Belo Horizonte vs Hamilton - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Belo Horizonte	Hamilton
🚶 Cost of living one person	$787	$2154
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1919	$4699
🏠 One person rent	$345	$1364
🏘️ Family rent	$550	$2194
🍽️ Food expenses	$243	$545
🚐 Transport expenses	$113	$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$356	$2803
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	63	73
😀 Quality of life	58	88
🏙️ Population	2.32M	569K

The cost of living in Belo Horizonte is 63% less expensive than in Hamilton. Cities ranked 6493rd and 1463rd ($787 vs $2154) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 27th in Brazil and Canada, respectively. Check Brazil vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Belo Horizonte compared to 1.3 months in Hamilton. Belo Horizonte ranked 6th best city to live in Brazil vs Hamilton ranked 20th in Canada, while ranked 5488th and 241st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Belo Horizonte vs Hamilton

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	Belo Horizonte	Hamilton
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.13	$14.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.1	$73.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.32	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2	$5.98
☕ Cappuccino	$1.87	$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.05	$1.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$385	$1198
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$245	$1201
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$622	$2201
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$406	$1912
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.4	$113
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81.1	$173
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.6	$51.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.71%	6.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1120	$17069
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$767	$4991
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.96	$2.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43	$87.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.04	$14.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$2.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.31	$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.11	$3.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.28	$8.61
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.36	$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$3.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$3.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$3.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$2.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$1.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.73	$2.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.92	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.24	$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.94	$13.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.33	$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.68	$4.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.64	$2.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.18	$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.1	$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.5	$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.7	$46.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.88	$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.8	$57.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76	$97.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$330	$641
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6162	$22053

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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 Hamilton

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Burlington	$2297
26 km or 16 mi	Oakville	$2266
32 km or 20 mi	Brantford	$1884
38 km or 23 mi	Cambridge	$2267
42 km or 26 mi	Mississauga	$2472
42 km or 26 mi	Halton Hills	$2086
45 km or 28 mi	Guelph	$2012
48 km or 30 mi	Brampton	$2127
52 km or 32 mi	St. Catharines	$1975
54 km or 34 mi	Kitchener	$2144
57 km or 36 mi	Waterloo	$2095
60 km or 37 mi	Welland	$1762
60 km or 37 mi	Toronto	$2575
67 km or 42 mi	Niagara Falls	$1885
71 km or 44 mi	Vaughan	$2332
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1543
76 km or 47 mi	Orangeville	$1971
78 km or 49 mi	Richmond Hill	$2618
79 km or 49 mi	Grand Island	$1798
85 km or 53 mi	North Tonawanda	$1853
86 km or 53 mi	Markham	$2398
90 km or 56 mi	Stratford	$1814
92 km or 57 mi	Buffalo	$2051
92 km or 57 mi	Amherst	$2018
92 km or 57 mi	New Tecumseth	$2143
95 km or 59 mi	Ajax	$2597
97 km or 60 mi	Lockport	$1873
98 km or 61 mi	West Seneca	$2041
99 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2029
100 km or 62 mi	Hamburg	$2009
107 km or 67 mi	Orchard Park	$2007
108 km or 67 mi	Lancaster	$1986
108 km or 67 mi	Clarence	$1964
109 km or 68 mi	Oshawa	$1635
116 km or 72 mi	London	$2040
127 km or 79 mi	Erie	$1598
127 km or 79 mi	Barrie	$1999
139 km or 86 mi	Jamestown	$1966
154 km or 96 mi	Orillia	$2038
169 km or 105 mi	Owen Sound	$1865