Belo Horizonte vs Caracas - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Belo Horizonte	Caracas
🚶 Cost of living one person	$787	$1045
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1919	$2594
🏠 One person rent	$345	$366
🏘️ Family rent	$550	$663
🍽️ Food expenses	$243	$428
🚐 Transport expenses	$113	$144
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$356	$218
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	63	54
😀 Quality of life	58	45
🏙️ Population	2.32M	2.25M

The cost of living in Belo Horizonte is 25% less expensive than in Caracas. Cities ranked 6493rd and 5335th ($787 vs $1045) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th 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 6th best city to live in Brazil vs Caracas ranked 1st in Venezuela, while ranked 5488th and 6509th 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	$5.13	$13.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.1	$48.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.32	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2	$1.54
☕ Cappuccino	$1.87	$3.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.05	$1.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$385	$394
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$245	$299
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$622	$711
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$406	$583
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.4	$14.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81.1	$21.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.6	$33.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.71%	22.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1120	$811
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$767	$1170
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.96	$0.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43	$32.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.04	$20.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.31	$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.11	$2.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.28	$8.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$7.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.36	$7.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$5.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$1.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$2.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$2.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$1.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.73	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.92	$7.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.24	$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.94	$3.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.33	$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.68	$5.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.64	$2.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.18	$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.1	$72.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.5	$5.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.7	$38
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.88	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.8	$57.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$330	$97.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6162	$4719

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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 Caracas

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	La Guaira	$915
12 km or 7.3 mi	Maiquetia	$900
16 km or 9.7 mi	Catia La Mar	$947
21 km or 13 mi	Los Teques	$922
30 km or 18 mi	Charallave	$877
37 km or 23 mi	Cua	$877
40 km or 25 mi	Santa Lucia	$865
43 km or 27 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$910
43 km or 27 mi	Guatire	$892
43 km or 27 mi	Guarenas	$896
46 km or 29 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$871
53 km or 33 mi	La Victoria	$776
67 km or 41 mi	Turmero	$781
67 km or 41 mi	Cagua	$744
75 km or 47 mi	Santa Rita	$707
78 km or 48 mi	Maracay	$726
78 km or 49 mi	Palo Negro	$711
80 km or 50 mi	El Limon	$683
82 km or 51 mi	San Juan de los Morros	$755
93 km or 58 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$787
108 km or 67 mi	Guacara	$785
115 km or 71 mi	Los Guayos	$726
119 km or 74 mi	Puerto Cabello	$759
122 km or 76 mi	Valencia	$783
135 km or 84 mi	Tocuyito	$726
163 km or 101 mi	Tinaquillo	$730
176 km or 109 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$752
184 km or 114 mi	Calabozo	$827
199 km or 124 mi	San Felipe	$736
204 km or 127 mi	San Carlos	$772
219 km or 136 mi	Zaraza	$783
235 km or 146 mi	Kralendijk	$1792
245 km or 152 mi	Yaritagua	$682
247 km or 154 mi	Lecheria	$821
249 km or 155 mi	Barcelona	$704
255 km or 159 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$771
260 km or 162 mi	Cabudare	$663
268 km or 167 mi	Barquisimeto	$715
270 km or 167 mi	Acarigua	$724
271 km or 168 mi	Araure	$724