Belo Horizonte vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Belo Horizonte	Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person	$861	$3165
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2085	$7625
🏠 One person rent	$378	$2019
🏘️ Family rent	$587	$3688
🍽️ Food expenses	$257	$715
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$236
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$348	$6398
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	63	99
😀 Quality of life	58	94
🏙️ Population	2.53M	3.9M

The cost of living in Belo Horizonte is 73% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 6164th and 72nd ($861 vs $3165) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 60th 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 0.4 months in Belo Horizonte compared to 2 months in Los Angeles. Belo Horizonte ranked 5th best city to live in Brazil vs Los Angeles ranked 5th in the United States, while ranked 5643rd and 34th 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	$5.15	$22.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.2	$101
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.79	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.04	$8.42
☕ Cappuccino	$1.87	$5.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.13	$2.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$404	$2215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$274	$1717
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$639	$4161
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$436	$3237
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.4	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90.7	$195
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.8	$71
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.85%	6.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1386	$7697
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1071	$6904
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.12	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.6	$87.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.1	$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.35	$4.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$4.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.22	$5.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.87	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.87	$18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$4.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$3.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$4.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$2.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$1.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.11	$3.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.34	$15.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.34	$2.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.16	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.71	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.31	$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.97	$4.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.2	$55.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.98	$17.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$67.4	$140
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.97	$29
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.7	$64.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.1	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$321	$2020
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6238	$31623

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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 Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2777
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2717
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2781
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2678
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2821
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2887
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2854
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2638
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$2987
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2578
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$2734
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2713
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2650
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3660
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$2886
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2297
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2676
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2750
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$2836
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3263
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2649
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3220
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2442
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2737
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3030
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$2987
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2747
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2702
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2621
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2579
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$2935
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2707
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3148
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$2700
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2541
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2375
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3589
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2665
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3168
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2862