Baltimore vs Belo Horizonte - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Baltimore	Belo Horizonte
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2224	$898
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5241	$2247
🏠 One person rent	$1309	$387
🏘️ Family rent	$2141	$647
🍽️ Food expenses	$623	$286
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4251	$598
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	97	64
😀 Quality of life	91	66
🏙️ Population	586K	2.32M

The cost of living in Baltimore is 148% more expensive than in Belo Horizonte. Cities ranked 1429th and 6263rd ($2224 vs $898) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1183rd and 8th 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 Baltimore compared to 0.7 months in Belo Horizonte. Baltimore ranked 29th best city to live in the United States vs Belo Horizonte ranked 11th in Brazil, while ranked 138th and 4990th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baltimore vs Belo Horizonte

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	Baltimore	Belo Horizonte
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.7	$5.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79.9	$32.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$8.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.61	$2.3
☕ Cappuccino	$5.42	$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.08	$1.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1599	$511
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$981	$256
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2089	$805
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1812	$467
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$127	$60
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$195	$92.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$77.8	$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.3%	11.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2495	$2077
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2320	$1065
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$1.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.3	$58.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$6.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.91	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.45	$1.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$1.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.62	$2.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$4.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$7.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.14	$2.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.05	$1.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$1.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.8	$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$9.18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.72	$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.9	$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.05	$5.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.35	$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.74	$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.13	$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.6	$26.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.4	$7.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$123	$50.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.6	$61.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$100	$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1730	$430
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18541	$9000

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Cities near Baltimore

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Catonsville	$2484
21 km or 13 mi	Owings Mills	$2603
23 km or 14 mi	Columbia	$2856
30 km or 19 mi	Laurel	$2377
31 km or 19 mi	Edgewood	$3012
32 km or 20 mi	Eldersburg	$2554
35 km or 22 mi	Bel Air South	$2787
36 km or 22 mi	Annapolis	$2862
37 km or 23 mi	Bel Air North	$2694
37 km or 23 mi	Bowie	$2596
40 km or 25 mi	Greenbelt	$2774
42 km or 26 mi	College Park	$3016
47 km or 29 mi	Silver Spring	$2223
52 km or 32 mi	Rockville	$2678
54 km or 34 mi	Bethesda	$2769
55 km or 34 mi	Gaithersburg	$2512
57 km or 35 mi	Washington	$3350
57 km or 36 mi	Georgetown	$3031
58 km or 36 mi	Germantown	$2695
65 km or 41 mi	Alexandria	$2913
66 km or 41 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2572
66 km or 41 mi	Hanover	$2275
71 km or 44 mi	Frederick	$2318
73 km or 45 mi	Reston	$2801
74 km or 46 mi	Springfield	$2367
75 km or 47 mi	Waldorf	$2508
75 km or 47 mi	Herndon	$2799
76 km or 47 mi	York	$2088
77 km or 48 mi	Fairfax	$2803
80 km or 50 mi	Ashburn	$2793
84 km or 52 mi	Leesburg	$2341
86 km or 54 mi	Newark	$2222
87 km or 54 mi	Centreville	$3338
88 km or 55 mi	Lancaster	$2095
91 km or 56 mi	Woodbridge	$2696
91 km or 57 mi	Marumsco	$2608
95 km or 59 mi	Dover	$2205
95 km or 59 mi	Manassas	$2379
98 km or 61 mi	Waynesboro	$2109
103 km or 64 mi	Hagerstown	$2037

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