Belo Horizonte vs Detroit - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Belo Horizonte	Detroit
🚶 Cost of living one person	$861	$1979
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2085	$4857
🏠 One person rent	$378	$1158
🏘️ Family rent	$587	$2113
🍽️ Food expenses	$257	$587
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$97.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$348	$4187
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	63	77
😀 Quality of life	58	89
🏙️ Population	2.53M	639K

The cost of living in Belo Horizonte is 56% less expensive than in Detroit. Cities ranked 6164th and 1843rd ($861 vs $1979) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 1594th 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 2.1 months in Detroit. Belo Horizonte ranked 5th best city to live in Brazil vs Detroit ranked 38th in the United States, while ranked 5643rd and 172nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Belo Horizonte vs Detroit

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	Belo Horizonte	Detroit
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.15	$14.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.2	$65.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.79	$9.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.04	$5.69
☕ Cappuccino	$1.87	$4.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.13	$2.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$404	$1199
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$274	$872
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$639	$2954
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$436	$1523
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.4	$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90.7	$235
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.8	$68.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.85%	6.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1386	$1060
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1071	$975
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.12	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.6	$53.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.1	$12.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.35	$2.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$4.8
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.22	$3.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.87	$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$11.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.87	$23.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$4.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$5.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$4.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$3.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$2.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$1.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.11	$2.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.34	$9.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.34	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.16	$9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.71	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.31	$5.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.97	$3.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.2	$29.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.98	$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$67.4	$107
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.97	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.7	$42.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.1	$84.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$321	$1283
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6238	$16868

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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 Detroit

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Windsor	$1790
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Hamtramck	$1935
14 km or 8.6 mi	Dearborn	$1882
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lincoln Park	$1848
16 km or 9.8 mi	Allen Park	$1847
16 km or 10 mi	Ferndale	$1906
17 km or 10 mi	Wyandotte	$1749
17 km or 11 mi	Eastpointe	$1887
18 km or 11 mi	Madison Heights	$1881
18 km or 11 mi	Warren	$1828
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Park	$1932
19 km or 12 mi	Southgate	$1841
19 km or 12 mi	Royal Oak	$1905
20 km or 12 mi	Dearborn Heights	$1912
21 km or 13 mi	Roseville	$1893
21 km or 13 mi	Taylor	$1718
21 km or 13 mi	Southfield	$1954
22 km or 14 mi	St. Clair Shores	$1900
22 km or 14 mi	Inkster	$1877
24 km or 15 mi	Garden	$1935
26 km or 16 mi	Amherstburg	$1813
27 km or 17 mi	Birmingham	$1904
28 km or 17 mi	Sterling Heights	$1939
28 km or 17 mi	Livonia	$1934
29 km or 18 mi	Troy	$1753
29 km or 18 mi	Westland	$1950
30 km or 19 mi	Clinton Township	$1903
31 km or 19 mi	Romulus	$1899
32 km or 20 mi	Farmington Hills	$1748
37 km or 23 mi	Rochester Hills	$1898
39 km or 24 mi	Novi	$2298
40 km or 25 mi	Pontiac	$1921
42 km or 26 mi	Auburn Hills	$1928
54 km or 34 mi	Monroe	$1632
58 km or 36 mi	Ann Arbor	$2104
71 km or 44 mi	Chatham-Kent	$1856
86 km or 54 mi	Toledo	$1704
88 km or 54 mi	Burton	$1529
88 km or 54 mi	Port Huron	$1890
89 km or 55 mi	Sarnia	$1614