Belo Horizonte vs Cairo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Belo Horizonte	Cairo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$861	$549
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2085	$1399
🏠 One person rent	$378	$193
🏘️ Family rent	$587	$359
🍽️ Food expenses	$257	$234
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$41.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$348	$189
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	63	83
😀 Quality of life	58	59
🏙️ Population	2.53M	9.61M

The cost of living in Belo Horizonte is 57% more expensive than in Cairo. Cities ranked 6164th and 8130th ($861 vs $549) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 3rd in Brazil and Egypt, respectively. Check Brazil vs Egypt comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Belo Horizonte compared to 0.3 months in Cairo. Belo Horizonte ranked 5th best city to live in Brazil vs Cairo ranked 1st in Egypt, while ranked 5643rd and 5556th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Belo Horizonte vs Cairo

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	Belo Horizonte	Cairo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.15	$5.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.2	$25.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.79	$6.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.04	$2.54
☕ Cappuccino	$1.87	$2.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.13	$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$404	$215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$274	$151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$639	$406
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$436	$299
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.4	$18.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90.7	$28.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.8	$10.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.85%	12.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1386	$805
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1071	$524
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.12	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.6	$9.59
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.1	$3.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$0.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.35	$0.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.22	$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.87	$5.11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$6.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.87	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$0.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$0.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.11	$0.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.34	$8.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.34	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.16	$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.71	$2.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.31	$3.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.97	$1.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.2	$21.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.98	$4.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$67.4	$15
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.97	$4.19
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.7	$52
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.1	$131
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$321	$142
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6238	$2554

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Cities near Belo Horizonte

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.4 mi	Contagem	$640
15 km or 9.2 mi	Nova Lima	$701
22 km or 14 mi	Vespasiano	$683
57 km or 35 mi	Sete Lagoas	$492
69 km or 43 mi	Itauna	$619
72 km or 45 mi	Ouro Preto	$647
87 km or 54 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$680
102 km or 63 mi	Divinopolis	$614
123 km or 77 mi	Ponte Nova	$620
136 km or 85 mi	Curvelo	$601
142 km or 88 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$465
147 km or 91 mi	Vicosa	$631
149 km or 93 mi	Barbacena	$568
155 km or 96 mi	Ipatinga	$529
167 km or 104 mi	Formiga	$616
172 km or 107 mi	Uba	$616
190 km or 118 mi	Caratinga	$579
191 km or 119 mi	Lavras	$579
215 km or 133 mi	Muriae	$617
216 km or 134 mi	Juiz de Fora	$496
239 km or 149 mi	Governador Valadares	$477
240 km or 149 mi	Varginha	$541
242 km or 151 mi	Tres Coracoes	$591
269 km or 167 mi	Alfenas	$612
291 km or 181 mi	Resende	$633
292 km or 182 mi	Passos	$608
293 km or 182 mi	Volta Redonda	$593
296 km or 184 mi	Barra Mansa	$606
298 km or 185 mi	Teresopolis	$619
301 km or 187 mi	Petropolis	$645
304 km or 189 mi	Nova Friburgo	$531
306 km or 190 mi	Patos de Minas	$621
314 km or 195 mi	Cachoeiro de Itapemirim	$624
315 km or 196 mi	Araxa	$609
316 km or 197 mi	Cruzeiro	$638
322 km or 200 mi	Itajuba	$554
323 km or 201 mi	Nova Iguacu	$640
324 km or 202 mi	Belford Roxo	$887
328 km or 204 mi	Duque de Caxias	$688
329 km or 205 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$710

Cities near Cairo

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi	Giza	$513
8.1 km or 5 mi	Shubra El Kheima	$511
26 km or 16 mi	Helwan	$494
46 km or 28 mi	Benha	$490
60 km or 37 mi	Shibin El Kom	$490
62 km or 39 mi	Zagazig	$472
84 km or 52 mi	Tanta	$450
93 km or 58 mi	Faiyum	$478
101 km or 63 mi	El Mahalla El Kubra	$489
111 km or 69 mi	Beni Suef	$470
111 km or 69 mi	Mansoura	$446
115 km or 71 mi	Ismailia	$468
125 km or 78 mi	Suez	$366
133 km or 83 mi	Damanhur	$393
161 km or 100 mi	Kafr El Dawwar	$449
161 km or 100 mi	Damietta	$418
166 km or 103 mi	Port Said	$384
179 km or 111 mi	Alexandria	$495
224 km or 139 mi	Minya	$455
319 km or 198 mi	Asyut	$421
347 km or 216 mi	Gaza	$657
351 km or 218 mi	Ofakim	$1671
354 km or 220 mi	Netivot	$1725
360 km or 223 mi	Sderot	$1703
361 km or 224 mi	Dahab	$625
362 km or 225 mi	Eilat	$1583
365 km or 226 mi	Ashkelon	$1499
366 km or 227 mi	Beersheba	$1523
367 km or 228 mi	Rahat	$1687
368 km or 229 mi	Aqaba	$692
379 km or 235 mi	Ashdod	$1848
379 km or 235 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1825
380 km or 236 mi	Dimona	$1703
381 km or 236 mi	El Gouna	$440
383 km or 238 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1779
384 km or 239 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$603
390 km or 242 mi	Yavne	$1826
391 km or 243 mi	Sohag	$449
396 km or 246 mi	Dura	$802
397 km or 246 mi	Rehovot	$1701