Belo Horizonte vs Jeddah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Belo Horizonte	Jeddah
🚶 Cost of living one person	$898	$1210
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2247	$2901
🏠 One person rent	$387	$583
🏘️ Family rent	$647	$965
🍽️ Food expenses	$286	$315
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$598	$1673
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	64	45
😀 Quality of life	66	76
🏙️ Population	2.32M	4.7M

The cost of living in Belo Horizonte is 26% less expensive than in Jeddah. Cities ranked 6263rd and 4730th ($898 vs $1210) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 2nd in Brazil and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Brazil vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Belo Horizonte compared to 1.4 months in Jeddah. Belo Horizonte ranked 11th best city to live in Brazil vs Jeddah ranked 2nd in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 4990th and 1324th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Belo Horizonte vs Jeddah

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	Belo Horizonte	Jeddah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.75	$5.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.3	$44.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.06	$7.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.3	$2.13
☕ Cappuccino	$2.48	$3.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.24	$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$511	$599
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$256	$415
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$805	$1068
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$467	$732
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60	$62.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.4	$96.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.2	$68.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.32%	5.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2077	$1601
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1065	$1010
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.13	$1.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$58.2	$52.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.88	$16.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.61	$0.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$2.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.4	$2.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$6.27
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$7.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.78	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.45	$2.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.18	$4.18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.27	$1.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.37	$6.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.05	$4.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.52	$4.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.66	$1.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.33	$3.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$26.8	$91.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.16	$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$50.4	$56
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.8	$65.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.2	$99.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$430	$523
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9000	$8743

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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 Jeddah

Distance	City	Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi	Mecca	$1031
296 km or 184 mi	Port Sudan	$976
307 km or 191 mi	Yanbu	$791
328 km or 204 mi	Medina	$1164
395 km or 246 mi	Bisha	$890
410 km or 255 mi	Bareq	$873
508 km or 315 mi	Abha	$871
597 km or 371 mi	Al Wajh	$919
645 km or 401 mi	Keren	$483
652 km or 405 mi	Ar Rass	$834
661 km or 411 mi	Massawa	$484
675 km or 420 mi	As Sulayyil	$993
688 km or 427 mi	Najran	$864
690 km or 429 mi	Atbara	$1124
691 km or 429 mi	Asmara	$513
702 km or 436 mi	Aswan	$350
703 km or 437 mi	Sa'dah	$475
704 km or 437 mi	Unaizah	$938
711 km or 442 mi	Ha'il	$738
738 km or 458 mi	Kassala	$947
741 km or 461 mi	Mendefera	$481
806 km or 501 mi	Tabuk	$1036
810 km or 503 mi	Luxor	$379
834 km or 518 mi	Qena	$439
836 km or 519 mi	Hurghada	$334
845 km or 525 mi	Riyadh	$1628
849 km or 528 mi	Al Hudaydah	$499
855 km or 531 mi	El Gouna	$338
863 km or 536 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$555
869 km or 540 mi	Sanaa	$532
893 km or 555 mi	Sayyan	$476
897 km or 557 mi	Mekelle	$748
904 km or 562 mi	Dahab	$429
922 km or 573 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$771
926 km or 576 mi	El-Gadarif	$872
927 km or 576 mi	Zabid	$476
942 km or 585 mi	Sohag	$375
943 km or 586 mi	Sakakah	$753
952 km or 592 mi	Khartoum North	$803
954 km or 593 mi	Dhamar	$478