Belo Horizonte vs Caracas - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Belo Horizonte	Caracas
🚶 Cost of living one person	$898	$1253
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2247	$3074
🏠 One person rent	$387	$471
🏘️ Family rent	$647	$824
🍽️ Food expenses	$286	$486
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$598	$304
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	64	54
😀 Quality of life	66	53
🏙️ Population	2.32M	2.25M

The cost of living in Belo Horizonte is 28% less expensive than in Caracas. Cities ranked 6263rd and 4637th ($898 vs $1253) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 1st in Brazil and Venezuela, respectively. Check Brazil vs Venezuela comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Belo Horizonte compared to 0.2 months in Caracas. Belo Horizonte ranked 11th best city to live in Brazil vs Caracas ranked 1st in Venezuela, while ranked 4990th and 6464th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Belo Horizonte vs Caracas

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	Belo Horizonte	Caracas
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.75	$13.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.3	$52.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.06	$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.3	$1.82
☕ Cappuccino	$2.48	$4.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.24	$1.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$511	$579
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$256	$374
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$805	$1061
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$467	$680
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60	$22.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.4	$33.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.2	$34.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.32%	21.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2077	$1442
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1065	$681
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.13	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$58.2	$27.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.88	$26.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$0.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$2.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.61	$2.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.4	$3.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$9.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.78	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$6.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$2.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$2.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$2.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$1.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.45	$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.18	$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.27	$1.42
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.37	$4.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.05	$7.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.52	$6.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.66	$3.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.33	$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$26.8	$78.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.16	$6.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$50.4	$48.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.8	$68.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.2	$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$430	$160
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9000	$5363

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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 Caracas

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	La Guaira	$1058
12 km or 7.3 mi	Maiquetia	$1042
16 km or 9.7 mi	Catia La Mar	$1080
21 km or 13 mi	Los Teques	$1025
30 km or 18 mi	Charallave	$801
37 km or 23 mi	Cua	$748
40 km or 25 mi	Santa Lucia	$805
43 km or 27 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$832
43 km or 27 mi	Guatire	$947
43 km or 27 mi	Guarenas	$954
46 km or 29 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$620
53 km or 33 mi	La Victoria	$847
67 km or 41 mi	Turmero	$863
67 km or 41 mi	Cagua	$819
75 km or 47 mi	Santa Rita	$758
78 km or 48 mi	Maracay	$756
78 km or 49 mi	Palo Negro	$763
80 km or 50 mi	El Limon	$723
82 km or 51 mi	San Juan de los Morros	$812
93 km or 58 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$865
108 km or 67 mi	Guacara	$855
115 km or 71 mi	Los Guayos	$774
119 km or 74 mi	Puerto Cabello	$838
122 km or 76 mi	Valencia	$787
135 km or 84 mi	Tocuyito	$764
163 km or 101 mi	Tinaquillo	$791
176 km or 109 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$847
184 km or 114 mi	Calabozo	$900
199 km or 124 mi	San Felipe	$788
204 km or 127 mi	San Carlos	$839
219 km or 136 mi	Zaraza	$853
235 km or 146 mi	Kralendijk	$2007
245 km or 152 mi	Yaritagua	$734
247 km or 154 mi	Lecheria	$773
249 km or 155 mi	Barcelona	$873
255 km or 159 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$716
260 km or 162 mi	Cabudare	$704
268 km or 167 mi	Barquisimeto	$724
270 km or 167 mi	Acarigua	$771
271 km or 168 mi	Araure	$765