Belo Horizonte vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Belo Horizonte Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$861
$908
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2085
$2207
🏠 One person rent
$378
$403
🏘️ Family rent
$587
$738
🍽️ Food expenses
$257
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$123
$173
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$348
$1428
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
63
72
😀 Quality of life
58
61
🏙️ Population
2.53M
4.43M

The cost of living in Belo Horizonte is 5% less expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 6164th and 5921st ($861 vs $908) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 1st in Brazil and South Africa, respectively. Check Brazil vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Belo Horizonte compared to 1.6 months in Johannesburg. Belo Horizonte ranked 5th best city to live in Brazil vs Johannesburg ranked 1st in South Africa, while ranked 5643rd and 5184th among best cities to live in the world.

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Belo Horizonte Johannesburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.15
$7.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.2
$35.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.79
$4.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.04
$2.09
☕ Cappuccino
$1.87
$1.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.13
$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$404
$350
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$274
$277
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$639
$667
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$436
$564
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.4
$71.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.7
$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.8
$39.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.85%
11.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1386
$840
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1071
$689
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.12
$1.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43.6
$66
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.1
$9.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.35
$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.22
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.87
$7.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.88
$4.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.87
$5.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.11
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.34
$5.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.34
$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.16
$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.71
$3.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.31
$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.97
$1.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.49
$1.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.2
$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.98
$6.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$67.4
$27.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.97
$6.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.7
$45
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.1
$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$321
$232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6238
$4829

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.4 mi Contagem
$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

Cities near Johannesburg

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Sandton
$889
13 km or 8 mi Randburg
$776
19 km or 12 mi Soweto
$875
28 km or 17 mi Benoni
$741
40 km or 25 mi Springs
$631
41 km or 25 mi Centurion
$755
53 km or 33 mi Pretoria
$783
53 km or 33 mi Vereeniging
$637
59 km or 36 mi Vanderbijlpark
$698
71 km or 44 mi Brits
$751
101 km or 62 mi Rustenburg
$845
109 km or 68 mi Potchefstroom
$625
143 km or 89 mi Bethal
$746
152 km or 94 mi Middelburg
$866
155 km or 97 mi Klerksdorp
$621
179 km or 111 mi Kroonstad
$701
237 km or 147 mi Welkom
$682
244 km or 152 mi Mmabatho
$719
262 km or 163 mi Lobatse
$631
275 km or 171 mi Gaborone
$656
287 km or 179 mi Butha-Buthe
$511
302 km or 188 mi Kanye
$633
311 km or 193 mi Mbabane
$558
323 km or 201 mi Vryheid
$739
325 km or 202 mi Molepolole
$603
329 km or 204 mi Teyateyaneng
$511
333 km or 207 mi Manzini
$447
350 km or 217 mi Maseru
$535
366 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$605
369 km or 229 mi Bloemfontein
$601
409 km or 254 mi Mafeteng
$511
417 km or 259 mi Palapye
$511
429 km or 267 mi Kimberley
$753
442 km or 275 mi Pietermaritzburg
$609
443 km or 275 mi Matola
$978
446 km or 277 mi Serowe
$554
454 km or 282 mi Maputo
$1084
501 km or 311 mi Durban
$780
562 km or 349 mi Francistown
$550
577 km or 358 mi Xai-Xai
$952