Belo Horizonte vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Belo Horizonte	Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$898	$1204
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2247	$2788
🏠 One person rent	$387	$547
🏘️ Family rent	$647	$919
🍽️ Food expenses	$286	$351
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$210
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$598	$420
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	64	73
😀 Quality of life	66	60
🏙️ Population	2.32M	4.8M

The cost of living in Belo Horizonte is 25% less expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 6263rd and 4745th ($898 vs $1204) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 4th in Brazil and South Africa, respectively. Check Brazil vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Belo Horizonte compared to 0.3 months in Johannesburg. Belo Horizonte ranked 11th best city to live in Brazil vs Johannesburg ranked 1st in South Africa, while ranked 4990th and 5850th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Belo Horizonte vs Johannesburg

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	Belo Horizonte	Johannesburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.75	$12.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.3	$46
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.06	$6.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.3	$2.44
☕ Cappuccino	$2.48	$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.24	$1.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$511	$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$256	$385
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$805	$862
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$467	$679
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.4	$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.2	$38.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.32%	10.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2077	$1060
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1065	$777
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.13	$1.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$58.2	$92.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.88	$8.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.61	$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.4	$2.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$8.99
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$5.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.78	$9.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$2.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$0.86
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.45	$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.18	$6.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.27	$1.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.37	$3.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.05	$5.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.52	$4.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.66	$2.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.33	$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$26.8	$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.16	$8.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$50.4	$31
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$7.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.8	$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.2	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$430	$244
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9000	$5103

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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 Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$1104
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$912
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$1031
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$851
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$784
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$997
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$1015
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$742
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$867
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$950
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$994
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$789
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$902
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$875
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$860
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$872
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$811
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$903
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$691
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$723
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$589
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$691
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$607
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$882
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$663
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$558
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$494
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$660
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$615
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$742
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$611
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$549
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$904
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$725
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$912
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$590
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$1014
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$938
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$632
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$965