Belo Horizonte vs Kano - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Belo Horizonte	Kano
🚶 Cost of living one person	$898	$491
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2247	$1173
🏠 One person rent	$387	$179
🏘️ Family rent	$647	$311
🍽️ Food expenses	$286	$198
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$80.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$598	$70.2
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	64	25
😀 Quality of life	66	24
🏙️ Population	2.32M	4.35M

The cost of living in Belo Horizonte is 83% more expensive than in Kano. Cities ranked 6263rd and 8715th ($898 vs $491) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 28th in Brazil and Nigeria, respectively. Check Brazil vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Belo Horizonte compared to 0.1 months in Kano. Belo Horizonte ranked 11th best city to live in Brazil vs Kano ranked 10th in Nigeria, while ranked 4990th and 8983rd 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	$5.75	$2.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.3	$7.58
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.06	$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.3	$0.74
☕ Cappuccino	$2.48	$3.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.24	$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$511	$318
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$256	$115
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$805	$569
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$467	$211
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60	$10.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.4	$16.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.2	$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.32%	21.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2077	$1905
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1065	$1157
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.13	$0.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$58.2	$22.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.88	$7.18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$0.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$2.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.61	$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.4	$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$2.32
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$2.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.78	$3.09
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$4.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$0.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$3.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.45	$0.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.18	$5.43
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.27	$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.37	$1.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.05	$1.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.52	$0.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.66	$0.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.33	$0.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$26.8	$21.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.16	$2.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$50.4	$3.68
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$2.41
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.8	$13.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.2	$49.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$430	$29.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9000	$2404

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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 Kano

Distance	City	Cost of living
137 km or 85 mi	Zaria	$517
148 km or 92 mi	Katsina	$503
202 km or 125 mi	Kaduna	$323
202 km or 126 mi	Gusau	$516
206 km or 128 mi	Zinder	$1119
227 km or 141 mi	Maradi	$1118
233 km or 145 mi	Jos	$760
237 km or 147 mi	Bauchi	$672
341 km or 212 mi	Minna	$692
346 km or 215 mi	Abuja	$1375
375 km or 233 mi	Sokoto	$372
376 km or 234 mi	Damaturu	$476
504 km or 313 mi	Maiduguri	$514
553 km or 344 mi	Mubi	$567
583 km or 362 mi	Ilorin	$518
607 km or 377 mi	Ado Ekiti	$597
612 km or 380 mi	Garoua	$601
625 km or 388 mi	Owo	$531
628 km or 390 mi	Enugu	$564
639 km or 397 mi	Osogbo	$575
641 km or 399 mi	Akure	$488
653 km or 406 mi	Maroua	$576
664 km or 413 mi	Awka	$693
664 km or 413 mi	Ife	$670
676 km or 420 mi	Onitsha	$795
683 km or 424 mi	Oyo	$639
692 km or 430 mi	Bol	$490
698 km or 434 mi	Bamenda	$699
708 km or 440 mi	Benin	$627
711 km or 442 mi	N'Djamena	$524
715 km or 444 mi	Niamey	$1162
718 km or 446 mi	Ibadan	$658
728 km or 452 mi	Umuahia	$773
743 km or 461 mi	Owerri	$1364
756 km or 470 mi	Bafoussam	$759
761 km or 473 mi	Ngaoundere	$551
772 km or 480 mi	Bongor	$489
776 km or 482 mi	Aba	$591
782 km or 486 mi	Abeokuta	$995
782 km or 486 mi	Warri	$786