Belo Horizonte vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Belo Horizonte	Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person	$809	$643
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2028	$1702
🏠 One person rent	$350	$216
🏘️ Family rent	$608	$373
🍽️ Food expenses	$254	$243
🚐 Transport expenses	$115	$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$409	$927
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	63	93
😀 Quality of life	63	69
🏙️ Population	2.32M	9.37M

The cost of living in Belo Horizonte is 26% more expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 6633rd and 7469th ($809 vs $643) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 101st 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 1.4 months in Hefei. Belo Horizonte ranked 7th best city to live in Brazil vs Hefei ranked 35th in China, while ranked 5520th and 4318th 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	$4.98	$3.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.2	$19.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.8	$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$0.77
☕ Cappuccino	$2.17	$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.02	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$389	$210
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$248	$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$694	$385
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$458	$302
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.3	$25.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82	$39.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.4	$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.89%	3.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1567	$3665
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$812	$2183
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.94	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.3	$42.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.93	$3.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.11	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.36	$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.21	$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.64	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$5.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.56	$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$2.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.01	$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.86	$7.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$0.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.13	$3.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.45	$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.08	$4.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.86	$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.33	$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.7	$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.66	$5.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$43.3	$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.68	$6.44
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.3	$70
👟 Brand Sneakers	$79.4	$59.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$346	$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6783	$9056

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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 Hefei

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Chaohu	$620
73 km or 45 mi	Huainan	$601
74 km or 46 mi	Lu'an	$631
95 km or 59 mi	Tongcheng	$592
103 km or 64 mi	Ma'anshan	$656
113 km or 70 mi	Tongling	$629
118 km or 73 mi	Wuhu	$672
119 km or 74 mi	Bengbu	$509
122 km or 76 mi	Mingguang	$583
135 km or 84 mi	Chizhou	$617
142 km or 88 mi	Nanjing	$753
152 km or 94 mi	Qianshan	$567
153 km or 95 mi	Anqing	$532
173 km or 107 mi	Xuancheng	$659
178 km or 110 mi	Jurong	$618
180 km or 112 mi	Fuyang	$595
183 km or 114 mi	Yizheng	$590
186 km or 116 mi	Tianchang	$610
199 km or 124 mi	Suzhou	$582
209 km or 130 mi	Zhenjiang	$531
211 km or 131 mi	Yangzhou	$602
213 km or 132 mi	Ningguo	$637
214 km or 133 mi	Liyang	$639
217 km or 135 mi	Danyang	$597
227 km or 141 mi	Macheng	$592
228 km or 141 mi	Gaoyou	$617
229 km or 142 mi	Guangde	$642
237 km or 147 mi	Huaibei	$570
238 km or 148 mi	Jieshou	$563
242 km or 151 mi	Yangzhong	$597
243 km or 151 mi	Yongcheng	$570
247 km or 153 mi	Yixing	$674
248 km or 154 mi	Suqian	$602
251 km or 156 mi	Huai'an	$654
254 km or 158 mi	Changzhou	$601
256 km or 159 mi	Taizhou	$651
259 km or 161 mi	Huangshan	$620
260 km or 162 mi	Taixing	$622
267 km or 166 mi	Xuzhou	$499
268 km or 167 mi	Xinghua	$663