Belo Horizonte vs Dakar - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Belo Horizonte	Dakar
🚶 Cost of living one person	$898	$1281
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2247	$3018
🏠 One person rent	$387	$623
🏘️ Family rent	$647	$1055
🍽️ Food expenses	$286	$404
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$598	$171
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	64	31
😀 Quality of life	66	52
🏙️ Population	2.32M	1.44M

The cost of living in Belo Horizonte is 30% less expensive than in Dakar. Cities ranked 6263rd and 4568th ($898 vs $1281) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 1st in Brazil and Senegal, respectively. Check Brazil vs Senegal comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Belo Horizonte compared to 0.1 months in Dakar. Belo Horizonte ranked 11th best city to live in Brazil vs Dakar ranked 1st in Senegal, while ranked 4990th and 6494th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Belo Horizonte vs Dakar

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	Belo Horizonte	Dakar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.75	$8.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.3	$45.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.06	$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.3	$2.72
☕ Cappuccino	$2.48	$4.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.24	$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$511	$726
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$256	$401
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$805	$1302
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$467	$724
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60	$110
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.4	$168
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.2	$47.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.32%	7.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2077	$3224
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1065	$1482
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.13	$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$58.2	$59.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.88	$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$2.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.61	$0.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.53
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.4	$2.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$17.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$10
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.78	$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$3.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$3.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$2.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.45	$2.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.18	$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.27	$1.67
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.37	$1.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.05	$5.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.52	$3.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.66	$2.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.33	$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$26.8	$47.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.16	$8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$50.4	$43.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.8	$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.2	$89.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$430	$312
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9000	$9494

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Cities near Belo Horizonte

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.4 mi	Contagem	$607
15 km or 9.2 mi	Nova Lima	$653
22 km or 14 mi	Vespasiano	$631
57 km or 35 mi	Sete Lagoas	$475
69 km or 43 mi	Itauna	$636
72 km or 45 mi	Ouro Preto	$572
87 km or 54 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$695
102 km or 63 mi	Divinopolis	$638
123 km or 77 mi	Ponte Nova	$634
136 km or 85 mi	Curvelo	$659
142 km or 88 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$584
147 km or 91 mi	Vicosa	$670
149 km or 93 mi	Barbacena	$568
155 km or 96 mi	Ipatinga	$542
167 km or 104 mi	Formiga	$669
172 km or 107 mi	Uba	$634
190 km or 118 mi	Caratinga	$654
191 km or 119 mi	Lavras	$577
215 km or 133 mi	Muriae	$566
216 km or 134 mi	Juiz de Fora	$623
239 km or 149 mi	Governador Valadares	$538
240 km or 149 mi	Varginha	$519
242 km or 151 mi	Tres Coracoes	$610
269 km or 167 mi	Alfenas	$571
291 km or 181 mi	Resende	$655
292 km or 182 mi	Passos	$618
293 km or 182 mi	Volta Redonda	$581
296 km or 184 mi	Barra Mansa	$607
298 km or 185 mi	Teresopolis	$546
301 km or 187 mi	Petropolis	$805
304 km or 189 mi	Nova Friburgo	$488
306 km or 190 mi	Patos de Minas	$669
314 km or 195 mi	Cachoeiro de Itapemirim	$650
315 km or 196 mi	Araxa	$590
316 km or 197 mi	Cruzeiro	$686
322 km or 200 mi	Itajuba	$576
323 km or 201 mi	Nova Iguacu	$617
324 km or 202 mi	Belford Roxo	$858
328 km or 204 mi	Duque de Caxias	$651
329 km or 205 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$688

Cities near Dakar

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Rufisque	$1206
58 km or 36 mi	Thies	$1214
121 km or 75 mi	Fatick	$1163
163 km or 101 mi	Kaolack	$1164
166 km or 103 mi	Louga	$1141
171 km or 106 mi	Banjul	$527
174 km or 108 mi	Lamin	$545
177 km or 110 mi	Saint-Louis	$1140
185 km or 115 mi	Brikama	$611
266 km or 165 mi	Rosso	$619
271 km or 169 mi	Ziguinchor	$1109
340 km or 211 mi	Kolda	$1119
378 km or 235 mi	Bissau	$857
404 km or 251 mi	Nouakchott	$653
416 km or 258 mi	Bafata	$831
629 km or 391 mi	Boffa	$983
651 km or 404 mi	Praia	$987
668 km or 415 mi	Assomada	$979
709 km or 441 mi	Conakry	$1050
727 km or 452 mi	Forecariah	$984
757 km or 471 mi	Mamou	$1005
833 km or 518 mi	Freetown	$1272
841 km or 522 mi	Mindelo	$979
978 km or 607 mi	Bo	$1231
1009 km or 627 mi	Kankan	$993
1023 km or 636 mi	Kenema	$1219
1048 km or 651 mi	Bamako	$561
1051 km or 653 mi	Gueckedou	$998
1087 km or 675 mi	Banamba	$494
1088 km or 676 mi	Koulikoro	$493
1141 km or 709 mi	Bougouni	$494
1185 km or 736 mi	Monrovia	$518
1197 km or 744 mi	Kakata	$487
1215 km or 755 mi	Segou	$495
1220 km or 758 mi	Nzerekore	$993
1232 km or 766 mi	Markala	$495
1256 km or 781 mi	Yekepa	$487
1258 km or 782 mi	Sanniquellie	$486
1332 km or 828 mi	Sikasso	$501
1413 km or 878 mi	Korhogo	$1076