Belo Horizonte vs Houston - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Belo Horizonte Houston
🚶 Cost of living one person
$898
$2261
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2247
$5455
🏠 One person rent
$387
$1267
🏘️ Family rent
$647
$2011
🍽️ Food expenses
$286
$622
🚐 Transport expenses
$123
$191
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$598
$4659
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
64
100
😀 Quality of life
66
96
🏙️ Population
2.32M
2.3M

The cost of living in Belo Horizonte is 60% less expensive than in Houston. Cities ranked 6263rd and 1367th ($898 vs $2261) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 1144th 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 0.7 months in Belo Horizonte compared to 2.1 months in Houston. Belo Horizonte ranked 11th best city to live in Brazil vs Houston ranked 1st in the United States, while ranked 4990th and 14th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Share this picture

Prices in Belo Horizonte vs Houston

Prices for goods and services in Belo Horizonte and Houston are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Belo Horizonte Houston
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.75
$20.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.3
$75.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.06
$9.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.3
$6.03
☕ Cappuccino
$2.48
$5.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.24
$2.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$511
$1416
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$256
$994
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$805
$2413
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$467
$1595
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60
$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.4
$180
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.2
$71.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.32%
6.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2077
$2519
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1065
$1831
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.13
$1.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$58.2
$74.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.88
$18.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.97
$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.61
$3.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$4.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.4
$4.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.78
$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$3.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$3.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$2.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$2.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$2.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$1.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.45
$2.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.18
$13.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.37
$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.05
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.52
$8.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.66
$3.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.33
$2.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.8
$38.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.16
$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.4
$148
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.5
$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.8
$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.2
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$430
$1987
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9000
$22291

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Houston

Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Pasadena
$2142
25 km or 15 mi Pearland
$2064
25 km or 16 mi Missouri
$2093
27 km or 17 mi Deer Park
$2126
29 km or 18 mi Sugar Land
$2011
32 km or 20 mi Spring
$2107
33 km or 21 mi Friendswood
$2025
35 km or 22 mi La Porte
$2124
40 km or 25 mi Baytown
$2190
41 km or 25 mi League
$1990
42 km or 26 mi Alvin
$1916
47 km or 29 mi Rosenberg
$2096
48 km or 30 mi The Woodlands
$2754
59 km or 37 mi Texas City
$2011
62 km or 38 mi Conroe
$1860
76 km or 47 mi Galveston
$1893
81 km or 50 mi Lake Jackson
$2033
108 km or 67 mi Huntsville
$1900
126 km or 78 mi Beaumont
$1621
129 km or 80 mi College Station
$1843
138 km or 86 mi Bryan
$1950
140 km or 87 mi Port Arthur
$1895
186 km or 115 mi Lufkin
$1872
188 km or 117 mi Victoria
$2003
203 km or 126 mi Sulphur
$1977
215 km or 134 mi Lake Charles
$1917
217 km or 135 mi Nacogdoches
$1516
229 km or 142 mi Pflugerville
$2141
234 km or 145 mi Austin
$2475
236 km or 146 mi Round Rock
$2058
239 km or 149 mi Temple
$2070
242 km or 150 mi Kyle
$2168
242 km or 150 mi Georgetown
$2110
247 km or 153 mi San Marcos
$2125
249 km or 155 mi Cedar Park
$2151
250 km or 156 mi Seguin
$2120
254 km or 158 mi Leander
$2149
261 km or 162 mi Waco
$2066
262 km or 163 mi Harker Heights
$1937
264 km or 164 mi New Braunfels
$2123