Belo Horizonte vs El Paso - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Belo Horizonte	El Paso
🚶 Cost of living one person	$768	$1813
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1890	$4267
🏠 One person rent	$341	$980
🏘️ Family rent	$550	$1800
🍽️ Food expenses	$238	$620
🚐 Transport expenses	$106	$92
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$373	$3350
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	63	35
😀 Quality of life	59	79
🏙️ Population	2.32M	679K

The cost of living in Belo Horizonte is 58% less expensive than in El Paso. Cities ranked 6579th and 2363rd ($768 vs $1813) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 1931st 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 0.5 months in Belo Horizonte compared to 1.8 months in El Paso. Belo Horizonte ranked 5th best city to live in Brazil vs El Paso ranked 179th in the United States, while ranked 5438th and 633rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Belo Horizonte vs El Paso

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	Belo Horizonte	El Paso
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.88	$18.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29	$69.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.36	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$4.49
☕ Cappuccino	$1.86	$5.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.94	$2.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$375	$921
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$243	$759
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$630	$1644
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$406	$1529
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.1	$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.8	$172
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.3	$76.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.91%	6.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1419	$1815
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$830	$1759
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.99	$1.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39.4	$47.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.51	$12.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.21	$3.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$3.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.94	$3.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.09	$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$12.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.14	$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$4.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$6.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$5.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$3.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$3.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$1.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.7	$2.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.22	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.95	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.08	$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.76	$7.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.41	$5.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.17	$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24	$27.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.65	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$43.4	$63.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.06	$18.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.6	$36.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72	$99.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$351	$578
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6817	$6903

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 El Paso

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.2 km or 1.4 mi	Ciudad Juarez	$948
24 km or 15 mi	Socorro	$1875
68 km or 42 mi	Las Cruces	$1695
136 km or 85 mi	Alamogordo	$1661
202 km or 125 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$797
224 km or 139 mi	Carlsbad	$1832
258 km or 160 mi	Roswell	$1854
294 km or 183 mi	Agua Prieta	$791
332 km or 206 mi	Hobbs	$1856
349 km or 217 mi	Chihuahua	$814
359 km or 223 mi	Sierra Vista	$1638
374 km or 232 mi	Albuquerque	$1985
375 km or 233 mi	Ciudad Cuauhtemoc	$770
387 km or 240 mi	Rio Rancho	$1942
390 km or 242 mi	Odessa	$2224
408 km or 254 mi	Delicias	$762
415 km or 258 mi	Midland	$1683
422 km or 262 mi	Tucson	$1957
424 km or 264 mi	Nogales	$2077
425 km or 264 mi	Sahuarita	$2037
425 km or 264 mi	Clovis	$1618
425 km or 264 mi	Nogales	$830
429 km or 267 mi	Oro Valley	$2056
431 km or 268 mi	Casas Adobes	$2027
437 km or 272 mi	Santa Fe	$2170
442 km or 275 mi	Marana	$2073
467 km or 290 mi	Gallup	$2262
473 km or 294 mi	Espanola	$2211
476 km or 296 mi	Lubbock	$1717
476 km or 296 mi	Big Spring	$1996
481 km or 299 mi	Florence	$2319
508 km or 316 mi	Apache Junction	$2342
509 km or 317 mi	Casa Grande	$2296
511 km or 317 mi	Queen Creek	$2353
521 km or 323 mi	Plainview	$1896
522 km or 324 mi	Hermosillo	$814
522 km or 324 mi	Taos	$2396
527 km or 328 mi	Gilbert	$2417
530 km or 330 mi	Chandler	$2306
532 km or 330 mi	Fountain Hills	$2353