Belo Horizonte vs Houston - Cost of Living Comparison

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Belo Horizonte Houston
🚶 Cost of living one person
$861
$2221
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2085
$5469
🏠 One person rent
$378
$1319
🏘️ Family rent
$587
$2448
🍽️ Food expenses
$257
$557
🚐 Transport expenses
$123
$188
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$348
$4662
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
63
100
😀 Quality of life
58
92
🏙️ Population
2.53M
2.3M

The cost of living in Belo Horizonte is 61% less expensive than in Houston. Cities ranked 6164th and 1234th ($861 vs $2221) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 1107th in Brazil and the United States, respectively. Check Brazil vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Belo Horizonte compared to 2.1 months in Houston. Belo Horizonte ranked 5th best city to live in Brazil vs Houston ranked 11th in the United States, while ranked 5643rd and 86th among best cities to live in the world.

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Belo Horizonte Houston
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.15
$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.2
$72
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.79
$9.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.04
$5.63
 Cappuccino
$1.87
$5.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.13
$2.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$404
$1372
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$274
$1066
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$639
$3100
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$436
$1960
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.4
$125
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.7
$191
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.8
$67.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.85%
6.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1386
$4081
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1071
$3710
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.12
$1.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43.6
$63.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.1
$20.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.35
$3.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$3.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.22
$3.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.87
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.88
$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.87
$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$4.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$3.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$2.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$2.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$1.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.11
$3.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.34
$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.34
$2.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.16
$8.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.71
$8.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.31
$5.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.97
$3.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.49
$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.2
$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.98
$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$67.4
$103
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.97
$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.7
$51.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.1
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$321
$1282
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6238
$23011

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Distance City Cost of living
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$640
15 km or 9.2 mi Nova Lima
$701
22 km or 14 mi Vespasiano
$683
57 km or 35 mi Sete Lagoas
$492
69 km or 43 mi Itauna
$619
72 km or 45 mi Ouro Preto
$647
87 km or 54 mi Conselheiro Lafaiete
$680
102 km or 63 mi Divinopolis
$614
123 km or 77 mi Ponte Nova
$620
136 km or 85 mi Curvelo
$601
142 km or 88 mi Sao Joao del-Rei
$465
147 km or 91 mi Vicosa
$631
149 km or 93 mi Barbacena
$568
155 km or 96 mi Ipatinga
$529
167 km or 104 mi Formiga
$616
172 km or 107 mi Uba
$616
190 km or 118 mi Caratinga
$579
191 km or 119 mi Lavras
$579
215 km or 133 mi Muriae
$617
216 km or 134 mi Juiz de Fora
$496
239 km or 149 mi Governador Valadares
$477
240 km or 149 mi Varginha
$541
242 km or 151 mi Tres Coracoes
$591
269 km or 167 mi Alfenas
$612
291 km or 181 mi Resende
$633
292 km or 182 mi Passos
$608
293 km or 182 mi Volta Redonda
$593
296 km or 184 mi Barra Mansa
$606
298 km or 185 mi Teresopolis
$619
301 km or 187 mi Petropolis
$645
304 km or 189 mi Nova Friburgo
$531
306 km or 190 mi Patos de Minas
$621
314 km or 195 mi Cachoeiro de Itapemirim
$624
315 km or 196 mi Araxa
$609
316 km or 197 mi Cruzeiro
$638
322 km or 200 mi Itajuba
$554
323 km or 201 mi Nova Iguacu
$640
324 km or 202 mi Belford Roxo
$887
328 km or 204 mi Duque de Caxias
$688
329 km or 205 mi Sao Joao de Meriti
$710

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$2141
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$2118
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$2128
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$2132
29 km or 18 mi Sugar Land
$2148
32 km or 20 mi Spring
$2126
33 km or 21 mi Friendswood
$2107
35 km or 22 mi La Porte
$2115
40 km or 25 mi Baytown
$2123
41 km or 25 mi League
$2125
42 km or 26 mi Alvin
$2055
47 km or 29 mi Rosenberg
$2136
48 km or 30 mi The Woodlands
$2737
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$2023
62 km or 38 mi Conroe
$1801
76 km or 47 mi Galveston
$1919
81 km or 50 mi Lake Jackson
$2080
108 km or 67 mi Huntsville
$1988
126 km or 78 mi Beaumont
$1694
129 km or 80 mi College Station
$1829
138 km or 86 mi Bryan
$1925
140 km or 87 mi Port Arthur
$1879
186 km or 115 mi Lufkin
$1778
188 km or 117 mi Victoria
$2220
203 km or 126 mi Sulphur
$1975
215 km or 134 mi Lake Charles
$1915
217 km or 135 mi Nacogdoches
$1445
229 km or 142 mi Pflugerville
$2179
234 km or 145 mi Austin
$2590
236 km or 146 mi Round Rock
$2095
239 km or 149 mi Temple
$2066
242 km or 150 mi Kyle
$2150
242 km or 150 mi Georgetown
$2146
247 km or 153 mi San Marcos
$2093
249 km or 155 mi Cedar Park
$2191
250 km or 156 mi Seguin
$2146
254 km or 158 mi Leander
$2190
261 km or 162 mi Waco
$2071
262 km or 163 mi Harker Heights
$1989
264 km or 164 mi New Braunfels
$2175