Belo Horizonte vs Cali - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Belo Horizonte	Cali
🚶 Cost of living one person	$898	$850
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2247	$2137
🏠 One person rent	$387	$330
🏘️ Family rent	$647	$553
🍽️ Food expenses	$286	$294
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$132
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$598	$505
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	64	47
😀 Quality of life	66	62
🏙️ Population	2.32M	2.47M

The cost of living in Belo Horizonte is 6% more expensive than in Cali. Cities ranked 6263rd and 6549th ($898 vs $850) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 17th in Brazil and Colombia, respectively. Check Brazil vs Colombia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Belo Horizonte compared to 0.6 months in Cali. Belo Horizonte ranked 11th best city to live in Brazil vs Cali ranked 4th in Colombia, while ranked 4990th and 5632nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Belo Horizonte vs Cali

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	Belo Horizonte	Cali
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.75	$5.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.3	$28.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.06	$7.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.3	$1.78
☕ Cappuccino	$2.48	$2.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.24	$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$511	$346
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$256	$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$805	$639
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$467	$396
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60	$54.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.4	$83.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.2	$24.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.32%	11.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2077	$1128
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1065	$904
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.13	$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$58.2	$32.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.88	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.61	$1.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.4	$2.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$5.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.78	$8.08
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$2.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.45	$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.18	$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.27	$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.37	$3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.05	$6.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.52	$5.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.66	$2.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.33	$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$26.8	$25.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.16	$5.15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$50.4	$35.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$9.54
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.8	$66.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.2	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$430	$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9000	$6818

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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 Cali

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Palmira	$788
74 km or 46 mi	Buenaventura	$856
80 km or 50 mi	Tulua	$563
111 km or 69 mi	Popayan	$631
148 km or 92 mi	Neiva	$606
154 km or 96 mi	Armenia	$749
160 km or 100 mi	Cartago	$769
170 km or 105 mi	Salento	$749
178 km or 111 mi	Pereira	$862
184 km or 114 mi	Ibague	$537
213 km or 132 mi	Girardot	$559
214 km or 133 mi	Manizales	$737
227 km or 141 mi	Florencia	$524
251 km or 156 mi	Quibdo	$802
262 km or 163 mi	Pasto	$675
285 km or 177 mi	Facatativa	$816
285 km or 177 mi	Soacha	$958
301 km or 187 mi	Bogota	$1106
308 km or 192 mi	Tumaco	$694
316 km or 196 mi	Ipiales	$672
321 km or 200 mi	Envigado	$1041
329 km or 204 mi	Medellin	$1162
330 km or 205 mi	Villavicencio	$593
330 km or 205 mi	Zipaquira	$858
339 km or 210 mi	Bello	$1012
386 km or 240 mi	Ibarra	$557
421 km or 261 mi	Tunja	$680
446 km or 277 mi	Esmeraldas	$613
463 km or 288 mi	Quito	$864
469 km or 291 mi	Duitama	$1045
471 km or 293 mi	Sogamoso	$630
500 km or 311 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1001
504 km or 313 mi	Yopal	$740
506 km or 314 mi	Santo Domingo	$592
518 km or 322 mi	Turbo	$797
554 km or 344 mi	Floridablanca	$795
556 km or 346 mi	Bucaramanga	$816
571 km or 354 mi	Ambato	$516
595 km or 369 mi	Quevedo	$653
596 km or 370 mi	Monteria	$733