Belo Horizonte vs Brasilia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Belo Horizonte	Brasilia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$898	$958
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2247	$2550
🏠 One person rent	$387	$443
🏘️ Family rent	$647	$765
🍽️ Food expenses	$286	$295
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$115
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$598	$891
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	64	28
😀 Quality of life	66	66
🏙️ Population	2.32M	3M

The cost of living in Belo Horizonte is 6% less expensive than in Brasilia. Cities ranked 6263rd and 5856th ($898 vs $958) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 5th in Brazil.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Belo Horizonte compared to 0.9 months in Brasilia. Ranked 11th vs 13th best cities to live in Brazil, and 4990th vs 5032nd among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Belo Horizonte vs Brasilia

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	Belo Horizonte	Brasilia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.75	$8.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.3	$33.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.06	$7.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.3	$2.16
☕ Cappuccino	$2.48	$2.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.24	$1.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$511	$547
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$256	$314
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$805	$992
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$467	$561
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60	$61.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.4	$96
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.2	$21.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.32%	11.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2077	$2461
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1065	$1684
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.13	$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$58.2	$36.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.88	$8.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.61	$1.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.4	$2.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.78	$8.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.45	$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.18	$9.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.27	$1.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.37	$2.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.05	$6.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.52	$4.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.66	$1.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.33	$1.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$26.8	$28.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.16	$7.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$50.4	$64.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$9.62
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.8	$54.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.2	$88.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$430	$710
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9000	$17564

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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

Cities near Brasilia

Distance	City	Cost of living
65 km or 41 mi	Formosa	$763
129 km or 80 mi	Anapolis	$575
142 km or 89 mi	Goianesia	$725
176 km or 110 mi	Goiania	$800
192 km or 119 mi	Paracatu	$704
196 km or 122 mi	Trindade	$693
231 km or 143 mi	Caldas Novas	$712
264 km or 164 mi	Catalao	$703
319 km or 198 mi	Araguari	$680
325 km or 202 mi	Itumbiara	$625
343 km or 213 mi	Patos de Minas	$669
350 km or 217 mi	Uberlandia	$728
379 km or 235 mi	Januaria	$639
391 km or 243 mi	Ituiutaba	$651
393 km or 244 mi	Rio Verde	$639
434 km or 270 mi	Araxa	$590
440 km or 273 mi	Uberaba	$626
442 km or 274 mi	Montes Claros	$622
468 km or 291 mi	Barra do Garcas	$690
469 km or 291 mi	Jatai	$653
470 km or 292 mi	Gurupi	$676
489 km or 304 mi	Janauba	$623
493 km or 306 mi	Curvelo	$659
511 km or 318 mi	Barreiras	$640
530 km or 329 mi	Franca	$597
535 km or 332 mi	Barretos	$645
557 km or 346 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$603
558 km or 347 mi	Fernandopolis	$693
560 km or 348 mi	Votuporanga	$691
561 km or 349 mi	Sete Lagoas	$475
564 km or 350 mi	Passos	$618
568 km or 353 mi	Batatais	$665
575 km or 357 mi	Guanambi	$616
577 km or 358 mi	Bebedouro	$672
578 km or 359 mi	Divinopolis	$638
581 km or 361 mi	Formiga	$669
581 km or 361 mi	Sao Jose do Rio Preto	$764
585 km or 363 mi	Mirassol	$715
591 km or 367 mi	Itauna	$636
594 km or 369 mi	Sertaozinho	$686