Belo Horizonte vs London - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Belo Horizonte	London
🚶 Cost of living one person	$875	$3740
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2166	$8537
🏠 One person rent	$390	$2516
🏘️ Family rent	$654	$4294
🍽️ Food expenses	$269	$631
🚐 Transport expenses	$120	$412
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$465	$3678
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	64	100
😀 Quality of life	64	96
🏙️ Population	2.32M	8.8M

The cost of living in Belo Horizonte is 77% less expensive than in London. Cities ranked 6468th and 20th ($875 vs $3740) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 1st in Brazil and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Brazil vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Belo Horizonte compared to 1 months in London. Belo Horizonte ranked 14th best city to live in Brazil vs London ranked 1st in the United Kingdom, while ranked 5495th and 12th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Belo Horizonte vs London

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	Belo Horizonte	London
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.44	$22.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.3	$98
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.42	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.23	$9.2
☕ Cappuccino	$2.3	$5.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.07	$3.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$446	$2958
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$274	$2140
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$781	$4865
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$479	$3773
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.3	$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.7	$260
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.9	$42.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.18%	4.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1804	$20369
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$926	$10989
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.09	$4.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$50.8	$105
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.07	$31.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.44	$2.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$2.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.21	$5.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.84	$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$9.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.93	$18.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$2.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$3.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.5	$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.12	$3.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.18	$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$3.33
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.3	$23.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.36	$4.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.34	$6.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.88	$2.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.33	$3.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.9	$68.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.07	$20.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$47.8	$79.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$15.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.2	$117
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.2	$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$394	$2594
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7813	$30567

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Cities near Belo Horizonte

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 London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$3038
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2559
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2498
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2564
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2419
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2417
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2406
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2395
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2382
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2661
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2336
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2426
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2490
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2227
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2271
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2345
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2675
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2152
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2259
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2321
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2567
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2276
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2260
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2846
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2265
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$2188
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2622
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2385
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2262
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2485
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1860
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2191
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2215
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2223
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$2212
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2576
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$2111
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2377
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2472
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2199