Belo Horizonte vs Chongqing - Cost of Living Comparison

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Belo Horizonte Chongqing
🚶 Cost of living one person
$768
$634
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1890
$1938
🏠 One person rent
$341
$224
🏘️ Family rent
$550
$442
🍽️ Food expenses
$238
$235
🚐 Transport expenses
$106
$87.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$373
$957
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
63
88
😀 Quality of life
59
72
🏙️ Population
2.32M
32.1M

The cost of living in Belo Horizonte is 21% more expensive than in Chongqing. Cities ranked 6579th and 7340th ($768 vs $634) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 145th 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 1.5 months in Chongqing. Belo Horizonte ranked 5th best city to live in Brazil vs Chongqing ranked 8th in China, while ranked 5438th and 1675th 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
$4.88
$3.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29
$19.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.36
$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$1.7
☕ Cappuccino
$1.86
$2.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.94
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$261
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$243
$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$630
$550
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$406
$337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.1
$34.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.8
$53.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.3
$8.91
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.91%
4.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1419
$2326
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$830
$1374
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39.4
$29.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.51
$3.83
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.21
$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.09
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
$3.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.14
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.7
$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.22
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.95
$3.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.08
$8.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$4.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.41
$0.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.17
$2.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24
$24.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.65
$5.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43.4
$56.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.06
$7.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.6
$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72
$69.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$351
$315
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6817
$26796

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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 Chongqing

Distance City Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi Huaying
$553
103 km or 64 mi Guang'an
$584
120 km or 75 mi Longchang
$593
127 km or 79 mi Luzhou
$613
140 km or 87 mi Suining
$579
140 km or 87 mi Neijiang
$652
145 km or 90 mi Nanchong
$526
170 km or 106 mi Zigong
$584
183 km or 113 mi Shehong
$546
191 km or 119 mi Ziyang
$592
194 km or 120 mi Renhuai
$540
201 km or 125 mi Yibin
$590
208 km or 129 mi Dazhou
$591
209 km or 130 mi Zunyi
$554
211 km or 131 mi Jianyang
$580
232 km or 144 mi Langzhong
$530
249 km or 154 mi Lichuan
$570
258 km or 160 mi Bazhong
$610
264 km or 164 mi Meishan
$590
265 km or 165 mi Chengdu
$623
266 km or 165 mi Leshan
$554
266 km or 166 mi Guanghan
$554
268 km or 167 mi Deyang
$549
272 km or 169 mi Mianyang
$527
277 km or 172 mi Bijie
$584
285 km or 177 mi Shifang
$540
292 km or 181 mi Emeishan
$540
294 km or 183 mi Pengzhou
$572
298 km or 185 mi Enshi
$575
298 km or 185 mi Mianzhu
$529
298 km or 185 mi Chongzhou
$581
300 km or 186 mi Jiangyou
$532
309 km or 192 mi Qionglai
$572
316 km or 196 mi Wanyuan
$585
320 km or 199 mi Dujiangyan
$570
327 km or 203 mi Guangyuan
$599
331 km or 206 mi Guiyang
$559
331 km or 206 mi Tongren
$573
342 km or 212 mi Ya'an
$573
342 km or 213 mi Jishou
$539