Belo Horizonte vs Lagos - Cost of Living Comparison

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Belo Horizonte Lagos
🚶 Cost of living one person
$861
$448
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2085
$1226
🏠 One person rent
$378
$245
🏘️ Family rent
$587
$654
🍽️ Food expenses
$257
$114
🚐 Transport expenses
$123
$60.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$348
$74.4
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
63
46
😀 Quality of life
58
38
🏙️ Population
2.53M
15.1M

The cost of living in Belo Horizonte is 92% more expensive than in Lagos. Cities ranked 6164th and 8781st ($861 vs $448) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 3rd in Brazil and Nigeria, respectively. Check Brazil vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Belo Horizonte compared to 0.2 months in Lagos. Belo Horizonte ranked 5th best city to live in Brazil vs Lagos ranked 1st in Nigeria, while ranked 5643rd and 7384th among best cities to live in the world.

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Belo Horizonte Lagos
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.15
$1.28
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.2
$15.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.79
$2.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.04
$0.32
 Cappuccino
$1.87
$1.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.13
$0.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$404
$339
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$274
$193
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$639
$945
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$436
$548
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.4
$7.36
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.7
$11.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.8
$15.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.85%
18.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1386
$564
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1071
$159
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.12
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43.6
$12.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.1
$5.58
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$0.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.35
$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.22
$0.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.87
$1.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.88
$1.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.87
$2.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$0.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$0.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.11
$0.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.34
$2.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.34
$2.14
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.16
$0.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.71
$1.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.31
$1.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.97
$0.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.49
$0.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.2
$12.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.98
$3.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$67.4
$9.92
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.97
$2.08
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.7
$11.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.1
$31.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$321
$39.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6238
$718

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.4 mi Contagem
$640
15 km or 9.2 mi Nova Lima
$701
22 km or 14 mi Vespasiano
$683
57 km or 35 mi Sete Lagoas
$492
69 km or 43 mi Itauna
$619
72 km or 45 mi Ouro Preto
$647
87 km or 54 mi Conselheiro Lafaiete
$680
102 km or 63 mi Divinopolis
$614
123 km or 77 mi Ponte Nova
$620
136 km or 85 mi Curvelo
$601
142 km or 88 mi Sao Joao del-Rei
$465
147 km or 91 mi Vicosa
$631
149 km or 93 mi Barbacena
$568
155 km or 96 mi Ipatinga
$529
167 km or 104 mi Formiga
$616
172 km or 107 mi Uba
$616
190 km or 118 mi Caratinga
$579
191 km or 119 mi Lavras
$579
215 km or 133 mi Muriae
$617
216 km or 134 mi Juiz de Fora
$496
239 km or 149 mi Governador Valadares
$477
240 km or 149 mi Varginha
$541
242 km or 151 mi Tres Coracoes
$591
269 km or 167 mi Alfenas
$612
291 km or 181 mi Resende
$633
292 km or 182 mi Passos
$608
293 km or 182 mi Volta Redonda
$593
296 km or 184 mi Barra Mansa
$606
298 km or 185 mi Teresopolis
$619
301 km or 187 mi Petropolis
$645
304 km or 189 mi Nova Friburgo
$531
306 km or 190 mi Patos de Minas
$621
314 km or 195 mi Cachoeiro de Itapemirim
$624
315 km or 196 mi Araxa
$609
316 km or 197 mi Cruzeiro
$638
322 km or 200 mi Itajuba
$554
323 km or 201 mi Nova Iguacu
$640
324 km or 202 mi Belford Roxo
$887
328 km or 204 mi Duque de Caxias
$688
329 km or 205 mi Sao Joao de Meriti
$710

Cities near Lagos

Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 48 mi Abeokuta
$826
87 km or 54 mi Porto-Novo
$697
109 km or 68 mi Cotonou
$732
120 km or 74 mi Ibadan
$262
165 km or 102 mi Oyo
$407
171 km or 106 mi Ife
$250
176 km or 109 mi Abomey
$677
195 km or 121 mi Osogbo
$310
203 km or 126 mi Save
$676
217 km or 135 mi Akure
$243
239 km or 148 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
243 km or 151 mi Lome
$678
245 km or 152 mi Benin
$315
254 km or 158 mi Owo
$272
261 km or 162 mi Ilorin
$314
278 km or 173 mi Atakpame
$617
280 km or 174 mi Warri
$351
310 km or 193 mi Kpalime
$616
324 km or 201 mi Ho
$353
332 km or 206 mi Hohoe
$482
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$616
375 km or 233 mi Onitsha
$354
376 km or 234 mi Sokode
$617
388 km or 241 mi Tema
$446
389 km or 242 mi Ashaiman
$512
406 km or 252 mi Awka
$325
407 km or 253 mi Koforidua
$497
408 km or 253 mi Accra
$582
416 km or 258 mi Owerri
$507
422 km or 262 mi Kara
$620
441 km or 274 mi Port Harcourt
$327
452 km or 281 mi Enugu
$290
463 km or 288 mi Umuahia
$330
463 km or 288 mi Aba
$233
495 km or 307 mi Minna
$313
536 km or 333 mi Abuja
$288
555 km or 345 mi Kumasi
$416
562 km or 350 mi Obuasi
$459
570 km or 354 mi Calabar
$237
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$443