Belo Horizonte vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Belo Horizonte Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$787
$1079
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1919
$2553
🏠 One person rent
$345
$487
🏘️ Family rent
$550
$837
🍽️ Food expenses
$243
$302
🚐 Transport expenses
$113
$204
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$356
$1695
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
63
72
😀 Quality of life
58
58
🏙️ Population
2.32M
4.43M

The cost of living in Belo Horizonte is 27% less expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 6493rd and 5069th ($787 vs $1079) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 3rd in Brazil and South Africa, respectively. Check Brazil vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Belo Horizonte compared to 1.6 months in Johannesburg. Belo Horizonte ranked 6th best city to live in Brazil vs Johannesburg ranked 2nd in South Africa, while ranked 5488th and 5446th among best cities to live in the world.

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Belo Horizonte Johannesburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.13
$9.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.1
$40.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.32
$5.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$2.31
☕ Cappuccino
$1.87
$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$385
$405
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$245
$361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$622
$781
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$406
$657
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.4
$72.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81.1
$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.6
$44.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.71%
11.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1120
$1096
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$767
$753
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$1.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43
$81.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.04
$10.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.93
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.31
$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.11
$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.28
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
$5.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.36
$6.49
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.73
$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.92
$6.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.94
$3.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.33
$6.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.68
$4.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.64
$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.18
$1.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.1
$33.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.5
$7.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.7
$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.88
$6.42
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.8
$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76
$91.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$330
$241
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6162
$5865

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.4 mi Contagem
$567
15 km or 9.2 mi Nova Lima
$643
22 km or 14 mi Vespasiano
$629
57 km or 35 mi Sete Lagoas
$468
69 km or 43 mi Itauna
$580
72 km or 45 mi Ouro Preto
$599
87 km or 54 mi Conselheiro Lafaiete
$631
102 km or 63 mi Divinopolis
$581
123 km or 77 mi Ponte Nova
$585
136 km or 85 mi Curvelo
$588
142 km or 88 mi Sao Joao del-Rei
$532
147 km or 91 mi Vicosa
$593
149 km or 93 mi Barbacena
$520
155 km or 96 mi Ipatinga
$482
167 km or 104 mi Formiga
$590
172 km or 107 mi Uba
$585
190 km or 118 mi Caratinga
$572
191 km or 119 mi Lavras
$515
215 km or 133 mi Muriae
$618
216 km or 134 mi Juiz de Fora
$461
239 km or 149 mi Governador Valadares
$501
240 km or 149 mi Varginha
$463
242 km or 151 mi Tres Coracoes
$542
269 km or 167 mi Alfenas
$570
291 km or 181 mi Resende
$596
292 km or 182 mi Passos
$563
293 km or 182 mi Volta Redonda
$549
296 km or 184 mi Barra Mansa
$563
298 km or 185 mi Teresopolis
$578
301 km or 187 mi Petropolis
$600
304 km or 189 mi Nova Friburgo
$500
306 km or 190 mi Patos de Minas
$634
314 km or 195 mi Cachoeiro de Itapemirim
$629
315 km or 196 mi Araxa
$558
316 km or 197 mi Cruzeiro
$620
322 km or 200 mi Itajuba
$543
323 km or 201 mi Nova Iguacu
$591
324 km or 202 mi Belford Roxo
$808
328 km or 204 mi Duque de Caxias
$636
329 km or 205 mi Sao Joao de Meriti
$652

Cities near Johannesburg

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Sandton
$997
13 km or 8 mi Randburg
$874
19 km or 12 mi Soweto
$971
28 km or 17 mi Benoni
$822
40 km or 25 mi Springs
$696
41 km or 25 mi Centurion
$838
53 km or 33 mi Pretoria
$909
53 km or 33 mi Vereeniging
$717
59 km or 36 mi Vanderbijlpark
$768
71 km or 44 mi Brits
$848
101 km or 62 mi Rustenburg
$943
109 km or 68 mi Potchefstroom
$717
143 km or 89 mi Bethal
$819
152 km or 94 mi Middelburg
$841
155 km or 97 mi Klerksdorp
$689
179 km or 111 mi Kroonstad
$788
237 km or 147 mi Welkom
$774
244 km or 152 mi Mmabatho
$809
262 km or 163 mi Lobatse
$692
275 km or 171 mi Gaborone
$718
287 km or 179 mi Butha-Buthe
$559
302 km or 188 mi Kanye
$690
311 km or 193 mi Mbabane
$623
323 km or 201 mi Vryheid
$791
325 km or 202 mi Molepolole
$654
329 km or 204 mi Teyateyaneng
$533
333 km or 207 mi Manzini
$459
350 km or 217 mi Maseru
$627
366 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$663
369 km or 229 mi Bloemfontein
$696
409 km or 254 mi Mafeteng
$581
417 km or 259 mi Palapye
$554
429 km or 267 mi Kimberley
$859
442 km or 275 mi Pietermaritzburg
$674
443 km or 275 mi Matola
$1003
446 km or 277 mi Serowe
$600
454 km or 282 mi Maputo
$1116
501 km or 311 mi Durban
$834
562 km or 349 mi Francistown
$585
577 km or 358 mi Xai-Xai
$1045