Auckland vs Belo Horizonte - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Auckland	Belo Horizonte
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2100	$898
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4687	$2247
🏠 One person rent	$1218	$387
🏘️ Family rent	$1887	$647
🍽️ Food expenses	$524	$286
🚐 Transport expenses	$234	$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3173	$598
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	32	64
😀 Quality of life	89	66
🏙️ Population	1.47M	2.32M

The cost of living in Auckland is 134% more expensive than in Belo Horizonte. Cities ranked 1745th and 6263rd ($2100 vs $898) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 8th in New Zealand and Brazil, respectively. Check New Zealand vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Auckland compared to 0.7 months in Belo Horizonte. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Belo Horizonte ranked 11th in Brazil, while ranked 242nd and 4990th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Auckland vs Belo Horizonte

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	Auckland	Belo Horizonte
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13	$5.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.1	$32.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.62	$8.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7	$2.3
☕ Cappuccino	$3.56	$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.14	$1.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1140	$511
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1054	$256
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1993	$805
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1609	$467
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99	$60
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$153	$92.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48	$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.45%	11.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7981	$2077
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5409	$1065
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.61	$1.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$124	$58.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.1	$6.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.74	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.72	$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.91	$1.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.11	$2.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.74	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$4.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.3	$7.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$2.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$1.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.43	$1.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.29	$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.9	$9.18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.82	$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.6	$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$5.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.03	$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.47	$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.38	$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.4	$26.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.4	$7.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.7	$50.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.4	$61.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.8	$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1100	$430
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17894	$9000

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Cities near Auckland

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Waitakere	$1752
17 km or 11 mi	Manukau	$1553
28 km or 18 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1745
40 km or 25 mi	Pukekohe	$1530
113 km or 70 mi	Hamilton	$1424
132 km or 82 mi	Whangarei	$1239
154 km or 96 mi	Tauranga	$1660
193 km or 120 mi	Rotorua	$1259
234 km or 146 mi	Taupo	$1475
253 km or 157 mi	New Plymouth	$1261
344 km or 214 mi	Whanganui	$1400
347 km or 216 mi	Napier	$1653
348 km or 217 mi	Gisborne	$1647
359 km or 223 mi	Hastings	$1503
396 km or 246 mi	Palmerston North	$1395
453 km or 281 mi	Paraparaumu	$1709
464 km or 288 mi	Masterton	$1440
476 km or 296 mi	Porirua	$1803
477 km or 296 mi	Upper Hutt	$1751
486 km or 302 mi	Lower Hutt	$1869
494 km or 307 mi	Wellington	$2003
512 km or 318 mi	Nelson	$1469
524 km or 326 mi	Blenheim	$1248
765 km or 475 mi	Christchurch	$1705
891 km or 553 mi	Timaru	$1800
995 km or 618 mi	Wanaka	$1567
1044 km or 649 mi	Queenstown	$2232
1064 km or 661 mi	Dunedin	$1507
1190 km or 740 mi	Invercargill	$1282
1809 km or 1124 mi	Noumea	$1911
1821 km or 1131 mi	Dumbea	$1844
1826 km or 1135 mi	Paita	$1851
1997 km or 1241 mi	Mua	$1033
1997 km or 1241 mi	Nukualofa	$1032
2097 km or 1303 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
2112 km or 1312 mi	Suva	$891
2120 km or 1317 mi	Nasinu	$910
2129 km or 1323 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
2134 km or 1326 mi	Nadi	$1095
2140 km or 1330 mi	Newcastle	$1995

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