Belo Horizonte vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Belo Horizonte Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$809
$1082
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2028
$2560
🏠 One person rent
$350
$485
🏘️ Family rent
$608
$833
🍽️ Food expenses
$254
$306
🚐 Transport expenses
$115
$206
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$409
$1614
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
63
74
😀 Quality of life
63
62
🏙️ Population
2.32M
4.43M

The cost of living in Belo Horizonte is 25% less expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 6633rd and 5031st ($809 vs $1082) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th 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 0.5 months in Belo Horizonte compared to 1.5 months in Johannesburg. Belo Horizonte ranked 7th best city to live in Brazil vs Johannesburg ranked 1st in South Africa, while ranked 5520th and 5648th among best cities to live in the world.

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Belo Horizonte Johannesburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.98
$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.2
$38.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.8
$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.17
$2.51
☕ Cappuccino
$2.17
$2.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.02
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$389
$462
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$248
$342
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$694
$824
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$458
$632
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.3
$78.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82
$122
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.4
$40.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.89%
11.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1567
$1106
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$812
$741
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.94
$2.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.3
$77.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.93
$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.36
$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.21
$2.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.64
$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$5.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.56
$7.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.01
$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.86
$6.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.13
$3.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.45
$5.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.08
$4.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.86
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.33
$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.7
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.66
$7.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43.3
$29.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.68
$6.46
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.3
$52.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79.4
$93.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$346
$227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6783
$5503

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.4 mi Contagem
$565
15 km or 9.2 mi Nova Lima
$582
22 km or 14 mi Vespasiano
$563
57 km or 35 mi Sete Lagoas
$412
69 km or 43 mi Itauna
$582
72 km or 45 mi Ouro Preto
$526
87 km or 54 mi Conselheiro Lafaiete
$644
102 km or 63 mi Divinopolis
$590
123 km or 77 mi Ponte Nova
$586
136 km or 85 mi Curvelo
$600
142 km or 88 mi Sao Joao del-Rei
$541
147 km or 91 mi Vicosa
$618
149 km or 93 mi Barbacena
$540
155 km or 96 mi Ipatinga
$502
167 km or 104 mi Formiga
$613
172 km or 107 mi Uba
$597
190 km or 118 mi Caratinga
$599
191 km or 119 mi Lavras
$530
215 km or 133 mi Muriae
$613
216 km or 134 mi Juiz de Fora
$550
239 km or 149 mi Governador Valadares
$494
240 km or 149 mi Varginha
$492
242 km or 151 mi Tres Coracoes
$559
269 km or 167 mi Alfenas
$513
291 km or 181 mi Resende
$603
292 km or 182 mi Passos
$568
293 km or 182 mi Volta Redonda
$539
296 km or 184 mi Barra Mansa
$557
298 km or 185 mi Teresopolis
$498
301 km or 187 mi Petropolis
$706
304 km or 189 mi Nova Friburgo
$445
306 km or 190 mi Patos de Minas
$624
314 km or 195 mi Cachoeiro de Itapemirim
$621
315 km or 196 mi Araxa
$552
316 km or 197 mi Cruzeiro
$631
322 km or 200 mi Itajuba
$536
323 km or 201 mi Nova Iguacu
$590
324 km or 202 mi Belford Roxo
$810
328 km or 204 mi Duque de Caxias
$653
329 km or 205 mi Sao Joao de Meriti
$648

Cities near Johannesburg

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Sandton
$984
13 km or 8 mi Randburg
$890
19 km or 12 mi Soweto
$984
28 km or 17 mi Benoni
$826
40 km or 25 mi Springs
$740
41 km or 25 mi Centurion
$892
53 km or 33 mi Pretoria
$975
53 km or 33 mi Vereeniging
$706
59 km or 36 mi Vanderbijlpark
$799
71 km or 44 mi Brits
$875
101 km or 62 mi Rustenburg
$940
109 km or 68 mi Potchefstroom
$731
143 km or 89 mi Bethal
$838
152 km or 94 mi Middelburg
$830
155 km or 97 mi Klerksdorp
$762
179 km or 111 mi Kroonstad
$808
237 km or 147 mi Welkom
$762
244 km or 152 mi Mmabatho
$833
262 km or 163 mi Lobatse
$637
275 km or 171 mi Gaborone
$668
287 km or 179 mi Butha-Buthe
$570
302 km or 188 mi Kanye
$637
311 km or 193 mi Mbabane
$599
323 km or 201 mi Vryheid
$827
325 km or 202 mi Molepolole
$607
329 km or 204 mi Teyateyaneng
$533
333 km or 207 mi Manzini
$469
350 km or 217 mi Maseru
$650
366 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$577
369 km or 229 mi Bloemfontein
$698
409 km or 254 mi Mafeteng
$598
417 km or 259 mi Palapye
$514
429 km or 267 mi Kimberley
$861
442 km or 275 mi Pietermaritzburg
$705
443 km or 275 mi Matola
$908
446 km or 277 mi Serowe
$536
454 km or 282 mi Maputo
$915
501 km or 311 mi Durban
$892
562 km or 349 mi Francistown
$587
577 km or 358 mi Xai-Xai
$915