Belo Horizonte vs Freetown - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	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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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 Freetown

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