Belo Horizonte vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Belo Horizonte	Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person	$898	$3420
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2247	$7800
🏠 One person rent	$387	$2177
🏘️ Family rent	$647	$3742
🍽️ Food expenses	$286	$761
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$263
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$598	$4482
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	64	99
😀 Quality of life	66	93
🏙️ Population	2.32M	3.9M

The cost of living in Belo Horizonte is 74% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 6263rd and 62nd ($898 vs $3420) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 47th in Brazil and the United States, respectively. Check Brazil vs the United States 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 Los Angeles. Belo Horizonte ranked 11th best city to live in Brazil vs Los Angeles ranked 8th in the United States, while ranked 4990th and 50th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Belo Horizonte vs Los Angeles

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	Belo Horizonte	Los Angeles
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.75	$22.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.3	$104
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.06	$14.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.3	$8.92
☕ Cappuccino	$2.48	$6.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.24	$3.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$511	$2356
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$256	$1856
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$805	$4109
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$467	$3268
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60	$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.4	$236
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.2	$69.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.32%	6.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2077	$8186
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1065	$7185
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.13	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$58.2	$95.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.88	$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.61	$4.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$4.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.4	$6.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$14.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.78	$20.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$5.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$5.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$5.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$2.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$2.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$1.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.45	$3.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.18	$15.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.27	$2.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.37	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.05	$9.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.52	$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.66	$5.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.33	$2.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$26.8	$70.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.16	$18.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$50.4	$164
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$29.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.8	$80.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.2	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$430	$1748
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9000	$23685

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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 Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2945
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2888
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2945
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2868
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2786
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$3031
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$3020
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2866
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3184
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2798
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3055
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2826
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2867
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3717
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3066
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2945
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2880
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2868
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3054
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3802
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2818
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3369
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2766
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2922
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3179
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3139
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2909
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2849
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2826
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2793
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3076
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2858
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3243
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3020
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2758
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2694
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3654
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2835
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3295
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$3000