Belo Horizonte vs Boston - Cost of Living Comparison

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Belo Horizonte Boston
🚶 Cost of living one person
$787
$3467
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1919
$7682
🏠 One person rent
$345
$2394
🏘️ Family rent
$550
$3923
🍽️ Food expenses
$243
$726
🚐 Transport expenses
$113
$146
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$356
$5787
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
63
100
😀 Quality of life
58
92
🏙️ Population
2.32M
676K

The cost of living in Belo Horizonte is 77% less expensive than in Boston. Cities ranked 6493rd and 32nd ($787 vs $3467) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 28th in Brazil and the United States, respectively. Check Brazil vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Belo Horizonte compared to 1.7 months in Boston. Belo Horizonte ranked 6th best city to live in Brazil vs Boston ranked 15th in the United States, while ranked 5488th and 89th among best cities to live in the world.

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Belo Horizonte Boston
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.13
$21.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.1
$93.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.32
$13.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$8.4
☕ Cappuccino
$1.87
$5.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$3.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$385
$2739
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$245
$2042
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$622
$4881
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$406
$3321
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.4
$144
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81.1
$222
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.6
$68.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.71%
6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1120
$11569
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$767
$6730
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$2.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43
$90.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.04
$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.93
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.31
$3.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$4.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.11
$4.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.28
$17.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
$12.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.36
$20.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$5.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$6.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$6.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$3.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$3.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$1.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.73
$2.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.92
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$2.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.94
$13.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.33
$5.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.68
$8.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.64
$4.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.18
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.1
$81
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.5
$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.7
$164
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.88
$21.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.8
$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$330
$2437
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6162
$25118

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.4 mi Contagem
$567
15 km or 9.2 mi Nova Lima
$643
22 km or 14 mi Vespasiano
$629
57 km or 35 mi Sete Lagoas
$468
69 km or 43 mi Itauna
$580
72 km or 45 mi Ouro Preto
$599
87 km or 54 mi Conselheiro Lafaiete
$631
102 km or 63 mi Divinopolis
$581
123 km or 77 mi Ponte Nova
$585
136 km or 85 mi Curvelo
$588
142 km or 88 mi Sao Joao del-Rei
$532
147 km or 91 mi Vicosa
$593
149 km or 93 mi Barbacena
$520
155 km or 96 mi Ipatinga
$482
167 km or 104 mi Formiga
$590
172 km or 107 mi Uba
$585
190 km or 118 mi Caratinga
$572
191 km or 119 mi Lavras
$515
215 km or 133 mi Muriae
$618
216 km or 134 mi Juiz de Fora
$461
239 km or 149 mi Governador Valadares
$501
240 km or 149 mi Varginha
$463
242 km or 151 mi Tres Coracoes
$542
269 km or 167 mi Alfenas
$570
291 km or 181 mi Resende
$596
292 km or 182 mi Passos
$563
293 km or 182 mi Volta Redonda
$549
296 km or 184 mi Barra Mansa
$563
298 km or 185 mi Teresopolis
$578
301 km or 187 mi Petropolis
$600
304 km or 189 mi Nova Friburgo
$500
306 km or 190 mi Patos de Minas
$634
314 km or 195 mi Cachoeiro de Itapemirim
$629
315 km or 196 mi Araxa
$558
316 km or 197 mi Cruzeiro
$620
322 km or 200 mi Itajuba
$543
323 km or 201 mi Nova Iguacu
$591
324 km or 202 mi Belford Roxo
$808
328 km or 204 mi Duque de Caxias
$636
329 km or 205 mi Sao Joao de Meriti
$652

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Distance City Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi Cambridge
$3756
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Chelsea
$3040
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Somerville
$3647
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Everett
$2916
5.7 km or 3.5 mi Brookline
$3093
6.9 km or 4.3 mi Revere
$2932
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Malden
$3008
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Medford
$2349
10 km or 6.2 mi Belmont
$2951
10 km or 6.2 mi Arlington
$2847
10 km or 6.2 mi Watertown
$2913
11 km or 6.9 mi Melrose
$2826
12 km or 7.5 mi Milton
$2938
12 km or 7.5 mi Winchester
$2755
12 km or 7.7 mi Newton
$2790
13 km or 7.8 mi Saugus
$2897
13 km or 8.1 mi Quincy
$3122
14 km or 8.6 mi Stoneham
$2778
14 km or 8.9 mi Waltham
$2817
15 km or 9.4 mi Lynn
$3172
15 km or 9.5 mi Woburn
$2735
16 km or 9.6 mi Dedham
$2869
16 km or 10 mi Needham
$2797
16 km or 10 mi Lexington
$2746
16 km or 10 mi Wakefield
$2846
18 km or 11 mi Braintree
$2925
18 km or 11 mi Weymouth
$2920
19 km or 12 mi Reading
$2773
19 km or 12 mi Hingham
$2869
20 km or 12 mi Burlington
$2443
20 km or 13 mi Wellesley
$2798
21 km or 13 mi Norwood
$2804
22 km or 14 mi Peabody
$2878
22 km or 14 mi Randolph
$2848
22 km or 14 mi Salem
$3005
23 km or 14 mi Wilmington
$2607
23 km or 14 mi Marblehead
$2853
23 km or 14 mi Canton
$2815
25 km or 16 mi Natick
$2961
26 km or 16 mi Stoughton
$2803