Belo Horizonte vs George Town - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Belo Horizonte	George Town
🚶 Cost of living one person	$787	$3644
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1919	$8755
🏠 One person rent	$345	$2551
🏘️ Family rent	$550	$5134
🍽️ Food expenses	$243	$836
🚐 Transport expenses	$113	$57.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$356	$5788
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	63	20
😀 Quality of life	58	78
🏙️ Population	2.32M	41K

The cost of living in Belo Horizonte is 78% less expensive than in George Town. Cities ranked 6493rd and 17th ($787 vs $3644) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th 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 1.6 months in George Town. Belo Horizonte ranked 6th best city to live in Brazil vs George Town ranked 1st in the Cayman Islands, while ranked 5488th and 703rd 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	$5.13	$29.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.1	$81.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.32	$15.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2	$7.16
☕ Cappuccino	$1.87	$6.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.05	$3.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$385	$2606
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$245	$2239
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$622	$5633
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$406	$4623
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.4	$126
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81.1	$196
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.6	$113
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.71%	7.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1120	$8428
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$767	$4209
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.96	$3.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43	$30.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.04	$21.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$3.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.31	$4.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$5.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.11	$9.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.28	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.36	$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$5.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$4.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$7.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$5.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$2.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$2.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$1.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.73	$2.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.92	$23.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.24	$3.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.94	$13.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.33	$9.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.68	$5.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.64	$3.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.18	$2.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.1	$87.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.5	$18.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.7	$110
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.88	$23.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.8	$94.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76	$129
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$330	$1615
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6162	$26502

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Cities near Belo Horizonte

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.4 mi	Contagem	$567
15 km or 9.2 mi	Nova Lima	$643
22 km or 14 mi	Vespasiano	$629
57 km or 35 mi	Sete Lagoas	$468
69 km or 43 mi	Itauna	$580
72 km or 45 mi	Ouro Preto	$599
87 km or 54 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$631
102 km or 63 mi	Divinopolis	$581
123 km or 77 mi	Ponte Nova	$585
136 km or 85 mi	Curvelo	$588
142 km or 88 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$532
147 km or 91 mi	Vicosa	$593
149 km or 93 mi	Barbacena	$520
155 km or 96 mi	Ipatinga	$482
167 km or 104 mi	Formiga	$590
172 km or 107 mi	Uba	$585
190 km or 118 mi	Caratinga	$572
191 km or 119 mi	Lavras	$515
215 km or 133 mi	Muriae	$618
216 km or 134 mi	Juiz de Fora	$461
239 km or 149 mi	Governador Valadares	$501
240 km or 149 mi	Varginha	$463
242 km or 151 mi	Tres Coracoes	$542
269 km or 167 mi	Alfenas	$570
291 km or 181 mi	Resende	$596
292 km or 182 mi	Passos	$563
293 km or 182 mi	Volta Redonda	$549
296 km or 184 mi	Barra Mansa	$563
298 km or 185 mi	Teresopolis	$578
301 km or 187 mi	Petropolis	$600
304 km or 189 mi	Nova Friburgo	$500
306 km or 190 mi	Patos de Minas	$634
314 km or 195 mi	Cachoeiro de Itapemirim	$629
315 km or 196 mi	Araxa	$558
316 km or 197 mi	Cruzeiro	$620
322 km or 200 mi	Itajuba	$543
323 km or 201 mi	Nova Iguacu	$591
324 km or 202 mi	Belford Roxo	$808
328 km or 204 mi	Duque de Caxias	$636
329 km or 205 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$652

Cities near George Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
333 km or 207 mi	Cienfuegos	$878
356 km or 221 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1210
361 km or 225 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1123
375 km or 233 mi	Montego Bay	$1018
377 km or 234 mi	Santa Clara	$1053
381 km or 237 mi	Placetas	$1103
385 km or 239 mi	Colon	$1108
394 km or 245 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1260
402 km or 250 mi	Guines	$1113
412 km or 256 mi	Florida	$1405
414 km or 257 mi	Sagua La Grande	$1110
418 km or 260 mi	Artemisa	$1076
418 km or 260 mi	Cardenas	$1182
419 km or 260 mi	Matanzas	$1203
422 km or 262 mi	Pinar del Rio	$1096
425 km or 264 mi	Moron	$1260
429 km or 266 mi	Camaguey	$1525
430 km or 267 mi	Mandeville	$978
440 km or 273 mi	Havana	$1024
459 km or 285 mi	May Pen	$821
461 km or 287 mi	Manzanillo	$2760
473 km or 294 mi	Old Harbour	$849
476 km or 296 mi	Linstead	$1046
476 km or 296 mi	Yara	$2117
487 km or 303 mi	Spanish Town	$783
498 km or 310 mi	Las Tunas	$1556
503 km or 312 mi	Half Way Tree	$1165
504 km or 313 mi	Kingston	$1325
510 km or 317 mi	Bayamo	$1166
533 km or 331 mi	Port Antonio	$1143
563 km or 350 mi	Holguin	$1280
573 km or 356 mi	Palma Soriano	$1273
587 km or 365 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1416
588 km or 365 mi	Key West	$3014
593 km or 369 mi	Cozumel	$797
599 km or 372 mi	Isla Mujeres	$1001
608 km or 378 mi	Cancun	$1143
615 km or 382 mi	Playa del Carmen	$1031
646 km or 401 mi	Tulum	$1041
653 km or 405 mi	Guantanamo	$1558