Belo Horizonte vs Cape Town - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Belo Horizonte	Cape Town
🚶 Cost of living one person	$787	$1120
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1919	$2628
🏠 One person rent	$345	$603
🏘️ Family rent	$550	$1117
🍽️ Food expenses	$243	$284
🚐 Transport expenses	$113	$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$356	$1545
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	63	55
😀 Quality of life	58	59
🏙️ Population	2.32M	3.78M

The cost of living in Belo Horizonte is 30% less expensive than in Cape Town. Cities ranked 6493rd and 4849th ($787 vs $1120) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 2nd in Brazil and South Africa, respectively. Check Brazil vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Belo Horizonte compared to 1.4 months in Cape Town. Belo Horizonte ranked 6th best city to live in Brazil vs Cape Town ranked 1st in South Africa, while ranked 5488th and 5407th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Belo Horizonte vs Cape Town

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	Belo Horizonte	Cape Town
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.13	$7.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.1	$34
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.32	$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2	$2.53
☕ Cappuccino	$1.87	$2.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.05	$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$385	$705
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$245	$452
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$622	$1367
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$406	$889
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.4	$59
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81.1	$91.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.6	$41.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.71%	11.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1120	$1902
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$767	$1292
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.96	$1.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43	$45.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.04	$8.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.31	$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.53
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.11	$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.28	$8.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$5.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.36	$7.13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$1.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.73	$1.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.92	$5.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.24	$1.42
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.94	$2.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.33	$4.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.68	$3.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.64	$2.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.18	$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.1	$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.5	$6.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.7	$38.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.88	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.8	$52.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$330	$201
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6162	$4270

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Cities near Belo Horizonte

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.4 mi	Contagem	$567
15 km or 9.2 mi	Nova Lima	$643
22 km or 14 mi	Vespasiano	$629
57 km or 35 mi	Sete Lagoas	$468
69 km or 43 mi	Itauna	$580
72 km or 45 mi	Ouro Preto	$599
87 km or 54 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$631
102 km or 63 mi	Divinopolis	$581
123 km or 77 mi	Ponte Nova	$585
136 km or 85 mi	Curvelo	$588
142 km or 88 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$532
147 km or 91 mi	Vicosa	$593
149 km or 93 mi	Barbacena	$520
155 km or 96 mi	Ipatinga	$482
167 km or 104 mi	Formiga	$590
172 km or 107 mi	Uba	$585
190 km or 118 mi	Caratinga	$572
191 km or 119 mi	Lavras	$515
215 km or 133 mi	Muriae	$618
216 km or 134 mi	Juiz de Fora	$461
239 km or 149 mi	Governador Valadares	$501
240 km or 149 mi	Varginha	$463
242 km or 151 mi	Tres Coracoes	$542
269 km or 167 mi	Alfenas	$570
291 km or 181 mi	Resende	$596
292 km or 182 mi	Passos	$563
293 km or 182 mi	Volta Redonda	$549
296 km or 184 mi	Barra Mansa	$563
298 km or 185 mi	Teresopolis	$578
301 km or 187 mi	Petropolis	$600
304 km or 189 mi	Nova Friburgo	$500
306 km or 190 mi	Patos de Minas	$634
314 km or 195 mi	Cachoeiro de Itapemirim	$629
315 km or 196 mi	Araxa	$558
316 km or 197 mi	Cruzeiro	$620
322 km or 200 mi	Itajuba	$543
323 km or 201 mi	Nova Iguacu	$591
324 km or 202 mi	Belford Roxo	$808
328 km or 204 mi	Duque de Caxias	$636
329 km or 205 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$652

Cities near Cape Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi	Paarl	$850
99 km or 62 mi	Worcester	$649
371 km or 231 mi	George	$790
644 km or 400 mi	Uitenhage	$901
662 km or 411 mi	Port Elizabeth	$970
664 km or 413 mi	Upington	$741
754 km or 468 mi	Makhanda	$792
821 km or 510 mi	Komani	$953
833 km or 518 mi	Kimberley	$859
845 km or 525 mi	Bhisho	$1286
882 km or 548 mi	East London	$703
912 km or 567 mi	Bloemfontein	$696
950 km or 590 mi	Mafeteng	$581
999 km or 621 mi	Maseru	$627
1002 km or 622 mi	Mthatha	$862
1029 km or 639 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
1030 km or 640 mi	Welkom	$774
1034 km or 643 mi	Mariental	$832
1092 km or 679 mi	Butha-Buthe	$559
1092 km or 679 mi	Kroonstad	$788
1113 km or 692 mi	Klerksdorp	$689
1135 km or 705 mi	Mmabatho	$809
1155 km or 718 mi	Potchefstroom	$717
1187 km or 737 mi	Rehoboth	$779
1194 km or 742 mi	Lobatse	$692
1198 km or 745 mi	Kanye	$690
1208 km or 751 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$768
1217 km or 756 mi	Vereeniging	$717
1231 km or 765 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$674
1244 km or 773 mi	Soweto	$971
1250 km or 777 mi	Rustenburg	$943
1260 km or 783 mi	Gaborone	$718
1261 km or 783 mi	Molepolole	$654
1261 km or 784 mi	Johannesburg	$1079
1267 km or 788 mi	Randburg	$874
1269 km or 789 mi	Windhoek	$840
1270 km or 789 mi	Sandton	$997
1271 km or 790 mi	Durban	$834
1277 km or 794 mi	Gobabis	$818
1279 km or 795 mi	Walvis Bay	$790