Belo Horizonte vs Cali - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Belo Horizonte	Cali
🚶 Cost of living one person	$768	$748
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1890	$1926
🏠 One person rent	$341	$287
🏘️ Family rent	$550	$513
🍽️ Food expenses	$238	$269
🚐 Transport expenses	$106	$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$373	$394
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	63	45
😀 Quality of life	59	50
🏙️ Population	2.32M	2.47M

The cost of living in Belo Horizonte is 3% more expensive than in Cali. Cities ranked 6579th and 6679th ($768 vs $748) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 12th in Brazil and Colombia, respectively. Check Brazil vs Colombia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Belo Horizonte compared to 0.5 months in Cali. Belo Horizonte ranked 5th best city to live in Brazil vs Cali ranked 4th in Colombia, while ranked 5438th and 6204th 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	$4.88	$4.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29	$25.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.36	$7.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$1.33
☕ Cappuccino	$1.86	$2.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.94	$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$375	$264
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$243	$203
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$630	$536
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$406	$384
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.1	$50
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.8	$76.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.3	$21.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.91%	13.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1419	$992
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$830	$798
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.99	$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39.4	$26.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.51	$13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.21	$1.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.94	$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.09	$5.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$5.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.14	$8.38
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$2.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$0.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.7	$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.22	$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.95	$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.08	$5.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.76	$4.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.41	$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.17	$2.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24	$22.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.65	$4.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$43.4	$29
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.06	$6.36
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.6	$55.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72	$97.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$351	$263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6817	$6351

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Belo Horizonte

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.4 mi	Contagem	$532
15 km or 9.2 mi	Nova Lima	$627
22 km or 14 mi	Vespasiano	$609
57 km or 35 mi	Sete Lagoas	$412
69 km or 43 mi	Itauna	$558
72 km or 45 mi	Ouro Preto	$550
87 km or 54 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$602
102 km or 63 mi	Divinopolis	$568
123 km or 77 mi	Ponte Nova	$562
136 km or 85 mi	Curvelo	$571
142 km or 88 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$505
147 km or 91 mi	Vicosa	$584
149 km or 93 mi	Barbacena	$487
155 km or 96 mi	Ipatinga	$457
167 km or 104 mi	Formiga	$580
172 km or 107 mi	Uba	$563
190 km or 118 mi	Caratinga	$563
191 km or 119 mi	Lavras	$503
215 km or 133 mi	Muriae	$584
216 km or 134 mi	Juiz de Fora	$462
239 km or 149 mi	Governador Valadares	$471
240 km or 149 mi	Varginha	$449
242 km or 151 mi	Tres Coracoes	$523
269 km or 167 mi	Alfenas	$483
291 km or 181 mi	Resende	$572
292 km or 182 mi	Passos	$536
293 km or 182 mi	Volta Redonda	$522
296 km or 184 mi	Barra Mansa	$537
298 km or 185 mi	Teresopolis	$546
301 km or 187 mi	Petropolis	$587
304 km or 189 mi	Nova Friburgo	$474
306 km or 190 mi	Patos de Minas	$599
314 km or 195 mi	Cachoeiro de Itapemirim	$572
315 km or 196 mi	Araxa	$529
316 km or 197 mi	Cruzeiro	$595
322 km or 200 mi	Itajuba	$518
323 km or 201 mi	Nova Iguacu	$562
324 km or 202 mi	Belford Roxo	$769
328 km or 204 mi	Duque de Caxias	$614
329 km or 205 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$622

Cities near Cali

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Palmira	$666
74 km or 46 mi	Buenaventura	$742
80 km or 50 mi	Tulua	$513
111 km or 69 mi	Popayan	$477
148 km or 92 mi	Neiva	$557
154 km or 96 mi	Armenia	$598
160 km or 100 mi	Cartago	$649
170 km or 105 mi	Salento	$605
178 km or 111 mi	Pereira	$680
184 km or 114 mi	Ibague	$529
213 km or 132 mi	Girardot	$493
214 km or 133 mi	Manizales	$653
227 km or 141 mi	Florencia	$410
251 km or 156 mi	Quibdo	$705
262 km or 163 mi	Pasto	$514
285 km or 177 mi	Facatativa	$674
285 km or 177 mi	Soacha	$794
301 km or 187 mi	Bogota	$887
308 km or 192 mi	Tumaco	$571
316 km or 196 mi	Ipiales	$531
321 km or 200 mi	Envigado	$897
329 km or 204 mi	Medellin	$906
330 km or 205 mi	Villavicencio	$497
330 km or 205 mi	Zipaquira	$709
339 km or 210 mi	Bello	$839
386 km or 240 mi	Ibarra	$519
421 km or 261 mi	Tunja	$563
446 km or 277 mi	Esmeraldas	$610
463 km or 288 mi	Quito	$884
469 km or 291 mi	Duitama	$882
471 km or 293 mi	Sogamoso	$534
500 km or 311 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1031
504 km or 313 mi	Yopal	$722
506 km or 314 mi	Santo Domingo	$532
518 km or 322 mi	Turbo	$664
554 km or 344 mi	Floridablanca	$648
556 km or 346 mi	Bucaramanga	$657
571 km or 354 mi	Ambato	$573
595 km or 369 mi	Quevedo	$651
596 km or 370 mi	Monteria	$645