Auckland vs Belo Horizonte - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Auckland	Belo Horizonte
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2156	$875
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4802	$2166
🏠 One person rent	$1242	$390
🏘️ Family rent	$1967	$654
🍽️ Food expenses	$543	$269
🚐 Transport expenses	$242	$120
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3398	$465
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	32	64
😀 Quality of life	89	64
🏙️ Population	1.47M	2.32M

The cost of living in Auckland is 146% more expensive than in Belo Horizonte. Cities ranked 1604th and 6468th ($2156 vs $875) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 11th in New Zealand and Brazil, respectively. Check New Zealand vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Auckland compared to 0.5 months in Belo Horizonte. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Belo Horizonte ranked 14th in Brazil, while ranked 240th and 5495th 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	$5.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.5	$32.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.86	$7.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.14	$2.23
☕ Cappuccino	$3.63	$2.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.35	$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1205	$446
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1071	$274
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2099	$781
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1689	$479
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.7	$59.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$147	$92.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.2	$21.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.07%	11.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7507	$1804
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5316	$926
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$1.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$131	$50.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.4	$8.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.63	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$0.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.03	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.66	$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.91	$9.84
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$4.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$7.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.3	$1.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$2.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$8.18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$1.26
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.3	$2.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$4.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.16	$4.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.45	$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.7	$25.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$7.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$47.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.3	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$75.6	$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$84.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$988	$394
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15607	$7813

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Cities near Auckland

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Waitakere	$1778
17 km or 11 mi	Manukau	$1646
28 km or 18 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1782
40 km or 25 mi	Pukekohe	$1527
113 km or 70 mi	Hamilton	$1474
132 km or 82 mi	Whangarei	$1261
154 km or 96 mi	Tauranga	$1740
193 km or 120 mi	Rotorua	$1393
234 km or 146 mi	Taupo	$1523
253 km or 157 mi	New Plymouth	$1304
344 km or 214 mi	Whanganui	$1528
347 km or 216 mi	Napier	$1605
348 km or 217 mi	Gisborne	$1696
359 km or 223 mi	Hastings	$1518
396 km or 246 mi	Palmerston North	$1458
453 km or 281 mi	Paraparaumu	$1741
464 km or 288 mi	Masterton	$1359
476 km or 296 mi	Porirua	$1788
477 km or 296 mi	Upper Hutt	$1803
486 km or 302 mi	Lower Hutt	$1920
494 km or 307 mi	Wellington	$2037
512 km or 318 mi	Nelson	$1533
524 km or 326 mi	Blenheim	$1325
765 km or 475 mi	Christchurch	$1787
891 km or 553 mi	Timaru	$1894
995 km or 618 mi	Wanaka	$1623
1044 km or 649 mi	Queenstown	$2303
1064 km or 661 mi	Dunedin	$1579
1190 km or 740 mi	Invercargill	$1318
1809 km or 1124 mi	Noumea	$1928
1821 km or 1131 mi	Dumbea	$1865
1826 km or 1135 mi	Paita	$1865
1997 km or 1241 mi	Mua	$1033
1997 km or 1241 mi	Nukualofa	$1035
2097 km or 1303 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
2112 km or 1312 mi	Suva	$879
2120 km or 1317 mi	Nasinu	$857
2129 km or 1323 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
2134 km or 1326 mi	Nadi	$1039
2140 km or 1330 mi	Newcastle	$1997

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