Belo Horizonte vs Lagos - Cost of Living Comparison

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Belo Horizonte Lagos
🚶 Cost of living one person
$875
$1022
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2166
$2296
🏠 One person rent
$390
$536
🏘️ Family rent
$654
$917
🍽️ Food expenses
$269
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$120
$182
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$465
$75
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
64
48
😀 Quality of life
64
42
🏙️ Population
2.32M
15.1M

The cost of living in Belo Horizonte is 14% less expensive than in Lagos. Cities ranked 6468th and 5500th ($875 vs $1022) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 3rd 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 Lagos. Belo Horizonte ranked 14th best city to live in Brazil vs Lagos ranked 1st in Nigeria, while ranked 5495th and 7677th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Belo Horizonte vs Lagos

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Belo Horizonte Lagos
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.44
$3.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.3
$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.42
$5.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.23
$1
☕ Cappuccino
$2.3
$2.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.07
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$446
$677
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$274
$423
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$781
$1214
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$479
$747
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.3
$29.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.7
$44.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.9
$31.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.18%
17.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1804
$2211
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$926
$1788
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.09
$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$50.8
$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.07
$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$0.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$2.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.44
$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.21
$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.84
$6.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.36
$4.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.93
$4.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$2.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$2.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.12
$0.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.18
$3.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$0.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.3
$1.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.36
$1.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.34
$1.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.88
$0.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.33
$1.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.9
$31.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.07
$5.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$47.8
$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$1.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.2
$18
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.2
$64.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$394
$90.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7813
$2622

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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 Lagos

Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 48 mi Abeokuta
$1017
87 km or 54 mi Porto-Novo
$741
109 km or 68 mi Cotonou
$796
120 km or 74 mi Ibadan
$759
165 km or 102 mi Oyo
$665
171 km or 106 mi Ife
$775
176 km or 109 mi Abomey
$612
195 km or 121 mi Osogbo
$659
203 km or 126 mi Save
$650
217 km or 135 mi Akure
$578
239 km or 148 mi Ado Ekiti
$631
243 km or 151 mi Lome
$802
245 km or 152 mi Benin
$655
254 km or 158 mi Owo
$594
261 km or 162 mi Ilorin
$538
278 km or 173 mi Atakpame
$673
280 km or 174 mi Warri
$878
310 km or 193 mi Kpalime
$678
324 km or 201 mi Ho
$454
332 km or 206 mi Hohoe
$683
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$673
375 km or 233 mi Onitsha
$922
376 km or 234 mi Sokode
$675
388 km or 241 mi Tema
$607
389 km or 242 mi Ashaiman
$654
406 km or 252 mi Awka
$785
407 km or 253 mi Koforidua
$703
408 km or 253 mi Accra
$861
416 km or 258 mi Owerri
$1555
422 km or 262 mi Kara
$682
441 km or 274 mi Port Harcourt
$618
452 km or 281 mi Enugu
$587
463 km or 288 mi Umuahia
$849
463 km or 288 mi Aba
$601
495 km or 307 mi Minna
$785
536 km or 333 mi Abuja
$1551
555 km or 345 mi Kumasi
$562
562 km or 350 mi Obuasi
$664
570 km or 354 mi Calabar
$386
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$612