Belo Horizonte vs Houston - Cost of Living Comparison

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Belo Horizonte Houston
🚶 Cost of living one person
$875
$2265
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2166
$5394
🏠 One person rent
$390
$1281
🏘️ Family rent
$654
$2031
🍽️ Food expenses
$269
$603
🚐 Transport expenses
$120
$201
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$465
$4606
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
64
100
😀 Quality of life
64
95
🏙️ Population
2.32M
2.3M

The cost of living in Belo Horizonte is 61% less expensive than in Houston. Cities ranked 6468th and 1354th ($875 vs $2265) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 1137th 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 0.5 months in Belo Horizonte compared to 2 months in Houston. Belo Horizonte ranked 14th best city to live in Brazil vs Houston ranked 1st in the United States, while ranked 5495th and 16th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Belo Horizonte vs Houston

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Belo Horizonte Houston
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.44
$18.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.3
$73.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.42
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.23
$6.31
☕ Cappuccino
$2.3
$5.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.07
$2.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$446
$1411
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$274
$1003
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$781
$2380
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$479
$1609
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.3
$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.7
$204
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.9
$63.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.18%
6.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1804
$2542
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$926
$1944
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.09
$1.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$50.8
$71.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.07
$21.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$0.72
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.44
$3.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$3.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.21
$5.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.84
$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.36
$11.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.93
$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$3.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$3.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$2.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$2.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$1.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.12
$3.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.18
$14.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$3.31
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.3
$9.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.36
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.34
$8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.88
$3.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.33
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.9
$43.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.07
$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$47.8
$149
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$22.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.2
$46.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.2
$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$394
$1729
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7813
$22380

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$596
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$651
22 km or 14 mi Vespasiano
$628
57 km or 35 mi Sete Lagoas
$444
69 km or 43 mi Itauna
$629
72 km or 45 mi Ouro Preto
$578
87 km or 54 mi Conselheiro Lafaiete
$679
102 km or 63 mi Divinopolis
$626
123 km or 77 mi Ponte Nova
$631
136 km or 85 mi Curvelo
$642
142 km or 88 mi Sao Joao del-Rei
$568
147 km or 91 mi Vicosa
$643
149 km or 93 mi Barbacena
$565
155 km or 96 mi Ipatinga
$538
167 km or 104 mi Formiga
$654
172 km or 107 mi Uba
$625
190 km or 118 mi Caratinga
$636
191 km or 119 mi Lavras
$562
215 km or 133 mi Muriae
$585
216 km or 134 mi Juiz de Fora
$600
239 km or 149 mi Governador Valadares
$523
240 km or 149 mi Varginha
$505
242 km or 151 mi Tres Coracoes
$594
269 km or 167 mi Alfenas
$549
291 km or 181 mi Resende
$652
292 km or 182 mi Passos
$609
293 km or 182 mi Volta Redonda
$576
296 km or 184 mi Barra Mansa
$600
298 km or 185 mi Teresopolis
$537
301 km or 187 mi Petropolis
$782
304 km or 189 mi Nova Friburgo
$482
306 km or 190 mi Patos de Minas
$664
314 km or 195 mi Cachoeiro de Itapemirim
$648
315 km or 196 mi Araxa
$586
316 km or 197 mi Cruzeiro
$672
322 km or 200 mi Itajuba
$565
323 km or 201 mi Nova Iguacu
$632
324 km or 202 mi Belford Roxo
$851
328 km or 204 mi Duque de Caxias
$648
329 km or 205 mi Sao Joao de Meriti
$681

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$2228
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$2150
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$2071
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$2112
33 km or 21 mi Friendswood
$2136
35 km or 22 mi La Porte
$2297
40 km or 25 mi Baytown
$2386
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$2102
42 km or 26 mi Alvin
$2072
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$2114
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$2738
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$2048
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$1836
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$1897
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$2112
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$2022
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$1605
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$1913
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$2000
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$1900
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$1887
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$2226
203 km or 126 mi Sulphur
$1971
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$1904
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$1510
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$2115
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$2444
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$2027
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$2153
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$2237
242 km or 150 mi Georgetown
$2125
247 km or 153 mi San Marcos
$2229
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$2171
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$2200
254 km or 158 mi Leander
$2187
261 km or 162 mi Waco
$2285
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$2059
264 km or 164 mi New Braunfels
$2221