Belo Horizonte vs Guarulhos - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Belo Horizonte	Guarulhos
🚶 Cost of living one person	$875	$753
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2166	$1996
🏠 One person rent	$390	$211
🏘️ Family rent	$654	$349
🍽️ Food expenses	$269	$303
🚐 Transport expenses	$120	$142
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$465	$364
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	64	95
😀 Quality of life	64	67
🏙️ Population	2.32M	1.32M

The cost of living in Belo Horizonte is 16% more expensive than in Guarulhos. Cities ranked 6468th and 6972nd ($875 vs $753) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 56th in Brazil.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Belo Horizonte compared to 0.5 months in Guarulhos. Ranked 14th vs 5th best cities to live in Brazil, and 5495th vs 4893rd 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	$5.44	$8.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.3	$36.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.42	$7.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.23	$2.12
☕ Cappuccino	$2.3	$1.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.07	$1.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$446	$209
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$274	$137
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$781	$374
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$479	$244
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.3	$36.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.7	$56.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.9	$22.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.18%	11.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1804	$1804
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$926	$1176
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.09	$1.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$50.8	$99.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.07	$6.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.44	$1.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.21	$2.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.84	$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$4.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.93	$9.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.5	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.12	$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.18	$9.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.3	$2.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.36	$3.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.34	$4.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.88	$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.33	$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.9	$21.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.07	$9.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$47.8	$41.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$9.63
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.2	$61.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.2	$86.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$394	$379
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7813	$9734

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Cities near Belo Horizonte

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.4 mi	Contagem	$596
15 km or 9.2 mi	Nova Lima	$651
22 km or 14 mi	Vespasiano	$628
57 km or 35 mi	Sete Lagoas	$444
69 km or 43 mi	Itauna	$629
72 km or 45 mi	Ouro Preto	$578
87 km or 54 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$679
102 km or 63 mi	Divinopolis	$626
123 km or 77 mi	Ponte Nova	$631
136 km or 85 mi	Curvelo	$642
142 km or 88 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$568
147 km or 91 mi	Vicosa	$643
149 km or 93 mi	Barbacena	$565
155 km or 96 mi	Ipatinga	$538
167 km or 104 mi	Formiga	$654
172 km or 107 mi	Uba	$625
190 km or 118 mi	Caratinga	$636
191 km or 119 mi	Lavras	$562
215 km or 133 mi	Muriae	$585
216 km or 134 mi	Juiz de Fora	$600
239 km or 149 mi	Governador Valadares	$523
240 km or 149 mi	Varginha	$505
242 km or 151 mi	Tres Coracoes	$594
269 km or 167 mi	Alfenas	$549
291 km or 181 mi	Resende	$652
292 km or 182 mi	Passos	$609
293 km or 182 mi	Volta Redonda	$576
296 km or 184 mi	Barra Mansa	$600
298 km or 185 mi	Teresopolis	$537
301 km or 187 mi	Petropolis	$782
304 km or 189 mi	Nova Friburgo	$482
306 km or 190 mi	Patos de Minas	$664
314 km or 195 mi	Cachoeiro de Itapemirim	$648
315 km or 196 mi	Araxa	$586
316 km or 197 mi	Cruzeiro	$672
322 km or 200 mi	Itajuba	$565
323 km or 201 mi	Nova Iguacu	$632
324 km or 202 mi	Belford Roxo	$851
328 km or 204 mi	Duque de Caxias	$648
329 km or 205 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$681

Cities near Guarulhos

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.6 mi	Sao Paulo	$1115
17 km or 11 mi	Mairipora	$724
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$795
19 km or 12 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$687
19 km or 12 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$723
20 km or 13 mi	Poa	$684
21 km or 13 mi	Santo Andre	$742
23 km or 14 mi	Aruja	$713
24 km or 15 mi	Maua	$746
24 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$741
25 km or 15 mi	Franco da Rocha	$752
25 km or 16 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$699
26 km or 16 mi	Diadema	$753
27 km or 17 mi	Taboao da Serra	$754
27 km or 17 mi	Osasco	$782
30 km or 18 mi	Francisco Morato	$753
30 km or 19 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$716
31 km or 20 mi	Carapicuiba	$645
35 km or 22 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$789
35 km or 22 mi	Barueri	$883
37 km or 23 mi	Cajamar	$741
38 km or 24 mi	Embu das Artes	$753
38 km or 24 mi	Jandira	$750
39 km or 24 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$739
39 km or 24 mi	Atibaia	$651
39 km or 24 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$741
41 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$737
42 km or 26 mi	Itapevi	$700
42 km or 26 mi	Cotia	$841
43 km or 26 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$754
43 km or 27 mi	Itanhaem	$715
47 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$783
49 km or 30 mi	Cubatao	$695
50 km or 31 mi	Embu-Guacu	$727
57 km or 35 mi	Sao Vicente	$655
59 km or 36 mi	Santos	$882
59 km or 37 mi	Bertioga	$703
60 km or 37 mi	Itatiba	$751
61 km or 38 mi	Jacarei	$756
61 km or 38 mi	Braganca Paulista	$716