Belo Horizonte vs Freetown - Cost of Living Comparison

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Belo Horizonte Freetown
🚶 Cost of living one person
$768
$1346
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1890
$1679
🏠 One person rent
$341
$980
🏘️ Family rent
$550
$655
🍽️ Food expenses
$238
$255
🚐 Transport expenses
$106
$69
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$373
$1273
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
63
23
😀 Quality of life
59
37
🏙️ Population
2.32M
951K

The cost of living in Belo Horizonte is 43% less expensive than in Freetown. Cities ranked 6579th and 4063rd ($768 vs $1346) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 1st in Brazil and Sierra Leone, respectively. Check Brazil vs Sierra Leone comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Belo Horizonte compared to 0.9 months in Freetown. Belo Horizonte ranked 5th best city to live in Brazil vs Freetown ranked 1st in Sierra Leone, while ranked 5438th and 7302nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Belo Horizonte vs Freetown

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Belo Horizonte Freetown
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.88
$2.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29
$24.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.36
$7.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$1.21
 Cappuccino
$1.86
$1.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.94
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$866
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$243
$801
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$630
$1547
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$406
$170
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.1
$80.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.8
$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.3
$85.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.91%
12.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1419
$1087
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$830
$1072
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39.4
$18.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.51
$10.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.21
$0.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.09
$6.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
$6.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.14
$3.52
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$3.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$3.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.7
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.22
$5.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.95
$2.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.08
$1.51
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$1.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.41
$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.17
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24
$40.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.65
$1.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43.4
$12.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.06
$2.91
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.6
$10
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72
$60.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$351
$82.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6817
$2773

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Distance City Cost of living
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
126 km or 78 mi Conakry
$1061
137 km or 85 mi Forecariah
$998
174 km or 108 mi Bo
$1278
207 km or 128 mi Boffa
$998
235 km or 146 mi Kenema
$1272
246 km or 153 mi Mamou
$1019
341 km or 212 mi Gueckedou
$1009
361 km or 224 mi Monrovia
$523
385 km or 239 mi Kakata
$487
439 km or 273 mi Bafata
$804
456 km or 283 mi Bissau
$827
480 km or 298 mi Kankan
$1007
493 km or 306 mi Nzerekore
$999
514 km or 319 mi Sanniquellie
$487
525 km or 326 mi Kolda
$964
527 km or 327 mi Yekepa
$487
564 km or 350 mi Ziguinchor
$953
603 km or 375 mi Greenville
$487
650 km or 404 mi Brikama
$552
660 km or 410 mi Lamin
$507
662 km or 412 mi Banjul
$477
701 km or 436 mi Kaolack
$1000
709 km or 441 mi Bougouni
$489
736 km or 457 mi Fatick
$998
736 km or 458 mi Bamako
$569
788 km or 490 mi Koulikoro
$490
807 km or 502 mi Thies
$1052
821 km or 510 mi Rufisque
$1046
833 km or 518 mi Dakar
$1114
842 km or 523 mi Korhogo
$916
846 km or 526 mi Banamba
$491
846 km or 526 mi Gagnoa
$904
857 km or 532 mi Louga
$970
887 km or 551 mi Sikasso
$499
896 km or 557 mi Yamoussoukro
$887
907 km or 564 mi Bouake
$937
911 km or 566 mi Saint-Louis
$960
917 km or 570 mi Divo
$906
935 km or 581 mi Rosso
$647
940 km or 584 mi Segou
$490