Belo Horizonte vs Cape Town - Cost of Living Comparison

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Belo Horizonte Cape Town
🚶 Cost of living one person
$861
$881
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2085
$2144
🏠 One person rent
$378
$484
🏘️ Family rent
$587
$966
🍽️ Food expenses
$257
$259
🚐 Transport expenses
$123
$56.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$348
$1518
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
63
55
😀 Quality of life
58
60
🏙️ Population
2.53M
434K

The cost of living in Belo Horizonte is 2% less expensive than in Cape Town. Cities ranked 6164th and 6078th ($861 vs $881) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 3rd in Brazil and South Africa, respectively. Check Brazil vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Belo Horizonte compared to 1.7 months in Cape Town. Belo Horizonte ranked 5th best city to live in Brazil vs Cape Town ranked 3rd in South Africa, while ranked 5643rd and 5406th among best cities to live in the world.

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Belo Horizonte Cape Town
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.15
$7.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.2
$31.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.79
$4.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.04
$2.04
 Cappuccino
$1.87
$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.13
$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$404
$536
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$274
$353
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$639
$1202
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$436
$749
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.4
$56.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.7
$87
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.8
$39.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.85%
11.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1386
$1890
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1071
$1307
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.12
$1.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43.6
$34.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.1
$7.17
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.35
$0.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.38
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.22
$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.87
$7.96
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.88
$5.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.87
$6.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.11
$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.34
$4.51
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.34
$1.14
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.16
$2.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.71
$4.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.31
$2.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.97
$2.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.49
$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.2
$31.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.98
$5.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$67.4
$32.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.97
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.7
$42.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.1
$81.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$321
$172
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6238
$4013

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.4 mi Contagem
$640
15 km or 9.2 mi Nova Lima
$701
22 km or 14 mi Vespasiano
$683
57 km or 35 mi Sete Lagoas
$492
69 km or 43 mi Itauna
$619
72 km or 45 mi Ouro Preto
$647
87 km or 54 mi Conselheiro Lafaiete
$680
102 km or 63 mi Divinopolis
$614
123 km or 77 mi Ponte Nova
$620
136 km or 85 mi Curvelo
$601
142 km or 88 mi Sao Joao del-Rei
$465
147 km or 91 mi Vicosa
$631
149 km or 93 mi Barbacena
$568
155 km or 96 mi Ipatinga
$529
167 km or 104 mi Formiga
$616
172 km or 107 mi Uba
$616
190 km or 118 mi Caratinga
$579
191 km or 119 mi Lavras
$579
215 km or 133 mi Muriae
$617
216 km or 134 mi Juiz de Fora
$496
239 km or 149 mi Governador Valadares
$477
240 km or 149 mi Varginha
$541
242 km or 151 mi Tres Coracoes
$591
269 km or 167 mi Alfenas
$612
291 km or 181 mi Resende
$633
292 km or 182 mi Passos
$608
293 km or 182 mi Volta Redonda
$593
296 km or 184 mi Barra Mansa
$606
298 km or 185 mi Teresopolis
$619
301 km or 187 mi Petropolis
$645
304 km or 189 mi Nova Friburgo
$531
306 km or 190 mi Patos de Minas
$621
314 km or 195 mi Cachoeiro de Itapemirim
$624
315 km or 196 mi Araxa
$609
316 km or 197 mi Cruzeiro
$638
322 km or 200 mi Itajuba
$554
323 km or 201 mi Nova Iguacu
$640
324 km or 202 mi Belford Roxo
$887
328 km or 204 mi Duque de Caxias
$688
329 km or 205 mi Sao Joao de Meriti
$710

Cities near Cape Town

Distance City Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi Paarl
$773
99 km or 62 mi Worcester
$632
371 km or 231 mi George
$684
644 km or 400 mi Uitenhage
$805
662 km or 411 mi Port Elizabeth
$866
664 km or 413 mi Upington
$643
754 km or 468 mi Makhanda
$704
821 km or 510 mi Komani
$703
833 km or 518 mi Kimberley
$753
845 km or 525 mi Bhisho
$710
882 km or 548 mi East London
$683
912 km or 567 mi Bloemfontein
$601
950 km or 590 mi Mafeteng
$511
999 km or 621 mi Maseru
$535
1002 km or 622 mi Mthatha
$689
1029 km or 639 mi Teyateyaneng
$511
1030 km or 640 mi Welkom
$682
1034 km or 643 mi Mariental
$765
1092 km or 679 mi Butha-Buthe
$511
1092 km or 679 mi Kroonstad
$701
1113 km or 692 mi Klerksdorp
$621
1135 km or 705 mi Mmabatho
$719
1155 km or 718 mi Potchefstroom
$625
1187 km or 737 mi Rehoboth
$738
1194 km or 742 mi Lobatse
$631
1198 km or 745 mi Kanye
$633
1208 km or 751 mi Vanderbijlpark
$698
1217 km or 756 mi Vereeniging
$637
1231 km or 765 mi Pietermaritzburg
$609
1244 km or 773 mi Soweto
$875
1250 km or 777 mi Rustenburg
$845
1260 km or 783 mi Gaborone
$656
1261 km or 783 mi Molepolole
$603
1261 km or 784 mi Johannesburg
$908
1267 km or 788 mi Randburg
$776
1269 km or 789 mi Windhoek
$807
1270 km or 789 mi Sandton
$889
1271 km or 790 mi Durban
$780
1277 km or 794 mi Gobabis
$751
1279 km or 795 mi Walvis Bay
$718