Belo Horizonte vs Calgary - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Belo Horizonte	Calgary
🚶 Cost of living one person	$898	$2095
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2247	$4718
🏠 One person rent	$387	$1181
🏘️ Family rent	$647	$1885
🍽️ Food expenses	$286	$591
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$173
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$598	$3093
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	64	53
😀 Quality of life	66	90
🏙️ Population	2.32M	1.31M

The cost of living in Belo Horizonte is 57% less expensive than in Calgary. Cities ranked 6263rd and 1759th ($898 vs $2095) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 27th in Brazil and Canada, respectively. Check Brazil vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Belo Horizonte compared to 1.5 months in Calgary. Belo Horizonte ranked 11th best city to live in Brazil vs Calgary ranked 9th in Canada, while ranked 4990th and 187th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Belo Horizonte	Calgary
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.75	$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.3	$65.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.06	$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.3	$5.66
☕ Cappuccino	$2.48	$4.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.24	$2.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$511	$1234
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$256	$935
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$805	$1946
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$467	$1549
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.4	$200
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.2	$56.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.32%	4.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2077	$3751
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1065	$3441
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.13	$2.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$58.2	$88
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.88	$15.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.61	$2.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.4	$3.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.78	$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$4.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$3.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$4.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$2.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$2.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.45	$2.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.18	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.27	$2.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.37	$13.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.05	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.52	$5.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.66	$2.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.33	$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$26.8	$53.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.16	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$50.4	$92.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$22.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.8	$57.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.2	$88.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$430	$820
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9000	$15881

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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 Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1927
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1874
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1780
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1733
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1579
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1626
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1835
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2595
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1974
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2338
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2307
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1749
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2197
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1771
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$1953
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2180
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2135
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2505
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1781
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1703
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1787
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1867
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1729
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1634
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$2100
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1869
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1451
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2290
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1442
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1953
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2427
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2053
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2930
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2266
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$2100
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2141
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2493
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2523
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2492
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1872