Belo Horizonte vs George Town - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Belo Horizonte	George Town
🚶 Cost of living one person	$809	$3615
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2028	$8037
🏠 One person rent	$350	$2516
🏘️ Family rent	$608	$4404
🍽️ Food expenses	$254	$849
🚐 Transport expenses	$115	$60
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$409	$6889
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	63	20
😀 Quality of life	63	80
🏙️ Population	2.32M	41K

The cost of living in Belo Horizonte is 78% less expensive than in George Town. Cities ranked 6633rd and 30th ($809 vs $3615) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th 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 0.5 months in Belo Horizonte compared to 1.9 months in George Town. Belo Horizonte ranked 7th best city to live in Brazil vs George Town ranked 1st in the Cayman Islands, while ranked 5520th and 729th 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	$4.98	$29.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.2	$82.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.8	$15.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$9.06
☕ Cappuccino	$2.17	$6.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.02	$3.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$389	$2664
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$248	$2179
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$694	$4700
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$458	$3941
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.3	$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82	$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.4	$112
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.89%	8.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1567	$10871
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$812	$4203
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.94	$2.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.3	$41.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.93	$21.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.11	$1.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$3.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.36	$5.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$5.8
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.21	$9.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.64	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$15.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.56	$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$5.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$4.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$7.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$4.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$2.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$2.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$1.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.01	$2.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.86	$22.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$4
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.13	$14.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.45	$9.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.08	$5.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.86	$4.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.33	$2.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.7	$49.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.66	$18.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$43.3	$110
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.68	$24
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.3	$75.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$79.4	$140
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$346	$1779
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6783	$22286

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Cities near Belo Horizonte

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.4 mi	Contagem	$565
15 km or 9.2 mi	Nova Lima	$582
22 km or 14 mi	Vespasiano	$563
57 km or 35 mi	Sete Lagoas	$412
69 km or 43 mi	Itauna	$582
72 km or 45 mi	Ouro Preto	$526
87 km or 54 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$644
102 km or 63 mi	Divinopolis	$590
123 km or 77 mi	Ponte Nova	$586
136 km or 85 mi	Curvelo	$600
142 km or 88 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$541
147 km or 91 mi	Vicosa	$618
149 km or 93 mi	Barbacena	$540
155 km or 96 mi	Ipatinga	$502
167 km or 104 mi	Formiga	$613
172 km or 107 mi	Uba	$597
190 km or 118 mi	Caratinga	$599
191 km or 119 mi	Lavras	$530
215 km or 133 mi	Muriae	$613
216 km or 134 mi	Juiz de Fora	$550
239 km or 149 mi	Governador Valadares	$494
240 km or 149 mi	Varginha	$492
242 km or 151 mi	Tres Coracoes	$559
269 km or 167 mi	Alfenas	$513
291 km or 181 mi	Resende	$603
292 km or 182 mi	Passos	$568
293 km or 182 mi	Volta Redonda	$539
296 km or 184 mi	Barra Mansa	$557
298 km or 185 mi	Teresopolis	$498
301 km or 187 mi	Petropolis	$706
304 km or 189 mi	Nova Friburgo	$445
306 km or 190 mi	Patos de Minas	$624
314 km or 195 mi	Cachoeiro de Itapemirim	$621
315 km or 196 mi	Araxa	$552
316 km or 197 mi	Cruzeiro	$631
322 km or 200 mi	Itajuba	$536
323 km or 201 mi	Nova Iguacu	$590
324 km or 202 mi	Belford Roxo	$810
328 km or 204 mi	Duque de Caxias	$653
329 km or 205 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$648

Cities near George Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
333 km or 207 mi	Cienfuegos	$855
356 km or 221 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1221
361 km or 225 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1149
375 km or 233 mi	Montego Bay	$1072
377 km or 234 mi	Santa Clara	$1154
381 km or 237 mi	Placetas	$1097
385 km or 239 mi	Colon	$1114
394 km or 245 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1300
402 km or 250 mi	Guines	$1064
412 km or 256 mi	Florida	$1504
414 km or 257 mi	Sagua La Grande	$1146
418 km or 260 mi	Artemisa	$1014
418 km or 260 mi	Cardenas	$1157
419 km or 260 mi	Matanzas	$1164
422 km or 262 mi	Pinar del Rio	$1057
425 km or 264 mi	Moron	$1300
429 km or 266 mi	Camaguey	$1601
430 km or 267 mi	Mandeville	$973
440 km or 273 mi	Havana	$918
459 km or 285 mi	May Pen	$947
461 km or 287 mi	Manzanillo	$2761
473 km or 294 mi	Old Harbour	$1030
476 km or 296 mi	Linstead	$1055
476 km or 296 mi	Yara	$2126
487 km or 303 mi	Spanish Town	$793
498 km or 310 mi	Las Tunas	$1574
503 km or 312 mi	Half Way Tree	$1223
504 km or 313 mi	Kingston	$1364
510 km or 317 mi	Bayamo	$1165
533 km or 331 mi	Port Antonio	$1164
563 km or 350 mi	Holguin	$1354
573 km or 356 mi	Palma Soriano	$1266
587 km or 365 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1645
588 km or 365 mi	Key West	$3002
593 km or 369 mi	Cozumel	$1040
599 km or 372 mi	Isla Mujeres	$1011
608 km or 378 mi	Cancun	$1107
615 km or 382 mi	Playa del Carmen	$1153
646 km or 401 mi	Tulum	$1207
653 km or 405 mi	Guantanamo	$1656