Belo Horizonte vs Lome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Belo Horizonte	Lome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$898	$759
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2247	$1804
🏠 One person rent	$387	$267
🏘️ Family rent	$647	$420
🍽️ Food expenses	$286	$297
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$598	$147
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	64	16
😀 Quality of life	66	28
🏙️ Population	2.32M	2.19M

The cost of living in Belo Horizonte is 18% more expensive than in Lome. Cities ranked 6263rd and 6976th ($898 vs $759) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 1st in Brazil and Togo, respectively. Check Brazil vs Togo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Belo Horizonte compared to 0.2 months in Lome. Belo Horizonte ranked 11th best city to live in Brazil vs Lome ranked 1st in Togo, while ranked 4990th and 8853rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Belo Horizonte vs Lome

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	Belo Horizonte	Lome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.75	$3.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.3	$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.06	$5.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.3	$0.95
☕ Cappuccino	$2.48	$3.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.24	$4.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$511	$213
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$256	$124
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$805	$389
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$467	$219
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60	$79
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.4	$121
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.2	$46
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.32%	10.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2077	$1549
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1065	$619
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.13	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$58.2	$62.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.88	$8.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$2.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.61	$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.32
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.4	$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$9.24
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$8.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.78	$5.85
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$2.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$3.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$2.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$2.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.45	$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.18	$4.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.27	$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.37	$1.49
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.05	$5.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.52	$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.66	$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.33	$2.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$26.8	$56.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.16	$4.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$50.4	$22
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$3.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.8	$39
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.2	$67.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$430	$125
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9000	$3512

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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 Lome

Distance	City	Cost of living
99 km or 61 mi	Ho	$500
109 km or 68 mi	Kpalime	$665
135 km or 84 mi	Cotonou	$830
140 km or 87 mi	Hohoe	$727
145 km or 90 mi	Abomey	$596
147 km or 91 mi	Tema	$583
147 km or 91 mi	Ashaiman	$697
155 km or 97 mi	Atakpame	$657
159 km or 99 mi	Porto-Novo	$768
165 km or 102 mi	Koforidua	$762
167 km or 104 mi	Accra	$927
243 km or 151 mi	Lagos	$946
253 km or 157 mi	Save	$654
261 km or 162 mi	Abeokuta	$995
272 km or 169 mi	Sotouboua	$656
317 km or 197 mi	Sokode	$656
320 km or 199 mi	Kumasi	$606
321 km or 200 mi	Obuasi	$714
329 km or 204 mi	Ibadan	$658
354 km or 220 mi	Oyo	$639
357 km or 222 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$745
380 km or 236 mi	Kara	$661
398 km or 247 mi	Ife	$670
411 km or 256 mi	Osogbo	$575
430 km or 267 mi	Tamale	$666
452 km or 281 mi	Ilorin	$518
456 km or 283 mi	Akure	$488
471 km or 293 mi	Ado Ekiti	$597
486 km or 302 mi	Benin	$627
496 km or 308 mi	Owo	$531
505 km or 314 mi	Warri	$786
526 km or 327 mi	Abengourou	$1049
558 km or 347 mi	Grand-Bassam	$1037
587 km or 365 mi	Abidjan	$1185
602 km or 374 mi	Agboville	$1043
615 km or 382 mi	Onitsha	$795
626 km or 389 mi	Dabou	$1044
646 km or 401 mi	Awka	$693
647 km or 402 mi	Owerri	$1364
658 km or 409 mi	Port Harcourt	$559