Belo Horizonte vs Lisbon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Belo Horizonte	Lisbon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$898	$1966
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2247	$4479
🏠 One person rent	$387	$1259
🏘️ Family rent	$647	$2162
🍽️ Food expenses	$286	$446
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$598	$1605
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	64	93
😀 Quality of life	66	83
🏙️ Population	2.32M	546K

The cost of living in Belo Horizonte is 54% less expensive than in Lisbon. Cities ranked 6263rd and 2123rd ($898 vs $1966) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 1st in Brazil and Portugal, respectively. Check Brazil vs Portugal comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Belo Horizonte compared to 0.8 months in Lisbon. Belo Horizonte ranked 11th best city to live in Brazil vs Lisbon ranked 1st in Portugal, while ranked 4990th and 532nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Belo Horizonte vs Lisbon

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	Belo Horizonte	Lisbon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.75	$14.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.3	$57.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.06	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.3	$3.26
☕ Cappuccino	$2.48	$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.24	$2.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$511	$1406
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$256	$1033
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$805	$2582
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$467	$1788
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60	$118
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.4	$181
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.2	$34
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.32%	3.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2077	$7840
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1065	$4420
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.13	$2.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$58.2	$46
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.88	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$2.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.61	$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.53
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.4	$4.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$8.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.78	$17.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$2.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$2.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.45	$2.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.18	$6.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.27	$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.37	$6.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.05	$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.52	$4.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.66	$2.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.33	$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$26.8	$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.16	$8.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$50.4	$92.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.8	$107
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.2	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$430	$644
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9000	$17788

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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 Lisbon

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Almada	$1665
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Amadora	$1500
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Queluz	$1518
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Odivelas	$1516
10 km or 6.3 mi	Barreiro	$1456
11 km or 6.7 mi	Amora	$1356
12 km or 7.3 mi	Seixal	$1410
12 km or 7.4 mi	Oeiras	$1705
13 km or 8 mi	Agualva-Cacem	$1518
13 km or 8.1 mi	Loures	$1518
17 km or 10 mi	Montijo	$1666
18 km or 11 mi	Moita	$1503
18 km or 11 mi	Algueirao-Mem Martins	$1499
21 km or 13 mi	Sintra	$1506
22 km or 14 mi	Cascais	$1520
28 km or 17 mi	Mafra	$1492
29 km or 18 mi	Palmela	$1454
30 km or 19 mi	Vila Franca de Xira	$1221
31 km or 19 mi	Sesimbra	$1317
32 km or 20 mi	Setubal	$1459
39 km or 24 mi	Alenquer	$1394
42 km or 26 mi	Torres Vedras	$1638
42 km or 26 mi	Benavente	$1383
47 km or 29 mi	Azambuja	$1381
47 km or 29 mi	Salvaterra de Magos	$1387
58 km or 36 mi	Cartaxo	$1308
61 km or 38 mi	Lourinha	$1519
71 km or 44 mi	Santarem	$1163
72 km or 45 mi	Almeirim	$1195
73 km or 45 mi	Peniche	$1684
77 km or 48 mi	Caldas da Rainha	$1380
90 km or 56 mi	Santiago do Cacem	$1432
94 km or 58 mi	Alcobaca	$1378
101 km or 63 mi	Torres Novas	$1277
103 km or 64 mi	Porto de Mos	$1363
111 km or 69 mi	Evora	$1465
115 km or 72 mi	Ourem	$1297
117 km or 72 mi	Marinha Grande	$1370
118 km or 73 mi	Tomar	$1107
118 km or 73 mi	Abrantes	$1231