Belo Horizonte vs George Town - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Belo Horizonte	George Town
🚶 Cost of living one person	$898	$3795
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2247	$8459
🏠 One person rent	$387	$2638
🏘️ Family rent	$647	$4600
🍽️ Food expenses	$286	$890
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$75.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$598	$7880
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	64	25
😀 Quality of life	66	80
🏙️ Population	2.32M	47K

The cost of living in Belo Horizonte is 76% less expensive than in George Town. Cities ranked 6263rd and 15th ($898 vs $3795) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 1st in Brazil and the Cayman Islands, respectively. Check Brazil vs the Cayman Islands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Belo Horizonte compared to 2.1 months in George Town. Belo Horizonte ranked 11th best city to live in Brazil vs George Town ranked 1st in the Cayman Islands, while ranked 4990th and 717th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Belo Horizonte vs George Town

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	Belo Horizonte	George Town
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.75	$30
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.3	$110
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.06	$15.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.3	$7.21
☕ Cappuccino	$2.48	$6.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.24	$3.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$511	$2779
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$256	$2290
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$805	$5123
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$467	$4062
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60	$136
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.4	$212
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.2	$114
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.32%	8.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2077	$8738
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1065	$3024
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.13	$2.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$58.2	$56.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.88	$28.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$3.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.61	$4.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$5.18
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.4	$7.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$18.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.78	$20
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$6.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$3.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$6.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$4.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$3.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$2.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$1.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.45	$2.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.18	$25.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.27	$4.16
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.37	$14.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.05	$10
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.52	$5.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.66	$4.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.33	$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$26.8	$50
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.16	$18.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$50.4	$113
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$25
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.8	$70.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.2	$138
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$430	$1829
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9000	$26968

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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 George Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
333 km or 207 mi	Cienfuegos	$886
356 km or 221 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1232
361 km or 225 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1201
375 km or 233 mi	Montego Bay	$1092
377 km or 234 mi	Santa Clara	$1158
381 km or 237 mi	Placetas	$1090
385 km or 239 mi	Colon	$1160
394 km or 245 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1322
402 km or 250 mi	Guines	$1213
412 km or 256 mi	Florida	$1522
414 km or 257 mi	Sagua La Grande	$1165
418 km or 260 mi	Artemisa	$1168
418 km or 260 mi	Cardenas	$1196
419 km or 260 mi	Matanzas	$1163
422 km or 262 mi	Pinar del Rio	$1212
425 km or 264 mi	Moron	$1319
429 km or 266 mi	Camaguey	$1619
430 km or 267 mi	Mandeville	$1024
440 km or 273 mi	Havana	$1073
459 km or 285 mi	May Pen	$964
461 km or 287 mi	Manzanillo	$2774
473 km or 294 mi	Old Harbour	$1102
476 km or 296 mi	Linstead	$1152
476 km or 296 mi	Yara	$2128
487 km or 303 mi	Spanish Town	$874
498 km or 310 mi	Las Tunas	$1575
503 km or 312 mi	Half Way Tree	$1314
504 km or 313 mi	Kingston	$1482
510 km or 317 mi	Bayamo	$1163
533 km or 331 mi	Port Antonio	$1285
563 km or 350 mi	Holguin	$1352
573 km or 356 mi	Palma Soriano	$1274
587 km or 365 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1650
588 km or 365 mi	Key West	$2957
593 km or 369 mi	Cozumel	$1132
599 km or 372 mi	Isla Mujeres	$1149
608 km or 378 mi	Cancun	$1260
615 km or 382 mi	Playa del Carmen	$1177
646 km or 401 mi	Tulum	$1294
653 km or 405 mi	Guantanamo	$1673