Belo Horizonte vs Curitiba - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Belo Horizonte	Curitiba
🚶 Cost of living one person	$809	$817
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2028	$2009
🏠 One person rent	$350	$362
🏘️ Family rent	$608	$608
🍽️ Food expenses	$254	$253
🚐 Transport expenses	$115	$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$409	$488
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	63	60
😀 Quality of life	63	60
🏙️ Population	2.32M	1.77M

The cost of living in Belo Horizonte is 1% less expensive than in Curitiba. Cities ranked 6633rd and 6602nd ($809 vs $817) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 10th in Brazil.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Belo Horizonte compared to 0.6 months in Curitiba. Ranked 7th vs 18th best cities to live in Brazil, and 5520th vs 5872nd 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	$4.98	$5.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.2	$30.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.8	$6.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$1.99
☕ Cappuccino	$2.17	$2.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.02	$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$389	$367
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$248	$250
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$694	$644
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$458	$441
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.3	$70.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82	$108
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.4	$18.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.89%	11.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1567	$1916
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$812	$1300
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.94	$1.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.3	$47.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.93	$8.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.11	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$0.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.36	$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.21	$2.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.64	$8.63
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$4.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.56	$7.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$2.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$0.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$0.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$0.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.01	$1.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.86	$8.16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$1.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.13	$2.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.45	$4.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.08	$4.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.86	$1.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.33	$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.7	$23.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.66	$6.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$43.3	$47.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.68	$9.59
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.3	$56.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$79.4	$78.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$346	$286
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6783	$6739

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Cities near Belo Horizonte

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.4 mi	Contagem	$565
15 km or 9.2 mi	Nova Lima	$582
22 km or 14 mi	Vespasiano	$563
57 km or 35 mi	Sete Lagoas	$412
69 km or 43 mi	Itauna	$582
72 km or 45 mi	Ouro Preto	$526
87 km or 54 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$644
102 km or 63 mi	Divinopolis	$590
123 km or 77 mi	Ponte Nova	$586
136 km or 85 mi	Curvelo	$600
142 km or 88 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$541
147 km or 91 mi	Vicosa	$618
149 km or 93 mi	Barbacena	$540
155 km or 96 mi	Ipatinga	$502
167 km or 104 mi	Formiga	$613
172 km or 107 mi	Uba	$597
190 km or 118 mi	Caratinga	$599
191 km or 119 mi	Lavras	$530
215 km or 133 mi	Muriae	$613
216 km or 134 mi	Juiz de Fora	$550
239 km or 149 mi	Governador Valadares	$494
240 km or 149 mi	Varginha	$492
242 km or 151 mi	Tres Coracoes	$559
269 km or 167 mi	Alfenas	$513
291 km or 181 mi	Resende	$603
292 km or 182 mi	Passos	$568
293 km or 182 mi	Volta Redonda	$539
296 km or 184 mi	Barra Mansa	$557
298 km or 185 mi	Teresopolis	$498
301 km or 187 mi	Petropolis	$706
304 km or 189 mi	Nova Friburgo	$445
306 km or 190 mi	Patos de Minas	$624
314 km or 195 mi	Cachoeiro de Itapemirim	$621
315 km or 196 mi	Araxa	$552
316 km or 197 mi	Cruzeiro	$631
322 km or 200 mi	Itajuba	$536
323 km or 201 mi	Nova Iguacu	$590
324 km or 202 mi	Belford Roxo	$810
328 km or 204 mi	Duque de Caxias	$653
329 km or 205 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$648

Cities near Curitiba

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Sao Jose dos Pinhais	$704
16 km or 10 mi	Colombo	$693
77 km or 48 mi	Paranagua	$627
97 km or 60 mi	Ponta Grossa	$570
103 km or 64 mi	Castro	$606
106 km or 66 mi	Joinville	$717
119 km or 74 mi	Jaragua do Sul	$659
139 km or 86 mi	Irati	$558
166 km or 103 mi	Itapeva	$647
167 km or 104 mi	Blumenau	$699
175 km or 109 mi	Itajai	$716
178 km or 111 mi	Registro	$679
183 km or 114 mi	Telemaco Borba	$633
185 km or 115 mi	Balneario Camboriu	$693
189 km or 117 mi	Brusque	$681
196 km or 122 mi	Itapema	$680
220 km or 136 mi	Guarapuava	$547
229 km or 143 mi	Cacador	$625
239 km or 148 mi	Itapetininga	$588
251 km or 156 mi	Florianopolis	$904
261 km or 162 mi	Peruibe	$662
262 km or 163 mi	Avare	$603
272 km or 169 mi	Tatui	$616
279 km or 173 mi	Ourinhos	$621
282 km or 175 mi	Sorocaba	$622
285 km or 177 mi	Lages	$666
286 km or 178 mi	Ibiuna	$666
295 km or 183 mi	Botucatu	$542
302 km or 188 mi	Sao Roque	$673
304 km or 189 mi	Londrina	$615
304 km or 189 mi	Apucarana	$589
306 km or 190 mi	Embu-Guacu	$678
310 km or 193 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$706
312 km or 194 mi	Arapongas	$576
313 km or 194 mi	Cotia	$780
313 km or 194 mi	Itu	$582
315 km or 196 mi	Embu das Artes	$704
316 km or 196 mi	Itapevi	$654
317 km or 197 mi	Rolandia	$554
318 km or 198 mi	Lencois Paulista	$605