Belo Horizonte vs Doha - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Belo Horizonte	Doha
🚶 Cost of living one person	$768	$1779
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1890	$4033
🏠 One person rent	$341	$1140
🏘️ Family rent	$550	$2017
🍽️ Food expenses	$238	$408
🚐 Transport expenses	$106	$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$373	$3416
😷 Air quality	Good	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	63	45
😀 Quality of life	59	80
🏙️ Population	2.32M	1.19M

The cost of living in Belo Horizonte is 57% less expensive than in Doha. Cities ranked 6579th and 2449th ($768 vs $1779) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 1st in Brazil and Qatar, respectively. Check Brazil vs Qatar comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Belo Horizonte compared to 1.9 months in Doha. Belo Horizonte ranked 5th best city to live in Brazil vs Doha ranked 1st in Qatar, while ranked 5438th and 562nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Belo Horizonte vs Doha

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	Belo Horizonte	Doha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.88	$9.28
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29	$52.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.36	$7.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$12
☕ Cappuccino	$1.86	$5.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.94	$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$375	$1393
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$243	$888
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$630	$2490
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$406	$1664
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.1	$65.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.8	$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.3	$85.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.91%	5.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1419	$4779
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$830	$3550
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.99	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39.4	$34.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.51	$16.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$0.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$2.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.21	$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.94	$2.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.09	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$8.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.14	$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.7	$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.22	$17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$4.28
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.95	$6.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.08	$6.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.76	$4.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.41	$2.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.17	$2.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24	$108
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.65	$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$43.4	$48.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.06	$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.6	$63
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72	$97.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$351	$770
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6817	$11200

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Cities near Belo Horizonte

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.4 mi	Contagem	$532
15 km or 9.2 mi	Nova Lima	$627
22 km or 14 mi	Vespasiano	$609
57 km or 35 mi	Sete Lagoas	$412
69 km or 43 mi	Itauna	$558
72 km or 45 mi	Ouro Preto	$550
87 km or 54 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$602
102 km or 63 mi	Divinopolis	$568
123 km or 77 mi	Ponte Nova	$562
136 km or 85 mi	Curvelo	$571
142 km or 88 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$505
147 km or 91 mi	Vicosa	$584
149 km or 93 mi	Barbacena	$487
155 km or 96 mi	Ipatinga	$457
167 km or 104 mi	Formiga	$580
172 km or 107 mi	Uba	$563
190 km or 118 mi	Caratinga	$563
191 km or 119 mi	Lavras	$503
215 km or 133 mi	Muriae	$584
216 km or 134 mi	Juiz de Fora	$462
239 km or 149 mi	Governador Valadares	$471
240 km or 149 mi	Varginha	$449
242 km or 151 mi	Tres Coracoes	$523
269 km or 167 mi	Alfenas	$483
291 km or 181 mi	Resende	$572
292 km or 182 mi	Passos	$536
293 km or 182 mi	Volta Redonda	$522
296 km or 184 mi	Barra Mansa	$537
298 km or 185 mi	Teresopolis	$546
301 km or 187 mi	Petropolis	$587
304 km or 189 mi	Nova Friburgo	$474
306 km or 190 mi	Patos de Minas	$599
314 km or 195 mi	Cachoeiro de Itapemirim	$572
315 km or 196 mi	Araxa	$529
316 km or 197 mi	Cruzeiro	$595
322 km or 200 mi	Itajuba	$518
323 km or 201 mi	Nova Iguacu	$562
324 km or 202 mi	Belford Roxo	$769
328 km or 204 mi	Duque de Caxias	$614
329 km or 205 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$622

Cities near Doha

Distance	City	Cost of living
43 km or 27 mi	Al Khor	$1709
135 km or 84 mi	Riffa	$1223
138 km or 86 mi	Isa Town	$1243
139 km or 87 mi	Manama	$1280
175 km or 109 mi	Dhahran	$1068
188 km or 117 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
191 km or 119 mi	Dammam	$1056
236 km or 147 mi	Qatif	$897
265 km or 165 mi	Jubail	$901
282 km or 175 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
300 km or 187 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1828
380 km or 236 mi	Dubai	$2379
388 km or 241 mi	Sharjah	$1494
397 km or 247 mi	Ajman	$2240
405 km or 252 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1196
409 km or 254 mi	Jahrom	$547
414 km or 257 mi	Bushehr	$551
442 km or 275 mi	Borazjan	$546
442 km or 275 mi	Al Ain	$1844
455 km or 283 mi	Fasa	$548
466 km or 289 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1540
480 km or 298 mi	Kazerun	$557
483 km or 300 mi	Fujairah	$1239
489 km or 304 mi	Shiraz	$589
491 km or 305 mi	Riyadh	$1637
515 km or 320 mi	Al Wafrah	$1210
516 km or 320 mi	Bandar Abbas	$634
524 km or 325 mi	Marvdasht	$563
573 km or 356 mi	Kuwait City	$1393
597 km or 371 mi	Yasuj	$529
601 km or 374 mi	Al-Faw	$736
602 km or 374 mi	Behbahan	$536
617 km or 383 mi	Sirjan	$514
628 km or 390 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$548
635 km or 394 mi	Umm Qasr	$740
644 km or 400 mi	Abadan	$547
659 km or 409 mi	Khorramshahr	$544
663 km or 412 mi	Nizwa	$780
679 km or 422 mi	Az Zubayr	$723
683 km or 424 mi	Basra	$904