Belo Horizonte vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Belo Horizonte	Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$768	$774
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1890	$2226
🏠 One person rent	$341	$352
🏘️ Family rent	$550	$830
🍽️ Food expenses	$238	$266
🚐 Transport expenses	$106	$79
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$373	$1294
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	63	97
😀 Quality of life	59	75
🏙️ Population	2.32M	18.7M

The cost of living in Belo Horizonte is 0.8% less expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 6579th and 6548th ($768 vs $774) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 31st in Brazil and China, respectively. Check Brazil vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Belo Horizonte compared to 1.7 months in Guangzhou. Belo Horizonte ranked 5th best city to live in Brazil vs Guangzhou ranked 6th in China, while ranked 5438th and 1055th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Belo Horizonte vs Guangzhou

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	Belo Horizonte	Guangzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.88	$3.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29	$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.36	$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$0.95
☕ Cappuccino	$1.86	$3.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.94	$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$375	$465
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$243	$263
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$630	$1183
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$406	$655
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.1	$37.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.8	$58
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.3	$11.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.91%	4.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1419	$10125
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$830	$4029
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.99	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39.4	$19.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.51	$4.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$1.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.21	$2.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.94	$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.09	$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$4.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.14	$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$1.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.7	$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.22	$20.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.95	$3.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.08	$5.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.76	$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.41	$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.17	$2.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24	$33.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.65	$6.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$43.4	$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.06	$9.58
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.6	$39
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72	$70
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$351	$408
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6817	$14511

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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 Guangzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Foshan	$611
51 km or 32 mi	Dongguan	$656
63 km or 39 mi	Jiangmen	$804
65 km or 41 mi	Qingyuan	$794
67 km or 42 mi	Zhongshan	$461
83 km or 52 mi	Zhaoqing	$793
100 km or 62 mi	Zhuhai	$653
102 km or 63 mi	Kaiping	$812
105 km or 65 mi	Shenzhen	$916
111 km or 69 mi	Macau	$1588
118 km or 73 mi	Huizhou	$601
127 km or 79 mi	Yunfu	$823
131 km or 81 mi	Kowloon	$2432
132 km or 82 mi	Hong Kong	$2737
162 km or 100 mi	Heyuan	$764
189 km or 117 mi	Shaoguan	$818
194 km or 121 mi	Yangjiang	$877
202 km or 126 mi	Wuzhou	$803
205 km or 127 mi	Lianzhou	$755
216 km or 134 mi	Shanwei	$936
225 km or 140 mi	Hezhou	$758
281 km or 175 mi	Gaozhou	$761
291 km or 181 mi	Maoming	$756
298 km or 185 mi	Chenzhou	$724
298 km or 185 mi	Puning	$569
319 km or 198 mi	Meizhou	$655
321 km or 199 mi	Jieyang	$443
323 km or 201 mi	Yulin	$771
345 km or 214 mi	Ganzhou	$761
349 km or 217 mi	Chaozhou	$451
352 km or 219 mi	Shantou	$581
364 km or 226 mi	Zhanjiang	$764
373 km or 232 mi	Guigang	$702
384 km or 239 mi	Guilin	$522
406 km or 252 mi	Yongzhou	$609
414 km or 257 mi	Liuzhou	$579
416 km or 259 mi	Laibin	$598
424 km or 264 mi	Hengyang	$590
440 km or 273 mi	Longyan	$649
460 km or 286 mi	Haikou	$650