Belo Horizonte vs Columbus - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Belo Horizonte	Columbus
🚶 Cost of living one person	$861	$2202
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2085	$5415
🏠 One person rent	$378	$1315
🏘️ Family rent	$587	$2574
🍽️ Food expenses	$257	$608
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$120
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$348	$3975
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	63	72
😀 Quality of life	58	87
🏙️ Population	2.53M	906K

The cost of living in Belo Horizonte is 61% less expensive than in Columbus. Cities ranked 6164th and 1282nd ($861 vs $2202) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 1143rd 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 1.8 months in Columbus. Belo Horizonte ranked 5th best city to live in Brazil vs Columbus ranked 47th in the United States, while ranked 5643rd and 202nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Belo Horizonte vs Columbus

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	Belo Horizonte	Columbus
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.15	$18.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.2	$69.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.79	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.04	$5.03
☕ Cappuccino	$1.87	$4.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.13	$2.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$404	$1415
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$274	$1025
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$639	$2997
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$436	$2104
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.4	$142
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90.7	$221
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.8	$70.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.85%	6.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1386	$3125
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1071	$3122
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.12	$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.6	$64.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.1	$13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.35	$2.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$2.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.22	$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.87	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.87	$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$4.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$4.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$4.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$3.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$3.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$1.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.11	$2.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.34	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.34	$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.16	$9.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.71	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.31	$3.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.97	$4.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$2.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.2	$43
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.98	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$67.4	$116
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.97	$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.7	$64.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.1	$88.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$321	$1244
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6238	$10456

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Cities near Belo Horizonte

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

Cities near Columbus

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi	Upper Arlington	$2116
11 km or 7.1 mi	Grove	$2107
13 km or 8.3 mi	Gahanna	$2030
15 km or 9 mi	Hilliard	$2125
17 km or 11 mi	Reynoldsburg	$2046
18 km or 11 mi	Dublin	$2124
19 km or 12 mi	Westerville	$1805
22 km or 13 mi	Pickerington	$2032
38 km or 24 mi	Delaware	$1985
43 km or 27 mi	Lancaster	$1935
43 km or 27 mi	Marysville	$2010
51 km or 32 mi	Newark	$1905
69 km or 43 mi	Springfield	$1787
70 km or 43 mi	Chillicothe	$1849
70 km or 44 mi	Marion	$1900
84 km or 52 mi	Zanesville	$1853
86 km or 53 mi	Xenia	$1767
89 km or 55 mi	Fairborn	$1642
94 km or 59 mi	Beavercreek	$1747
97 km or 60 mi	Huber Heights	$1761
97 km or 60 mi	Mansfield	$1823
98 km or 61 mi	Riverside	$1787
103 km or 64 mi	Kettering	$1798
103 km or 64 mi	Troy	$1844
104 km or 65 mi	Athens	$1558
104 km or 65 mi	Centerville	$1791
105 km or 65 mi	Dayton	$1721
105 km or 65 mi	Sidney	$2055
108 km or 67 mi	Piqua	$1919
112 km or 69 mi	Trotwood	$1803
116 km or 72 mi	Ashland	$1587
120 km or 74 mi	Lebanon	$1857
128 km or 80 mi	Middletown	$1486
128 km or 80 mi	Lima	$1886
130 km or 81 mi	Wooster	$1768
131 km or 81 mi	Mason	$1844
132 km or 82 mi	Findlay	$1819
136 km or 84 mi	Portsmouth	$1491
144 km or 90 mi	New Philadelphia	$1659
146 km or 91 mi	Norwalk	$1861