Belo Horizonte vs Lisbon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Belo Horizonte	Lisbon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$861	$1694
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2085	$3935
🏠 One person rent	$378	$1058
🏘️ Family rent	$587	$1856
🍽️ Food expenses	$257	$402
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$91.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$348	$1220
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	63	93
😀 Quality of life	58	82
🏙️ Population	2.53M	546K

The cost of living in Belo Horizonte is 49% less expensive than in Lisbon. Cities ranked 6164th and 2695th ($861 vs $1694) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 2nd in Brazil and Portugal, respectively. Check Brazil vs Portugal comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Belo Horizonte compared to 0.7 months in Lisbon. Belo Horizonte ranked 5th best city to live in Brazil vs Lisbon ranked 2nd in Portugal, while ranked 5643rd and 372nd 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	$5.15	$12.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.2	$50.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.79	$9.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.04	$2.92
☕ Cappuccino	$1.87	$3.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.13	$1.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$404	$1224
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$274	$830
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$639	$2252
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$436	$1498
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.4	$108
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90.7	$166
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.8	$40.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.85%	4.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1386	$5778
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1071	$3415
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.12	$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.6	$43.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.1	$11.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.35	$1.36
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.22	$3.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.87	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$7.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.87	$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$2.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.11	$2.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.34	$5.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.34	$1.28
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.16	$5.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.71	$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.31	$5.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.97	$3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.2	$39.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.98	$8.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$67.4	$93.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.97	$19.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.7	$84.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.1	$89.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$321	$570
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6238	$14616

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Cities near Belo Horizonte

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 Lisbon

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Almada	$1674
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Amadora	$1379
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Queluz	$1331
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Odivelas	$1415
10 km or 6.3 mi	Barreiro	$1318
11 km or 6.7 mi	Amora	$1240
12 km or 7.3 mi	Seixal	$1295
12 km or 7.4 mi	Oeiras	$1423
13 km or 8 mi	Agualva-Cacem	$1381
13 km or 8.1 mi	Loures	$1408
17 km or 10 mi	Montijo	$1438
18 km or 11 mi	Moita	$1347
18 km or 11 mi	Algueirao-Mem Martins	$1412
21 km or 13 mi	Sintra	$1463
22 km or 14 mi	Cascais	$1682
28 km or 17 mi	Mafra	$1360
29 km or 18 mi	Palmela	$1328
30 km or 19 mi	Vila Franca de Xira	$1204
31 km or 19 mi	Sesimbra	$1310
32 km or 20 mi	Setubal	$1356
39 km or 24 mi	Alenquer	$1258
42 km or 26 mi	Torres Vedras	$1283
42 km or 26 mi	Benavente	$1270
47 km or 29 mi	Azambuja	$1251
47 km or 29 mi	Salvaterra de Magos	$1260
58 km or 36 mi	Cartaxo	$1223
61 km or 38 mi	Lourinha	$1214
71 km or 44 mi	Santarem	$1156
72 km or 45 mi	Almeirim	$1176
73 km or 45 mi	Peniche	$1192
77 km or 48 mi	Caldas da Rainha	$1103
90 km or 56 mi	Santiago do Cacem	$1303
94 km or 58 mi	Alcobaca	$1202
101 km or 63 mi	Torres Novas	$1181
103 km or 64 mi	Porto de Mos	$1237
111 km or 69 mi	Evora	$1024
115 km or 72 mi	Ourem	$1199
117 km or 72 mi	Marinha Grande	$1257
118 km or 73 mi	Tomar	$1114
118 km or 73 mi	Abrantes	$1202