Belo Horizonte vs Cape Town - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Belo Horizonte	Cape Town
🚶 Cost of living one person	$809	$1231
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2028	$2814
🏠 One person rent	$350	$681
🏘️ Family rent	$608	$1180
🍽️ Food expenses	$254	$322
🚐 Transport expenses	$115	$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$409	$352
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	63	56
😀 Quality of life	63	55
🏙️ Population	2.32M	3.78M

The cost of living in Belo Horizonte is 34% less expensive than in Cape Town. Cities ranked 6633rd and 4637th ($809 vs $1231) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th 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 0.5 months in Belo Horizonte compared to 0.3 months in Cape Town. Belo Horizonte ranked 7th best city to live in Brazil vs Cape Town ranked 5th in South Africa, while ranked 5520th and 6312th 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	$4.98	$11.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.2	$46.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.8	$5.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$2.9
☕ Cappuccino	$2.17	$2.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.02	$1.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$389	$761
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$248	$513
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$694	$1355
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$458	$937
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.3	$75
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82	$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.4	$43.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.89%	11.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1567	$1957
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$812	$1290
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.94	$1.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.3	$28.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.93	$10.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.11	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.36	$1.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.21	$2.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.64	$8.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$5.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.56	$7.75
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$1.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.01	$1.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.86	$5.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$1.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.13	$3.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.45	$5.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.08	$3.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.86	$2.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.33	$1.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.7	$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.66	$7.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$43.3	$37.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.68	$9.69
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.3	$56
👟 Brand Sneakers	$79.4	$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$346	$228
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6783	$4978

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Cities near Belo Horizonte

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.4 mi	Contagem	$565
15 km or 9.2 mi	Nova Lima	$582
22 km or 14 mi	Vespasiano	$563
57 km or 35 mi	Sete Lagoas	$412
69 km or 43 mi	Itauna	$582
72 km or 45 mi	Ouro Preto	$526
87 km or 54 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$644
102 km or 63 mi	Divinopolis	$590
123 km or 77 mi	Ponte Nova	$586
136 km or 85 mi	Curvelo	$600
142 km or 88 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$541
147 km or 91 mi	Vicosa	$618
149 km or 93 mi	Barbacena	$540
155 km or 96 mi	Ipatinga	$502
167 km or 104 mi	Formiga	$613
172 km or 107 mi	Uba	$597
190 km or 118 mi	Caratinga	$599
191 km or 119 mi	Lavras	$530
215 km or 133 mi	Muriae	$613
216 km or 134 mi	Juiz de Fora	$550
239 km or 149 mi	Governador Valadares	$494
240 km or 149 mi	Varginha	$492
242 km or 151 mi	Tres Coracoes	$559
269 km or 167 mi	Alfenas	$513
291 km or 181 mi	Resende	$603
292 km or 182 mi	Passos	$568
293 km or 182 mi	Volta Redonda	$539
296 km or 184 mi	Barra Mansa	$557
298 km or 185 mi	Teresopolis	$498
301 km or 187 mi	Petropolis	$706
304 km or 189 mi	Nova Friburgo	$445
306 km or 190 mi	Patos de Minas	$624
314 km or 195 mi	Cachoeiro de Itapemirim	$621
315 km or 196 mi	Araxa	$552
316 km or 197 mi	Cruzeiro	$631
322 km or 200 mi	Itajuba	$536
323 km or 201 mi	Nova Iguacu	$590
324 km or 202 mi	Belford Roxo	$810
328 km or 204 mi	Duque de Caxias	$653
329 km or 205 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$648

Cities near Cape Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi	Paarl	$1243
99 km or 62 mi	Worcester	$666
371 km or 231 mi	George	$857
644 km or 400 mi	Uitenhage	$946
662 km or 411 mi	Port Elizabeth	$1005
664 km or 413 mi	Upington	$746
754 km or 468 mi	Makhanda	$814
821 km or 510 mi	Komani	$988
833 km or 518 mi	Kimberley	$861
845 km or 525 mi	Bhisho	$1304
882 km or 548 mi	East London	$784
912 km or 567 mi	Bloemfontein	$698
950 km or 590 mi	Mafeteng	$598
999 km or 621 mi	Maseru	$650
1002 km or 622 mi	Mthatha	$901
1029 km or 639 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
1030 km or 640 mi	Welkom	$762
1034 km or 643 mi	Mariental	$948
1092 km or 679 mi	Butha-Buthe	$570
1092 km or 679 mi	Kroonstad	$808
1113 km or 692 mi	Klerksdorp	$762
1135 km or 705 mi	Mmabatho	$833
1155 km or 718 mi	Potchefstroom	$731
1187 km or 737 mi	Rehoboth	$904
1194 km or 742 mi	Lobatse	$637
1198 km or 745 mi	Kanye	$637
1208 km or 751 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$799
1217 km or 756 mi	Vereeniging	$706
1231 km or 765 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$705
1244 km or 773 mi	Soweto	$984
1250 km or 777 mi	Rustenburg	$940
1260 km or 783 mi	Gaborone	$668
1261 km or 783 mi	Molepolole	$607
1261 km or 784 mi	Johannesburg	$1082
1267 km or 788 mi	Randburg	$890
1269 km or 789 mi	Windhoek	$985
1270 km or 789 mi	Sandton	$984
1271 km or 790 mi	Durban	$892
1277 km or 794 mi	Gobabis	$927
1279 km or 795 mi	Walvis Bay	$857