Belo Horizonte vs Chicago - Cost of Living Comparison

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Belo Horizonte Chicago
🚶 Cost of living one person
$861
$2613
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2085
$6659
🏠 One person rent
$378
$1594
🏘️ Family rent
$587
$3123
🍽️ Food expenses
$257
$649
🚐 Transport expenses
$123
$210
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$348
$5285
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
63
100
😀 Quality of life
58
96
🏙️ Population
2.53M
2.75M

The cost of living in Belo Horizonte is 67% less expensive than in Chicago. Cities ranked 6164th and 505th ($861 vs $2613) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 455th in Brazil and the United States, respectively. Check Brazil vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Belo Horizonte compared to 2 months in Chicago. Belo Horizonte ranked 5th best city to live in Brazil vs Chicago ranked 2nd in the United States, while ranked 5643rd and 16th among best cities to live in the world.

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Belo Horizonte Chicago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.15
$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.2
$80.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.79
$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.04
$6.98
☕ Cappuccino
$1.87
$5.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.13
$2.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$404
$1958
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$274
$1297
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$639
$3908
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$436
$2652
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.4
$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.7
$158
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.8
$61.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.85%
6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1386
$3227
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1071
$2803
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.12
$2.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43.6
$87.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.1
$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.35
$3.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$4.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.22
$3.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.87
$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.88
$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.87
$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$5.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$5.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$4.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$2.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.11
$2.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.34
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.34
$2.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.16
$15.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.71
$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.31
$5.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.97
$3.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.49
$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.2
$73.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.98
$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$67.4
$78.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.97
$28.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.7
$61.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.1
$99.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$321
$2675
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6238
$15494

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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

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$2476
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$2544
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2446
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$2346
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2387
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2199
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2257
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2326
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2317
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2300
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2290
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2323
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2295
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2245
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2282
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2244
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2264
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2215
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$2264
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$2204
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$2258
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$2013
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2248
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2258
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2240
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2162
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$2030
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2257
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2253
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2269
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2250
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$2267
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2264
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2238
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2239
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2089
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2221
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$2038
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2241
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$2240