Belo Horizonte vs Caracas - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Belo Horizonte	Caracas
🚶 Cost of living one person	$768	$1075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1890	$2746
🏠 One person rent	$341	$384
🏘️ Family rent	$550	$767
🍽️ Food expenses	$238	$421
🚐 Transport expenses	$106	$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$373	$231
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	63	53
😀 Quality of life	59	46
🏙️ Population	2.32M	2.25M

The cost of living in Belo Horizonte is 29% less expensive than in Caracas. Cities ranked 6579th and 4987th ($768 vs $1075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 1st in Brazil and Venezuela, respectively. Check Brazil vs Venezuela comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Belo Horizonte compared to 0.2 months in Caracas. Belo Horizonte ranked 5th best city to live in Brazil vs Caracas ranked 1st in Venezuela, while ranked 5438th and 6530th 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	$4.88	$12.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29	$48.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.36	$9.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$1.54
☕ Cappuccino	$1.86	$3.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.94	$1.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$375	$427
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$243	$310
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$630	$849
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$406	$670
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.1	$16.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.8	$26
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.3	$34.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.91%	21.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1419	$879
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$830	$839
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.99	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39.4	$32.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.51	$22.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.21	$2.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.94	$3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.09	$9.28
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$8.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.14	$7.68
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$5.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$2.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$2.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$1.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$1.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.7	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.22	$9.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.95	$3.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.08	$4.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.76	$5.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.41	$3.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.17	$2.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24	$84.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.65	$5.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$43.4	$41.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.06	$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.6	$58.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$351	$132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6817	$5488

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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 Caracas

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	La Guaira	$938
12 km or 7.3 mi	Maiquetia	$919
16 km or 9.7 mi	Catia La Mar	$974
21 km or 13 mi	Los Teques	$960
30 km or 18 mi	Charallave	$904
37 km or 23 mi	Cua	$910
40 km or 25 mi	Santa Lucia	$892
43 km or 27 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$939
43 km or 27 mi	Guatire	$917
43 km or 27 mi	Guarenas	$918
46 km or 29 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$901
53 km or 33 mi	La Victoria	$858
67 km or 41 mi	Turmero	$857
67 km or 41 mi	Cagua	$818
75 km or 47 mi	Santa Rita	$780
78 km or 48 mi	Maracay	$817
78 km or 49 mi	Palo Negro	$775
80 km or 50 mi	El Limon	$745
82 km or 51 mi	San Juan de los Morros	$807
93 km or 58 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$847
108 km or 67 mi	Guacara	$795
115 km or 71 mi	Los Guayos	$728
119 km or 74 mi	Puerto Cabello	$781
122 km or 76 mi	Valencia	$769
135 km or 84 mi	Tocuyito	$724
163 km or 101 mi	Tinaquillo	$738
176 km or 109 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$782
184 km or 114 mi	Calabozo	$845
199 km or 124 mi	San Felipe	$739
204 km or 127 mi	San Carlos	$776
219 km or 136 mi	Zaraza	$804
235 km or 146 mi	Kralendijk	$1962
245 km or 152 mi	Yaritagua	$685
247 km or 154 mi	Lecheria	$837
249 km or 155 mi	Barcelona	$858
255 km or 159 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$791
260 km or 162 mi	Cabudare	$666
268 km or 167 mi	Barquisimeto	$722
270 km or 167 mi	Acarigua	$723
271 km or 168 mi	Araure	$723