Belo Horizonte vs Chongqing - Cost of Living Comparison

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Belo Horizonte Chongqing
🚶 Cost of living one person
$809
$561
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2028
$1695
🏠 One person rent
$350
$180
🏘️ Family rent
$608
$312
🍽️ Food expenses
$254
$217
🚐 Transport expenses
$115
$76.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$409
$914
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
63
87
😀 Quality of life
63
74
🏙️ Population
2.32M
32.1M

The cost of living in Belo Horizonte is 44% more expensive than in Chongqing. Cities ranked 6633rd and 8185th ($809 vs $561) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 322nd in Brazil and China, respectively. Check Brazil vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Belo Horizonte compared to 1.6 months in Chongqing. Belo Horizonte ranked 7th best city to live in Brazil vs Chongqing ranked 7th in China, while ranked 5520th and 2237th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Belo Horizonte vs Chongqing

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Belo Horizonte Chongqing
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.98
$2.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.2
$20.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.8
$4.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.17
$0.98
☕ Cappuccino
$2.17
$2.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.02
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$389
$240
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$248
$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$694
$433
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$458
$231
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.3
$20.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82
$32
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.4
$8.46
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.89%
3.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1567
$2367
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$812
$1345
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.94
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.3
$21
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.93
$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.36
$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$0.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.21
$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.64
$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$2.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.56
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.01
$0.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.86
$7.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$0.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.13
$2.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.45
$6.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.08
$4.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.86
$1.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.33
$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.7
$33.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.66
$5.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43.3
$58.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.68
$7.17
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.3
$42.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79.4
$66
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$346
$271
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6783
$23821

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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 Chongqing

Distance City Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi Huaying
$542
103 km or 64 mi Guang'an
$569
120 km or 75 mi Longchang
$575
127 km or 79 mi Luzhou
$562
140 km or 87 mi Suining
$565
140 km or 87 mi Neijiang
$645
145 km or 90 mi Nanchong
$541
170 km or 106 mi Zigong
$573
183 km or 113 mi Shehong
$551
191 km or 119 mi Ziyang
$598
194 km or 120 mi Renhuai
$538
201 km or 125 mi Yibin
$570
208 km or 129 mi Dazhou
$583
209 km or 130 mi Zunyi
$551
211 km or 131 mi Jianyang
$591
232 km or 144 mi Langzhong
$538
249 km or 154 mi Lichuan
$557
258 km or 160 mi Bazhong
$601
264 km or 164 mi Meishan
$599
265 km or 165 mi Chengdu
$635
266 km or 165 mi Leshan
$563
266 km or 166 mi Guanghan
$571
268 km or 167 mi Deyang
$563
272 km or 169 mi Mianyang
$528
277 km or 172 mi Bijie
$569
285 km or 177 mi Shifang
$557
292 km or 181 mi Emeishan
$552
294 km or 183 mi Pengzhou
$588
298 km or 185 mi Enshi
$558
298 km or 185 mi Mianzhu
$544
298 km or 185 mi Chongzhou
$596
300 km or 186 mi Jiangyou
$536
309 km or 192 mi Qionglai
$580
316 km or 196 mi Wanyuan
$567
320 km or 199 mi Dujiangyan
$583
327 km or 203 mi Guangyuan
$587
331 km or 206 mi Guiyang
$562
331 km or 206 mi Tongren
$568
342 km or 212 mi Ya'an
$571
342 km or 213 mi Jishou
$537