Belo Horizonte vs Guarulhos - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Belo Horizonte	Guarulhos
🚶 Cost of living one person	$861	$733
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2085	$2283
🏠 One person rent	$378	$219
🏘️ Family rent	$587	$694
🍽️ Food expenses	$257	$286
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$348	$380
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	63	94
😀 Quality of life	58	60
🏙️ Population	2.53M	1.32M

The cost of living in Belo Horizonte is 18% more expensive than in Guarulhos. Cities ranked 6164th and 6649th ($861 vs $733) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 48th in Brazil.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Belo Horizonte compared to 0.5 months in Guarulhos. Ranked 5th vs 4th best cities to live in Brazil, and 5643rd vs 5426th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Belo Horizonte vs Guarulhos

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	Belo Horizonte	Guarulhos
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.15	$8.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.2	$36.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.79	$7.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.04	$2.01
☕ Cappuccino	$1.87	$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.13	$1.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$404	$216
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$274	$144
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$639	$800
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$436	$566
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.4	$39.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90.7	$60.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.8	$21.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.85%	10.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1386	$1815
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1071	$1247
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.12	$1.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.6	$105
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.1	$5.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.35	$1.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.22	$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.87	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$4.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.87	$8.79
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.11	$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.34	$9.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.34	$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.16	$2.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.71	$4.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.31	$2.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.97	$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.2	$15.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.98	$8.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$67.4	$33.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.97	$6.43
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.7	$58.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.1	$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$321	$395
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6238	$11753

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Cities near Belo Horizonte

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.4 mi	Contagem	$640
15 km or 9.2 mi	Nova Lima	$701
22 km or 14 mi	Vespasiano	$683
57 km or 35 mi	Sete Lagoas	$492
69 km or 43 mi	Itauna	$619
72 km or 45 mi	Ouro Preto	$647
87 km or 54 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$680
102 km or 63 mi	Divinopolis	$614
123 km or 77 mi	Ponte Nova	$620
136 km or 85 mi	Curvelo	$601
142 km or 88 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$465
147 km or 91 mi	Vicosa	$631
149 km or 93 mi	Barbacena	$568
155 km or 96 mi	Ipatinga	$529
167 km or 104 mi	Formiga	$616
172 km or 107 mi	Uba	$616
190 km or 118 mi	Caratinga	$579
191 km or 119 mi	Lavras	$579
215 km or 133 mi	Muriae	$617
216 km or 134 mi	Juiz de Fora	$496
239 km or 149 mi	Governador Valadares	$477
240 km or 149 mi	Varginha	$541
242 km or 151 mi	Tres Coracoes	$591
269 km or 167 mi	Alfenas	$612
291 km or 181 mi	Resende	$633
292 km or 182 mi	Passos	$608
293 km or 182 mi	Volta Redonda	$593
296 km or 184 mi	Barra Mansa	$606
298 km or 185 mi	Teresopolis	$619
301 km or 187 mi	Petropolis	$645
304 km or 189 mi	Nova Friburgo	$531
306 km or 190 mi	Patos de Minas	$621
314 km or 195 mi	Cachoeiro de Itapemirim	$624
315 km or 196 mi	Araxa	$609
316 km or 197 mi	Cruzeiro	$638
322 km or 200 mi	Itajuba	$554
323 km or 201 mi	Nova Iguacu	$640
324 km or 202 mi	Belford Roxo	$887
328 km or 204 mi	Duque de Caxias	$688
329 km or 205 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$710

Cities near Guarulhos

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.6 mi	Sao Paulo	$1042
17 km or 11 mi	Mairipora	$674
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$768
19 km or 12 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$695
19 km or 12 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$699
20 km or 13 mi	Poa	$680
21 km or 13 mi	Santo Andre	$680
23 km or 14 mi	Aruja	$677
24 km or 15 mi	Maua	$711
24 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$668
25 km or 15 mi	Franco da Rocha	$669
25 km or 16 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$766
26 km or 16 mi	Diadema	$744
27 km or 17 mi	Taboao da Serra	$695
27 km or 17 mi	Osasco	$690
30 km or 18 mi	Francisco Morato	$675
30 km or 19 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$682
31 km or 20 mi	Carapicuiba	$600
35 km or 22 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$761
35 km or 22 mi	Barueri	$669
37 km or 23 mi	Cajamar	$662
38 km or 24 mi	Embu das Artes	$661
38 km or 24 mi	Jandira	$645
39 km or 24 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$687
39 km or 24 mi	Atibaia	$662
39 km or 24 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$652
41 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$700
42 km or 26 mi	Itapevi	$652
42 km or 26 mi	Cotia	$651
43 km or 26 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$663
43 km or 27 mi	Itanhaem	$680
47 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$763
49 km or 30 mi	Cubatao	$678
50 km or 31 mi	Embu-Guacu	$670
57 km or 35 mi	Sao Vicente	$558
59 km or 36 mi	Santos	$813
59 km or 37 mi	Bertioga	$678
60 km or 37 mi	Itatiba	$697
61 km or 38 mi	Jacarei	$704
61 km or 38 mi	Braganca Paulista	$683