Belo Horizonte vs Kano - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Belo Horizonte	Kano
🚶 Cost of living one person	$768	$553
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1890	$1362
🏠 One person rent	$341	$208
🏘️ Family rent	$550	$429
🍽️ Food expenses	$238	$218
🚐 Transport expenses	$106	$92.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$373	$154
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	63	24
😀 Quality of life	59	13
🏙️ Population	2.32M	4.35M

The cost of living in Belo Horizonte is 39% more expensive than in Kano. Cities ranked 6579th and 8204th ($768 vs $553) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 27th in Brazil and Nigeria, respectively. Check Brazil vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Belo Horizonte compared to 0.3 months in Kano. Belo Horizonte ranked 5th best city to live in Brazil vs Kano ranked 12th in Nigeria, while ranked 5438th and 9094th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Belo Horizonte vs Kano

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	Belo Horizonte	Kano
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.88	$2.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29	$7.78
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.36	$4.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$0.87
☕ Cappuccino	$1.86	$4.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.94	$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$375	$372
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$243	$134
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$630	$851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$406	$283
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.1	$11.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.8	$18
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.3	$14.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.91%	21.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1419	$1825
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$830	$1308
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.99	$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39.4	$25.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.51	$8.44
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$0.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$2.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.21	$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.94	$1.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.09	$2.09
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$1.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.14	$4.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$4.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$0.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$3.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$1.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.7	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.22	$4.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$0.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.95	$2.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.08	$1.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.76	$1.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.41	$0.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.17	$0.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24	$25.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.65	$3.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$43.4	$3.33
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.06	$1.75
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.6	$12
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72	$52.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$351	$35.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6817	$1380

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Cities near Belo Horizonte

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.4 mi	Contagem	$532
15 km or 9.2 mi	Nova Lima	$627
22 km or 14 mi	Vespasiano	$609
57 km or 35 mi	Sete Lagoas	$412
69 km or 43 mi	Itauna	$558
72 km or 45 mi	Ouro Preto	$550
87 km or 54 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$602
102 km or 63 mi	Divinopolis	$568
123 km or 77 mi	Ponte Nova	$562
136 km or 85 mi	Curvelo	$571
142 km or 88 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$505
147 km or 91 mi	Vicosa	$584
149 km or 93 mi	Barbacena	$487
155 km or 96 mi	Ipatinga	$457
167 km or 104 mi	Formiga	$580
172 km or 107 mi	Uba	$563
190 km or 118 mi	Caratinga	$563
191 km or 119 mi	Lavras	$503
215 km or 133 mi	Muriae	$584
216 km or 134 mi	Juiz de Fora	$462
239 km or 149 mi	Governador Valadares	$471
240 km or 149 mi	Varginha	$449
242 km or 151 mi	Tres Coracoes	$523
269 km or 167 mi	Alfenas	$483
291 km or 181 mi	Resende	$572
292 km or 182 mi	Passos	$536
293 km or 182 mi	Volta Redonda	$522
296 km or 184 mi	Barra Mansa	$537
298 km or 185 mi	Teresopolis	$546
301 km or 187 mi	Petropolis	$587
304 km or 189 mi	Nova Friburgo	$474
306 km or 190 mi	Patos de Minas	$599
314 km or 195 mi	Cachoeiro de Itapemirim	$572
315 km or 196 mi	Araxa	$529
316 km or 197 mi	Cruzeiro	$595
322 km or 200 mi	Itajuba	$518
323 km or 201 mi	Nova Iguacu	$562
324 km or 202 mi	Belford Roxo	$769
328 km or 204 mi	Duque de Caxias	$614
329 km or 205 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$622

Cities near Kano

Distance	City	Cost of living
137 km or 85 mi	Zaria	$526
148 km or 92 mi	Katsina	$579
202 km or 125 mi	Kaduna	$371
202 km or 126 mi	Gusau	$587
206 km or 128 mi	Zinder	$974
227 km or 141 mi	Maradi	$972
233 km or 145 mi	Jos	$820
237 km or 147 mi	Bauchi	$759
341 km or 212 mi	Minna	$743
346 km or 215 mi	Abuja	$1502
375 km or 233 mi	Sokoto	$426
376 km or 234 mi	Damaturu	$553
504 km or 313 mi	Maiduguri	$609
553 km or 344 mi	Mubi	$665
583 km or 362 mi	Ilorin	$535
607 km or 377 mi	Ado Ekiti	$666
612 km or 380 mi	Garoua	$556
625 km or 388 mi	Owo	$651
628 km or 390 mi	Enugu	$462
639 km or 397 mi	Osogbo	$695
641 km or 399 mi	Akure	$634
653 km or 406 mi	Maroua	$533
664 km or 413 mi	Awka	$805
664 km or 413 mi	Ife	$779
676 km or 420 mi	Onitsha	$972
683 km or 424 mi	Oyo	$677
692 km or 430 mi	Bol	$485
698 km or 434 mi	Bamenda	$553
708 km or 440 mi	Benin	$558
711 km or 442 mi	N'Djamena	$523
715 km or 444 mi	Niamey	$1019
718 km or 446 mi	Ibadan	$776
728 km or 452 mi	Umuahia	$883
743 km or 461 mi	Owerri	$1611
756 km or 470 mi	Bafoussam	$555
761 km or 473 mi	Ngaoundere	$527
772 km or 480 mi	Bongor	$486
776 km or 482 mi	Aba	$621
782 km or 486 mi	Abeokuta	$1030
782 km or 486 mi	Warri	$881