Belo Horizonte vs Guarulhos - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Belo Horizonte	Guarulhos
🚶 Cost of living one person	$787	$691
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1919	$2143
🏠 One person rent	$345	$202
🏘️ Family rent	$550	$630
🍽️ Food expenses	$243	$272
🚐 Transport expenses	$113	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$356	$346
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	63	94
😀 Quality of life	58	59
🏙️ Population	2.32M	1.29M

The cost of living in Belo Horizonte is 14% more expensive than in Guarulhos. Cities ranked 6493rd and 6983rd ($787 vs $691) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 45th 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 6th vs 5th best cities to live in Brazil, and 5488th vs 5397th 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	$5.13	$7.35
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.1	$33.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.32	$6.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2	$1.84
☕ Cappuccino	$1.87	$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.05	$1.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$385	$200
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$245	$133
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$622	$729
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$406	$512
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.4	$35
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81.1	$54.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.6	$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.71%	11.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1120	$1651
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$767	$1141
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.96	$1.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43	$96
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.04	$6.16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.31	$1.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.11	$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.28	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$4.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.36	$7.75
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$2.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$1.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$1.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.73	$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.92	$7.84
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.24	$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.94	$2.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.33	$3.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.68	$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.64	$2.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.18	$1.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.1	$14.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.5	$7.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.7	$38.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.88	$8.86
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.8	$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76	$75
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$330	$370
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6162	$10855

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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 Guarulhos

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.6 mi	Sao Paulo	$1012
17 km or 11 mi	Mairipora	$640
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$716
19 km or 12 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
19 km or 12 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$656
20 km or 13 mi	Poa	$633
21 km or 13 mi	Santo Andre	$644
23 km or 14 mi	Aruja	$639
24 km or 15 mi	Maua	$663
24 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$640
25 km or 15 mi	Franco da Rocha	$639
25 km or 16 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$657
26 km or 16 mi	Diadema	$674
27 km or 17 mi	Taboao da Serra	$665
27 km or 17 mi	Osasco	$686
30 km or 18 mi	Francisco Morato	$645
30 km or 19 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$639
31 km or 20 mi	Carapicuiba	$573
35 km or 22 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$698
35 km or 22 mi	Barueri	$738
37 km or 23 mi	Cajamar	$679
38 km or 24 mi	Embu das Artes	$627
38 km or 24 mi	Jandira	$640
39 km or 24 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$661
39 km or 24 mi	Atibaia	$595
39 km or 24 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$647
41 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$674
42 km or 26 mi	Itapevi	$606
42 km or 26 mi	Cotia	$621
43 km or 26 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$631
43 km or 27 mi	Itanhaem	$641
47 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$742
49 km or 30 mi	Cubatao	$640
50 km or 31 mi	Embu-Guacu	$636
57 km or 35 mi	Sao Vicente	$653
59 km or 36 mi	Santos	$746
59 km or 37 mi	Bertioga	$638
60 km or 37 mi	Itatiba	$664
61 km or 38 mi	Jacarei	$643
61 km or 38 mi	Braganca Paulista	$640