Belo Horizonte vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Belo Horizonte	Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person	$898	$670
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2247	$1770
🏠 One person rent	$387	$214
🏘️ Family rent	$647	$368
🍽️ Food expenses	$286	$258
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$598	$1012
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	64	84
😀 Quality of life	66	71
🏙️ Population	2.32M	9.37M

The cost of living in Belo Horizonte is 34% more expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 6263rd and 7494th ($898 vs $670) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 101st in Brazil and China, respectively. Check Brazil vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Belo Horizonte compared to 1.5 months in Hefei. Belo Horizonte ranked 11th best city to live in Brazil vs Hefei ranked 22nd in China, while ranked 4990th and 3146th 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	$5.75	$2.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.3	$22.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.06	$4.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.3	$1.03
☕ Cappuccino	$2.48	$2.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.24	$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$511	$218
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$256	$160
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$805	$402
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$467	$288
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60	$29.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.4	$45.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.2	$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.32%	3.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2077	$3568
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1065	$1930
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.13	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$58.2	$44.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.88	$3.84
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.61	$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.4	$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$6.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.78	$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$2.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$0.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.45	$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.18	$8.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.27	$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.37	$3.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.05	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.52	$4.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.66	$0.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.33	$1.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$26.8	$38.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.16	$6.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$50.4	$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$6.39
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.8	$88.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.2	$62.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$430	$240
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9000	$8681

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Cities near Belo Horizonte

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.4 mi	Contagem	$607
15 km or 9.2 mi	Nova Lima	$653
22 km or 14 mi	Vespasiano	$631
57 km or 35 mi	Sete Lagoas	$475
69 km or 43 mi	Itauna	$636
72 km or 45 mi	Ouro Preto	$572
87 km or 54 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$695
102 km or 63 mi	Divinopolis	$638
123 km or 77 mi	Ponte Nova	$634
136 km or 85 mi	Curvelo	$659
142 km or 88 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$584
147 km or 91 mi	Vicosa	$670
149 km or 93 mi	Barbacena	$568
155 km or 96 mi	Ipatinga	$542
167 km or 104 mi	Formiga	$669
172 km or 107 mi	Uba	$634
190 km or 118 mi	Caratinga	$654
191 km or 119 mi	Lavras	$577
215 km or 133 mi	Muriae	$566
216 km or 134 mi	Juiz de Fora	$623
239 km or 149 mi	Governador Valadares	$538
240 km or 149 mi	Varginha	$519
242 km or 151 mi	Tres Coracoes	$610
269 km or 167 mi	Alfenas	$571
291 km or 181 mi	Resende	$655
292 km or 182 mi	Passos	$618
293 km or 182 mi	Volta Redonda	$581
296 km or 184 mi	Barra Mansa	$607
298 km or 185 mi	Teresopolis	$546
301 km or 187 mi	Petropolis	$805
304 km or 189 mi	Nova Friburgo	$488
306 km or 190 mi	Patos de Minas	$669
314 km or 195 mi	Cachoeiro de Itapemirim	$650
315 km or 196 mi	Araxa	$590
316 km or 197 mi	Cruzeiro	$686
322 km or 200 mi	Itajuba	$576
323 km or 201 mi	Nova Iguacu	$617
324 km or 202 mi	Belford Roxo	$858
328 km or 204 mi	Duque de Caxias	$651
329 km or 205 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$688

Cities near Hefei

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Chaohu	$628
73 km or 45 mi	Huainan	$624
74 km or 46 mi	Lu'an	$650
95 km or 59 mi	Tongcheng	$612
103 km or 64 mi	Ma'anshan	$674
113 km or 70 mi	Tongling	$653
118 km or 73 mi	Wuhu	$671
119 km or 74 mi	Bengbu	$523
122 km or 76 mi	Mingguang	$602
135 km or 84 mi	Chizhou	$652
142 km or 88 mi	Nanjing	$789
152 km or 94 mi	Qianshan	$587
153 km or 95 mi	Anqing	$551
173 km or 107 mi	Xuancheng	$684
178 km or 110 mi	Jurong	$644
180 km or 112 mi	Fuyang	$613
183 km or 114 mi	Yizheng	$620
186 km or 116 mi	Tianchang	$635
199 km or 124 mi	Suzhou	$605
209 km or 130 mi	Zhenjiang	$538
211 km or 131 mi	Yangzhou	$623
213 km or 132 mi	Ningguo	$661
214 km or 133 mi	Liyang	$657
217 km or 135 mi	Danyang	$623
227 km or 141 mi	Macheng	$610
228 km or 141 mi	Gaoyou	$644
229 km or 142 mi	Guangde	$667
237 km or 147 mi	Huaibei	$595
238 km or 148 mi	Jieshou	$567
242 km or 151 mi	Yangzhong	$627
243 km or 151 mi	Yongcheng	$588
247 km or 153 mi	Yixing	$663
248 km or 154 mi	Suqian	$633
251 km or 156 mi	Huai'an	$672
254 km or 158 mi	Changzhou	$636
256 km or 159 mi	Taizhou	$693
259 km or 161 mi	Huangshan	$646
260 km or 162 mi	Taixing	$651
267 km or 166 mi	Xuzhou	$531
268 km or 167 mi	Xinghua	$693