Belo Horizonte vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Belo Horizonte	Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person	$787	$727
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1919	$1858
🏠 One person rent	$345	$277
🏘️ Family rent	$550	$494
🍽️ Food expenses	$243	$229
🚐 Transport expenses	$113	$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$356	$952
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	63	93
😀 Quality of life	58	65
🏙️ Population	2.32M	9.37M

The cost of living in Belo Horizonte is 8% more expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 6493rd and 6780th ($787 vs $727) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 68th in Brazil and China, respectively. Check Brazil vs China 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 Hefei. Belo Horizonte ranked 6th best city to live in Brazil vs Hefei ranked 32nd in China, while ranked 5488th and 4171st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Belo Horizonte vs Hefei

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	Belo Horizonte	Hefei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.13	$2.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.1	$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.32	$5.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2	$0.84
☕ Cappuccino	$1.87	$2.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.05	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$385	$256
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$245	$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$622	$564
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$406	$396
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.4	$30.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81.1	$47.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.6	$17.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.71%	4.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1120	$3971
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$767	$2140
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.96	$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43	$43
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.04	$3.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.31	$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$0.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.11	$2.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.28	$7.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$4.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.36	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$0.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$1.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$0.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.73	$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.92	$17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.24	$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.94	$2.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.33	$4.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.68	$3.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.64	$0.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.18	$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.1	$109
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.5	$5.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.7	$43
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.88	$4.57
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.8	$88.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76	$86
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$330	$244
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6162	$8558

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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 Hefei

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Chaohu	$694
73 km or 45 mi	Huainan	$649
74 km or 46 mi	Lu'an	$706
95 km or 59 mi	Tongcheng	$658
103 km or 64 mi	Ma'anshan	$748
113 km or 70 mi	Tongling	$705
118 km or 73 mi	Wuhu	$903
119 km or 74 mi	Bengbu	$524
122 km or 76 mi	Mingguang	$623
135 km or 84 mi	Chizhou	$672
142 km or 88 mi	Nanjing	$774
152 km or 94 mi	Qianshan	$636
153 km or 95 mi	Anqing	$642
173 km or 107 mi	Xuancheng	$771
178 km or 110 mi	Jurong	$651
180 km or 112 mi	Fuyang	$673
183 km or 114 mi	Yizheng	$617
186 km or 116 mi	Tianchang	$645
199 km or 124 mi	Suzhou	$639
209 km or 130 mi	Zhenjiang	$538
211 km or 131 mi	Yangzhou	$650
213 km or 132 mi	Ningguo	$703
214 km or 133 mi	Liyang	$690
217 km or 135 mi	Danyang	$630
227 km or 141 mi	Macheng	$659
228 km or 141 mi	Gaoyou	$648
229 km or 142 mi	Guangde	$698
237 km or 147 mi	Huaibei	$613
238 km or 148 mi	Jieshou	$619
242 km or 151 mi	Yangzhong	$629
243 km or 151 mi	Yongcheng	$633
247 km or 153 mi	Yixing	$702
248 km or 154 mi	Suqian	$656
251 km or 156 mi	Huai'an	$705
254 km or 158 mi	Changzhou	$729
256 km or 159 mi	Taizhou	$673
259 km or 161 mi	Huangshan	$694
260 km or 162 mi	Taixing	$665
267 km or 166 mi	Xuzhou	$528
268 km or 167 mi	Xinghua	$699