Belo Horizonte vs Guarulhos - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Belo Horizonte	Guarulhos
🚶 Cost of living one person	$809	$697
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2028	$1848
🏠 One person rent	$350	$195
🏘️ Family rent	$608	$330
🍽️ Food expenses	$254	$282
🚐 Transport expenses	$115	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$409	$343
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	63	94
😀 Quality of life	63	63
🏙️ Population	2.32M	1.32M

The cost of living in Belo Horizonte is 16% more expensive than in Guarulhos. Cities ranked 6633rd and 7112th ($809 vs $697) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 62nd 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 7th vs 6th best cities to live in Brazil, and 5520th vs 5499th 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	$4.98	$7.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.2	$32.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.8	$7.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$1.98
☕ Cappuccino	$2.17	$1.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.02	$1.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$389	$194
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$248	$130
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$694	$347
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$458	$239
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.3	$31.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82	$49.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.4	$20
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.89%	11.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1567	$1647
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$812	$1127
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.94	$1.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.3	$93
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.93	$6.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.11	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.36	$1.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.21	$2.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.64	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$4.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.56	$9.02
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$2.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.01	$2.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.86	$8.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$1.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.13	$2.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.45	$3.51
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.08	$4.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.86	$1.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.33	$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.7	$18.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.66	$8.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$43.3	$38.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.68	$8.77
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.3	$54.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$79.4	$75.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$346	$331
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6783	$8855

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Cities near Belo Horizonte

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.4 mi	Contagem	$565
15 km or 9.2 mi	Nova Lima	$582
22 km or 14 mi	Vespasiano	$563
57 km or 35 mi	Sete Lagoas	$412
69 km or 43 mi	Itauna	$582
72 km or 45 mi	Ouro Preto	$526
87 km or 54 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$644
102 km or 63 mi	Divinopolis	$590
123 km or 77 mi	Ponte Nova	$586
136 km or 85 mi	Curvelo	$600
142 km or 88 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$541
147 km or 91 mi	Vicosa	$618
149 km or 93 mi	Barbacena	$540
155 km or 96 mi	Ipatinga	$502
167 km or 104 mi	Formiga	$613
172 km or 107 mi	Uba	$597
190 km or 118 mi	Caratinga	$599
191 km or 119 mi	Lavras	$530
215 km or 133 mi	Muriae	$613
216 km or 134 mi	Juiz de Fora	$550
239 km or 149 mi	Governador Valadares	$494
240 km or 149 mi	Varginha	$492
242 km or 151 mi	Tres Coracoes	$559
269 km or 167 mi	Alfenas	$513
291 km or 181 mi	Resende	$603
292 km or 182 mi	Passos	$568
293 km or 182 mi	Volta Redonda	$539
296 km or 184 mi	Barra Mansa	$557
298 km or 185 mi	Teresopolis	$498
301 km or 187 mi	Petropolis	$706
304 km or 189 mi	Nova Friburgo	$445
306 km or 190 mi	Patos de Minas	$624
314 km or 195 mi	Cachoeiro de Itapemirim	$621
315 km or 196 mi	Araxa	$552
316 km or 197 mi	Cruzeiro	$631
322 km or 200 mi	Itajuba	$536
323 km or 201 mi	Nova Iguacu	$590
324 km or 202 mi	Belford Roxo	$810
328 km or 204 mi	Duque de Caxias	$653
329 km or 205 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$648

Cities near Guarulhos

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.6 mi	Sao Paulo	$1052
17 km or 11 mi	Mairipora	$671
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$737
19 km or 12 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
19 km or 12 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$671
20 km or 13 mi	Poa	$639
21 km or 13 mi	Santo Andre	$690
23 km or 14 mi	Aruja	$664
24 km or 15 mi	Maua	$691
24 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$687
25 km or 15 mi	Franco da Rocha	$699
25 km or 16 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$656
26 km or 16 mi	Diadema	$698
27 km or 17 mi	Taboao da Serra	$701
27 km or 17 mi	Osasco	$712
30 km or 18 mi	Francisco Morato	$702
30 km or 19 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$665
31 km or 20 mi	Carapicuiba	$605
35 km or 22 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$741
35 km or 22 mi	Barueri	$830
37 km or 23 mi	Cajamar	$693
38 km or 24 mi	Embu das Artes	$704
38 km or 24 mi	Jandira	$699
39 km or 24 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$685
39 km or 24 mi	Atibaia	$618
39 km or 24 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$689
41 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$687
42 km or 26 mi	Itapevi	$654
42 km or 26 mi	Cotia	$780
43 km or 26 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$706
43 km or 27 mi	Itanhaem	$666
47 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$737
49 km or 30 mi	Cubatao	$657
50 km or 31 mi	Embu-Guacu	$678
57 km or 35 mi	Sao Vicente	$648
59 km or 36 mi	Santos	$816
59 km or 37 mi	Bertioga	$659
60 km or 37 mi	Itatiba	$697
61 km or 38 mi	Jacarei	$704
61 km or 38 mi	Braganca Paulista	$668