Belo Horizonte vs Kano - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Belo Horizonte	Kano
🚶 Cost of living one person	$875	$563
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2166	$1324
🏠 One person rent	$390	$212
🏘️ Family rent	$654	$366
🍽️ Food expenses	$269	$222
🚐 Transport expenses	$120	$93
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$465	$76.1
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	64	25
😀 Quality of life	64	23
🏙️ Population	2.32M	4.35M

The cost of living in Belo Horizonte is 55% more expensive than in Kano. Cities ranked 6468th and 8284th ($875 vs $563) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 28th in Brazil and Nigeria, respectively. Check Brazil vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Belo Horizonte compared to 0.1 months in Kano. Belo Horizonte ranked 14th best city to live in Brazil vs Kano ranked 9th in Nigeria, while ranked 5495th and 9059th 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	$5.44	$2.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.3	$8.85
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.42	$4.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.23	$0.87
☕ Cappuccino	$2.3	$4.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.07	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$446	$378
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$274	$136
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$781	$672
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$479	$247
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.3	$12.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.7	$19.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.9	$14.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.18%	21.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1804	$1659
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$926	$1352
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.09	$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$50.8	$26.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.07	$8.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$0.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$2.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.44	$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.21	$1.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.84	$2.32
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$2.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.93	$3.56
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$4.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$0.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$3.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.5	$1.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.12	$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.18	$5.46
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.3	$1.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.36	$1.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.34	$1.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.88	$0.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.33	$0.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.9	$25.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.07	$3.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$47.8	$3.63
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$2.09
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.2	$13.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.2	$53.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$394	$35
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7813	$2083

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Cities near Belo Horizonte

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.4 mi	Contagem	$596
15 km or 9.2 mi	Nova Lima	$651
22 km or 14 mi	Vespasiano	$628
57 km or 35 mi	Sete Lagoas	$444
69 km or 43 mi	Itauna	$629
72 km or 45 mi	Ouro Preto	$578
87 km or 54 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$679
102 km or 63 mi	Divinopolis	$626
123 km or 77 mi	Ponte Nova	$631
136 km or 85 mi	Curvelo	$642
142 km or 88 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$568
147 km or 91 mi	Vicosa	$643
149 km or 93 mi	Barbacena	$565
155 km or 96 mi	Ipatinga	$538
167 km or 104 mi	Formiga	$654
172 km or 107 mi	Uba	$625
190 km or 118 mi	Caratinga	$636
191 km or 119 mi	Lavras	$562
215 km or 133 mi	Muriae	$585
216 km or 134 mi	Juiz de Fora	$600
239 km or 149 mi	Governador Valadares	$523
240 km or 149 mi	Varginha	$505
242 km or 151 mi	Tres Coracoes	$594
269 km or 167 mi	Alfenas	$549
291 km or 181 mi	Resende	$652
292 km or 182 mi	Passos	$609
293 km or 182 mi	Volta Redonda	$576
296 km or 184 mi	Barra Mansa	$600
298 km or 185 mi	Teresopolis	$537
301 km or 187 mi	Petropolis	$782
304 km or 189 mi	Nova Friburgo	$482
306 km or 190 mi	Patos de Minas	$664
314 km or 195 mi	Cachoeiro de Itapemirim	$648
315 km or 196 mi	Araxa	$586
316 km or 197 mi	Cruzeiro	$672
322 km or 200 mi	Itajuba	$565
323 km or 201 mi	Nova Iguacu	$632
324 km or 202 mi	Belford Roxo	$851
328 km or 204 mi	Duque de Caxias	$648
329 km or 205 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$681

Cities near Kano

Distance	City	Cost of living
137 km or 85 mi	Zaria	$584
148 km or 92 mi	Katsina	$581
202 km or 125 mi	Kaduna	$353
202 km or 126 mi	Gusau	$594
206 km or 128 mi	Zinder	$1143
227 km or 141 mi	Maradi	$1143
233 km or 145 mi	Jos	$830
237 km or 147 mi	Bauchi	$750
341 km or 212 mi	Minna	$785
346 km or 215 mi	Abuja	$1551
375 km or 233 mi	Sokoto	$425
376 km or 234 mi	Damaturu	$535
504 km or 313 mi	Maiduguri	$581
553 km or 344 mi	Mubi	$631
583 km or 362 mi	Ilorin	$538
607 km or 377 mi	Ado Ekiti	$631
612 km or 380 mi	Garoua	$608
625 km or 388 mi	Owo	$594
628 km or 390 mi	Enugu	$587
639 km or 397 mi	Osogbo	$659
641 km or 399 mi	Akure	$578
653 km or 406 mi	Maroua	$584
664 km or 413 mi	Awka	$785
664 km or 413 mi	Ife	$775
676 km or 420 mi	Onitsha	$922
683 km or 424 mi	Oyo	$665
692 km or 430 mi	Bol	$503
698 km or 434 mi	Bamenda	$687
708 km or 440 mi	Benin	$655
711 km or 442 mi	N'Djamena	$540
715 km or 444 mi	Niamey	$1194
718 km or 446 mi	Ibadan	$759
728 km or 452 mi	Umuahia	$849
743 km or 461 mi	Owerri	$1555
756 km or 470 mi	Bafoussam	$750
761 km or 473 mi	Ngaoundere	$550
772 km or 480 mi	Bongor	$506
776 km or 482 mi	Aba	$601
782 km or 486 mi	Abeokuta	$1017
782 km or 486 mi	Warri	$878