Belo Horizonte vs Chongqing - Cost of Living Comparison

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Belo Horizonte Chongqing
🚶 Cost of living one person
$787
$662
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1919
$2020
🏠 One person rent
$345
$226
🏘️ Family rent
$550
$439
🍽️ Food expenses
$243
$255
🚐 Transport expenses
$113
$91.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$356
$890
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
63
87
😀 Quality of life
58
72
🏙️ Population
2.32M
32.1M

The cost of living in Belo Horizonte is 19% more expensive than in Chongqing. Cities ranked 6493rd and 7185th ($787 vs $662) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 146th 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 1.3 months in Chongqing. Belo Horizonte ranked 6th best city to live in Brazil vs Chongqing ranked 8th in China, while ranked 5488th and 1966th 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
$5.13
$3.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.1
$22.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.32
$5.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$1.8
☕ Cappuccino
$1.87
$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$385
$272
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$245
$155
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$622
$523
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$406
$333
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.4
$37.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81.1
$58.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.6
$9.98
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.71%
4.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1120
$2378
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$767
$1355
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43
$30.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.04
$4.18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.93
$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.31
$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.11
$2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.28
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.36
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.73
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.92
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.94
$3.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.33
$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.68
$4.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.64
$0.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.18
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.1
$28.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.5
$5.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.7
$59.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.88
$7.18
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.8
$49.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76
$72.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$330
$330
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6162
$27717

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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 Chongqing

Distance City Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi Huaying
$575
103 km or 64 mi Guang'an
$607
120 km or 75 mi Longchang
$618
127 km or 79 mi Luzhou
$642
140 km or 87 mi Suining
$609
140 km or 87 mi Neijiang
$682
145 km or 90 mi Nanchong
$560
170 km or 106 mi Zigong
$609
183 km or 113 mi Shehong
$574
191 km or 119 mi Ziyang
$625
194 km or 120 mi Renhuai
$568
201 km or 125 mi Yibin
$627
208 km or 129 mi Dazhou
$600
209 km or 130 mi Zunyi
$594
211 km or 131 mi Jianyang
$611
232 km or 144 mi Langzhong
$551
249 km or 154 mi Lichuan
$577
258 km or 160 mi Bazhong
$593
264 km or 164 mi Meishan
$624
265 km or 165 mi Chengdu
$660
266 km or 165 mi Leshan
$588
266 km or 166 mi Guanghan
$587
268 km or 167 mi Deyang
$591
272 km or 169 mi Mianyang
$550
277 km or 172 mi Bijie
$612
285 km or 177 mi Shifang
$572
292 km or 181 mi Emeishan
$570
294 km or 183 mi Pengzhou
$605
298 km or 185 mi Enshi
$581
298 km or 185 mi Mianzhu
$559
298 km or 185 mi Chongzhou
$614
300 km or 186 mi Jiangyou
$553
309 km or 192 mi Qionglai
$604
316 km or 196 mi Wanyuan
$555
320 km or 199 mi Dujiangyan
$603
327 km or 203 mi Guangyuan
$596
331 km or 206 mi Guiyang
$576
331 km or 206 mi Tongren
$596
342 km or 212 mi Ya'an
$613
342 km or 213 mi Jishou
$556