km or 149 mi	Varginha	$505
242 km or 151 mi	Tres Coracoes	$594
269 km or 167 mi	Alfenas	$549
291 km or 181 mi	Resende	$652
292 km or 182 mi	Passos	$609
293 km or 182 mi	Volta Redonda	$576
296 km or 184 mi	Barra Mansa	$600
298 km or 185 mi	Teresopolis	$537
301 km or 187 mi	Petropolis	$782
304 km or 189 mi	Nova Friburgo	$482
306 km or 190 mi	Patos de Minas	$664
314 km or 195 mi	Cachoeiro de Itapemirim	$648
315 km or 196 mi	Araxa	$586
316 km or 197 mi	Cruzeiro	$672
322 km or 200 mi	Itajuba	$565
323 km or 201 mi	Nova Iguacu	$632
324 km or 202 mi	Belford Roxo	$851
328 km or 204 mi	Duque de Caxias	$648
329 km or 205 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$681