Belo Horizonte vs Cologne - Cost of Living Comparison

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Belo Horizonte Cologne
🚶 Cost of living one person
$768
$1744
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1890
$4212
🏠 One person rent
$341
$947
🏘️ Family rent
$550
$1673
🍽️ Food expenses
$238
$491
🚐 Transport expenses
$106
$174
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$373
$3148
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
63
92
😀 Quality of life
59
96
🏙️ Population
2.32M
1.09M

The cost of living in Belo Horizonte is 56% less expensive than in Cologne. Cities ranked 6579th and 2551st ($768 vs $1744) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 24th in Brazil and Germany, respectively. Check Brazil vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Belo Horizonte compared to 1.8 months in Cologne. Belo Horizonte ranked 5th best city to live in Brazil vs Cologne ranked 2nd in Germany, while ranked 5438th and 12th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Belo Horizonte vs Cologne

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Belo Horizonte Cologne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.88
$13.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29
$61.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.36
$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$4.67
☕ Cappuccino
$1.86
$3.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.94
$3.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$963
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$243
$743
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$630
$1902
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$406
$1332
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.1
$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.8
$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.3
$40.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.91%
4.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1419
$6163
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$830
$5539
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$3.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39.4
$56.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.51
$22.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$1.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.21
$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$3.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.09
$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.14
$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$2.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$4.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.7
$2.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.22
$6.56
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.95
$8.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.08
$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$2.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.41
$1.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.17
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24
$32.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.65
$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43.4
$49.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.06
$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.6
$94.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$351
$773
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6817
$15595

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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 Cologne

Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1578
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1822
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1569
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1559
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1572
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1554
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1586
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1551
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1536
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1576
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1561
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1534
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1577
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1544
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1559
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1529
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1554
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1523
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1518
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1522
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1497
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1542
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1677
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1522
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1580
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1502
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1497
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1517
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1504
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1494
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1499
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1494
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1516
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1446
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1503
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1495
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1479
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1490
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1500
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1772