Belo Horizonte vs London - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Belo Horizonte	London
🚶 Cost of living one person	$898	$3662
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2247	$8238
🏠 One person rent	$387	$2434
🏘️ Family rent	$647	$4002
🍽️ Food expenses	$286	$632
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$409
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$598	$4720
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	64	100
😀 Quality of life	66	97
🏙️ Population	2.32M	8.8M

The cost of living in Belo Horizonte is 75% less expensive than in London. Cities ranked 6263rd and 28th ($898 vs $3662) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th 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 0.7 months in Belo Horizonte compared to 1.3 months in London. Belo Horizonte ranked 11th best city to live in Brazil vs London ranked 1st in the United Kingdom, while ranked 4990th and 4th 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	$5.75	$22.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.3	$98.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.06	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.3	$9.64
☕ Cappuccino	$2.48	$5.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.24	$2.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$511	$2743
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$256	$2091
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$805	$4437
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$467	$3517
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60	$171
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.4	$260
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.2	$40.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.32%	4.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2077	$20829
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1065	$9663
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.13	$4.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$58.2	$106
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.88	$31.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.61	$2.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$2.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.4	$5.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$10.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.78	$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$2.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$2.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$3.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$1.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.45	$3.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.18	$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.27	$3.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.37	$23.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.05	$4.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.52	$5.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.66	$3.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.33	$3.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$26.8	$79.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.16	$18.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$50.4	$91.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.8	$114
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.2	$125
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$430	$2713
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9000	$25686

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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 London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$3042
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2520
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2447
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2563
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2399
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2382
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2396
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2349
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2326
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2630
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2308
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2384
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2451
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2205
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2214
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2290
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2627
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2117
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2253
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2294
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2545
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2244
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2234
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2820
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2234
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$2159
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2634
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2289
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2235
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2309
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1842
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2188
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2200
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2164
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$2196
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2559
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$2109
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2363
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2476
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2178