Belo Horizonte vs Cairo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Belo Horizonte	Cairo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$898	$483
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2247	$1185
🏠 One person rent	$387	$190
🏘️ Family rent	$647	$332
🍽️ Food expenses	$286	$191
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$38.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$598	$190
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	64	83
😀 Quality of life	66	63
🏙️ Population	2.32M	9.8M

The cost of living in Belo Horizonte is 86% more expensive than in Cairo. Cities ranked 6263rd and 8753rd ($898 vs $483) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 2nd in Brazil and Egypt, respectively. Check Brazil vs Egypt comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Belo Horizonte compared to 0.4 months in Cairo. Belo Horizonte ranked 11th best city to live in Brazil vs Cairo ranked 1st in Egypt, while ranked 4990th and 5501st 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	$5.75	$4.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.3	$24.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.06	$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.3	$1.54
☕ Cappuccino	$2.48	$1.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.24	$0.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$511	$207
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$256	$152
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$805	$373
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$467	$277
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60	$16.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.4	$25.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.2	$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.32%	16.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2077	$855
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1065	$476
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.13	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$58.2	$10.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.88	$2.36
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$0.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.61	$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$0.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.4	$1.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$4.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$4.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.78	$9.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$0.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$0.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$0.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$0.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.45	$0.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.18	$7.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.27	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.37	$1.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.05	$1.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.52	$2.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.66	$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.33	$0.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$26.8	$22.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.16	$3.74
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$50.4	$10.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$2.53
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.8	$39.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.2	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$430	$100
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9000	$2716

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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 Cairo

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi	Giza	$356
8.1 km or 5 mi	Shubra El Kheima	$414
26 km or 16 mi	Helwan	$374
46 km or 28 mi	Benha	$314
60 km or 37 mi	Shibin El Kom	$332
62 km or 39 mi	Zagazig	$325
84 km or 52 mi	Tanta	$267
93 km or 58 mi	Faiyum	$315
101 km or 63 mi	El Mahalla El Kubra	$313
111 km or 69 mi	Beni Suef	$271
111 km or 69 mi	Mansoura	$307
115 km or 71 mi	Ismailia	$279
125 km or 78 mi	Suez	$288
133 km or 83 mi	Damanhur	$267
161 km or 100 mi	Kafr El Dawwar	$316
161 km or 100 mi	Damietta	$294
166 km or 103 mi	Port Said	$288
179 km or 111 mi	Alexandria	$366
224 km or 139 mi	Minya	$324
319 km or 198 mi	Asyut	$264
347 km or 216 mi	Gaza	$862
351 km or 218 mi	Ofakim	$2038
354 km or 220 mi	Netivot	$2145
360 km or 223 mi	Sderot	$2133
361 km or 224 mi	Dahab	$429
362 km or 225 mi	Eilat	$2054
365 km or 226 mi	Ashkelon	$1845
366 km or 227 mi	Beersheba	$1810
367 km or 228 mi	Rahat	$2060
368 km or 229 mi	Aqaba	$818
379 km or 235 mi	Ashdod	$2305
379 km or 235 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2225
380 km or 236 mi	Dimona	$2014
381 km or 236 mi	El Gouna	$338
383 km or 238 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2283
384 km or 239 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$555
390 km or 242 mi	Yavne	$2354
391 km or 243 mi	Sohag	$375
396 km or 246 mi	Dura	$1149
397 km or 246 mi	Rehovot	$2201