Belo Horizonte vs Curitiba - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Belo Horizonte	Curitiba
🚶 Cost of living one person	$861	$809
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2085	$2018
🏠 One person rent	$378	$336
🏘️ Family rent	$587	$565
🍽️ Food expenses	$257	$261
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$348	$508
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	63	60
😀 Quality of life	58	56
🏙️ Population	2.53M	1.96M

The cost of living in Belo Horizonte is 6% more expensive than in Curitiba. Cities ranked 6164th and 6359th ($861 vs $809) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 19th in Brazil.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Belo Horizonte compared to 0.6 months in Curitiba. Ranked 5th vs 10th best cities to live in Brazil, and 5643rd vs 5843rd among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Belo Horizonte vs Curitiba

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	Belo Horizonte	Curitiba
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.15	$5.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.2	$28.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.79	$6.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.04	$2.24
☕ Cappuccino	$1.87	$2.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.13	$1.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$404	$365
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$274	$238
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$639	$592
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$436	$431
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.4	$52.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90.7	$81.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.8	$20.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.85%	10.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1386	$2006
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1071	$1511
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.12	$1.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.6	$52.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.1	$6.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.35	$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.22	$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.87	$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$4.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.87	$8.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$0.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.11	$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.34	$9.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.34	$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.16	$2.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.71	$5.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.31	$4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.97	$1.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$1.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.2	$24.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.98	$6.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$67.4	$55.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.97	$9.54
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.7	$60.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.1	$92.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$321	$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6238	$7874

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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 Curitiba

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Sao Jose dos Pinhais	$728
16 km or 10 mi	Colombo	$714
77 km or 48 mi	Paranagua	$665
97 km or 60 mi	Ponta Grossa	$526
103 km or 64 mi	Castro	$599
106 km or 66 mi	Joinville	$692
119 km or 74 mi	Jaragua do Sul	$669
139 km or 86 mi	Irati	$682
166 km or 103 mi	Itapeva	$659
167 km or 104 mi	Blumenau	$682
175 km or 109 mi	Itajai	$756
178 km or 111 mi	Registro	$662
183 km or 114 mi	Telemaco Borba	$641
185 km or 115 mi	Balneario Camboriu	$760
189 km or 117 mi	Brusque	$697
196 km or 122 mi	Itapema	$729
220 km or 136 mi	Guarapuava	$626
229 km or 143 mi	Cacador	$655
239 km or 148 mi	Itapetininga	$691
251 km or 156 mi	Florianopolis	$925
261 km or 162 mi	Peruibe	$669
262 km or 163 mi	Avare	$612
272 km or 169 mi	Tatui	$660
279 km or 173 mi	Ourinhos	$667
282 km or 175 mi	Sorocaba	$655
285 km or 177 mi	Lages	$688
286 km or 178 mi	Ibiuna	$659
295 km or 183 mi	Botucatu	$586
302 km or 188 mi	Sao Roque	$657
304 km or 189 mi	Londrina	$723
304 km or 189 mi	Apucarana	$658
306 km or 190 mi	Embu-Guacu	$670
310 km or 193 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$663
312 km or 194 mi	Arapongas	$658
313 km or 194 mi	Cotia	$651
313 km or 194 mi	Itu	$607
315 km or 196 mi	Embu das Artes	$661
316 km or 196 mi	Itapevi	$652
317 km or 197 mi	Rolandia	$660
318 km or 198 mi	Lencois Paulista	$628