Belo Horizonte vs Curitiba - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Belo Horizonte	Curitiba
🚶 Cost of living one person	$787	$766
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1919	$1931
🏠 One person rent	$345	$345
🏘️ Family rent	$550	$620
🍽️ Food expenses	$243	$238
🚐 Transport expenses	$113	$96.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$356	$468
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	63	60
😀 Quality of life	58	55
🏙️ Population	2.32M	1.77M

The cost of living in Belo Horizonte is 3% more expensive than in Curitiba. Cities ranked 6493rd and 6590th ($787 vs $766) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 18th 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 6th vs 14th best cities to live in Brazil, and 5488th vs 5836th 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	$5.13	$5.35
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.1	$25.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.32	$6.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2	$1.9
☕ Cappuccino	$1.87	$2.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.05	$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$385	$342
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$245	$224
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$622	$609
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$406	$447
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.4	$78.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81.1	$122
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.6	$18.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.71%	10.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1120	$1845
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$767	$1301
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.96	$1.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43	$45.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.04	$6.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.31	$1.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.11	$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.28	$8.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$3.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.36	$7.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$0.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$0.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.73	$1.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.92	$7.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.24	$1.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.94	$2.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.33	$5.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.68	$3.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.64	$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.18	$0.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.1	$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.5	$6.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.7	$40.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.88	$8.78
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.8	$55.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76	$82.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$330	$276
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6162	$7687

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Cities near Belo Horizonte

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.4 mi	Contagem	$567
15 km or 9.2 mi	Nova Lima	$643
22 km or 14 mi	Vespasiano	$629
57 km or 35 mi	Sete Lagoas	$468
69 km or 43 mi	Itauna	$580
72 km or 45 mi	Ouro Preto	$599
87 km or 54 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$631
102 km or 63 mi	Divinopolis	$581
123 km or 77 mi	Ponte Nova	$585
136 km or 85 mi	Curvelo	$588
142 km or 88 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$532
147 km or 91 mi	Vicosa	$593
149 km or 93 mi	Barbacena	$520
155 km or 96 mi	Ipatinga	$482
167 km or 104 mi	Formiga	$590
172 km or 107 mi	Uba	$585
190 km or 118 mi	Caratinga	$572
191 km or 119 mi	Lavras	$515
215 km or 133 mi	Muriae	$618
216 km or 134 mi	Juiz de Fora	$461
239 km or 149 mi	Governador Valadares	$501
240 km or 149 mi	Varginha	$463
242 km or 151 mi	Tres Coracoes	$542
269 km or 167 mi	Alfenas	$570
291 km or 181 mi	Resende	$596
292 km or 182 mi	Passos	$563
293 km or 182 mi	Volta Redonda	$549
296 km or 184 mi	Barra Mansa	$563
298 km or 185 mi	Teresopolis	$578
301 km or 187 mi	Petropolis	$600
304 km or 189 mi	Nova Friburgo	$500
306 km or 190 mi	Patos de Minas	$634
314 km or 195 mi	Cachoeiro de Itapemirim	$629
315 km or 196 mi	Araxa	$558
316 km or 197 mi	Cruzeiro	$620
322 km or 200 mi	Itajuba	$543
323 km or 201 mi	Nova Iguacu	$591
324 km or 202 mi	Belford Roxo	$808
328 km or 204 mi	Duque de Caxias	$636
329 km or 205 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$652

Cities near Curitiba

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Sao Jose dos Pinhais	$669
16 km or 10 mi	Colombo	$659
77 km or 48 mi	Paranagua	$623
97 km or 60 mi	Ponta Grossa	$565
103 km or 64 mi	Castro	$596
106 km or 66 mi	Joinville	$680
119 km or 74 mi	Jaragua do Sul	$623
139 km or 86 mi	Irati	$581
166 km or 103 mi	Itapeva	$633
167 km or 104 mi	Blumenau	$648
175 km or 109 mi	Itajai	$691
178 km or 111 mi	Registro	$625
183 km or 114 mi	Telemaco Borba	$618
185 km or 115 mi	Balneario Camboriu	$692
189 km or 117 mi	Brusque	$653
196 km or 122 mi	Itapema	$670
220 km or 136 mi	Guarapuava	$534
229 km or 143 mi	Cacador	$620
239 km or 148 mi	Itapetininga	$594
251 km or 156 mi	Florianopolis	$826
261 km or 162 mi	Peruibe	$636
262 km or 163 mi	Avare	$608
272 km or 169 mi	Tatui	$627
279 km or 173 mi	Ourinhos	$629
282 km or 175 mi	Sorocaba	$605
285 km or 177 mi	Lages	$653
286 km or 178 mi	Ibiuna	$629
295 km or 183 mi	Botucatu	$512
302 km or 188 mi	Sao Roque	$630
304 km or 189 mi	Londrina	$661
304 km or 189 mi	Apucarana	$608
306 km or 190 mi	Embu-Guacu	$636
310 km or 193 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$631
312 km or 194 mi	Arapongas	$609
313 km or 194 mi	Cotia	$621
313 km or 194 mi	Itu	$567
315 km or 196 mi	Embu das Artes	$627
316 km or 196 mi	Itapevi	$606
317 km or 197 mi	Rolandia	$604
318 km or 198 mi	Lencois Paulista	$596