Belo Horizonte vs Freetown - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Belo Horizonte	Freetown
🚶 Cost of living one person	$898	$1272
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2247	$1604
🏠 One person rent	$387	$906
🏘️ Family rent	$647	$557
🍽️ Food expenses	$286	$262
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$62.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$598	$120
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	64	23
😀 Quality of life	66	30
🏙️ Population	2.32M	951K

The cost of living in Belo Horizonte is 29% less expensive than in Freetown. Cities ranked 6263rd and 4589th ($898 vs $1272) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th 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 0.7 months in Belo Horizonte compared to 0.1 months in Freetown. Belo Horizonte ranked 11th best city to live in Brazil vs Freetown ranked 1st in Sierra Leone, while ranked 4990th and 8792nd 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	$5.75	$2.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.3	$29.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.06	$6.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.3	$1.38
☕ Cappuccino	$2.48	$1.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.24	$1.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$511	$628
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$256	$798
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$805	$1119
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$467	$194
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60	$69
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.4	$104
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.2	$73.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.32%	12.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2077	$1428
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1065	$794
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.13	$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$58.2	$17.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.88	$9.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$1.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.61	$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.4	$1.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$6.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$7.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.78	$5.23
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$3.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$0.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$3.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$0.9
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.45	$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.18	$6.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.27	$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.37	$2.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.05	$1.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.52	$1.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.66	$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.33	$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$26.8	$34.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.16	$1.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$50.4	$14.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$2.95
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.8	$10.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.2	$60.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$430	$111
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9000	$3981

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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 Freetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
126 km or 78 mi	Conakry	$1050
137 km or 85 mi	Forecariah	$984
174 km or 108 mi	Bo	$1231
207 km or 128 mi	Boffa	$983
235 km or 146 mi	Kenema	$1219
246 km or 153 mi	Mamou	$1005
341 km or 212 mi	Gueckedou	$998
361 km or 224 mi	Monrovia	$518
385 km or 239 mi	Kakata	$487
439 km or 273 mi	Bafata	$831
456 km or 283 mi	Bissau	$857
480 km or 298 mi	Kankan	$993
493 km or 306 mi	Nzerekore	$993
514 km or 319 mi	Sanniquellie	$486
525 km or 326 mi	Kolda	$1119
527 km or 327 mi	Yekepa	$487
564 km or 350 mi	Ziguinchor	$1109
603 km or 375 mi	Greenville	$487
650 km or 404 mi	Brikama	$611
660 km or 410 mi	Lamin	$545
662 km or 412 mi	Banjul	$527
701 km or 436 mi	Kaolack	$1164
709 km or 441 mi	Bougouni	$494
736 km or 457 mi	Fatick	$1163
736 km or 458 mi	Bamako	$561
788 km or 490 mi	Koulikoro	$493
807 km or 502 mi	Thies	$1214
821 km or 510 mi	Rufisque	$1206
833 km or 518 mi	Dakar	$1281
842 km or 523 mi	Korhogo	$1076
846 km or 526 mi	Banamba	$494
846 km or 526 mi	Gagnoa	$1062
857 km or 532 mi	Louga	$1141
887 km or 551 mi	Sikasso	$501
896 km or 557 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1044
907 km or 564 mi	Bouake	$1100
911 km or 566 mi	Saint-Louis	$1140
917 km or 570 mi	Divo	$1067
935 km or 581 mi	Rosso	$619
940 km or 584 mi	Segou	$495