Belo Horizonte vs Luanda - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Belo Horizonte	Luanda
🚶 Cost of living one person	$768	$1012
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1890	$3516
🏠 One person rent	$341	$496
🏘️ Family rent	$550	$1762
🍽️ Food expenses	$238	$327
🚐 Transport expenses	$106	$84.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$373	$1511
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	63	19
😀 Quality of life	59	53
🏙️ Population	2.32M	2.49M

The cost of living in Belo Horizonte is 24% less expensive than in Luanda. Cities ranked 6579th and 5424th ($768 vs $1012) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 1st in Brazil and Angola, respectively. Check Brazil vs Angola comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Belo Horizonte compared to 1.5 months in Luanda. Belo Horizonte ranked 5th best city to live in Brazil vs Luanda ranked 1st in Angola, while ranked 5438th and 6024th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Belo Horizonte vs Luanda

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	Belo Horizonte	Luanda
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.88	$5.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29	$53.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.36	$7.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$1.56
☕ Cappuccino	$1.86	$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.94	$1.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$375	$467
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$243	$262
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$630	$2330
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$406	$1341
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.1	$59.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.8	$89.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.3	$133
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.91%	23.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1419	$10449
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$830	$2420
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.99	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39.4	$32.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.51	$8.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$0.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.21	$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.94	$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.09	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.14	$9.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$2.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$3.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$2.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$1.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.7	$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.22	$7.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.95	$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.08	$5.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.76	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.41	$0.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.17	$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24	$42.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.65	$4.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$43.4	$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.06	$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.6	$96.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72	$128
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$351	$700
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6817	$15041

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Cities near Belo Horizonte

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.4 mi	Contagem	$532
15 km or 9.2 mi	Nova Lima	$627
22 km or 14 mi	Vespasiano	$609
57 km or 35 mi	Sete Lagoas	$412
69 km or 43 mi	Itauna	$558
72 km or 45 mi	Ouro Preto	$550
87 km or 54 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$602
102 km or 63 mi	Divinopolis	$568
123 km or 77 mi	Ponte Nova	$562
136 km or 85 mi	Curvelo	$571
142 km or 88 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$505
147 km or 91 mi	Vicosa	$584
149 km or 93 mi	Barbacena	$487
155 km or 96 mi	Ipatinga	$457
167 km or 104 mi	Formiga	$580
172 km or 107 mi	Uba	$563
190 km or 118 mi	Caratinga	$563
191 km or 119 mi	Lavras	$503
215 km or 133 mi	Muriae	$584
216 km or 134 mi	Juiz de Fora	$462
239 km or 149 mi	Governador Valadares	$471
240 km or 149 mi	Varginha	$449
242 km or 151 mi	Tres Coracoes	$523
269 km or 167 mi	Alfenas	$483
291 km or 181 mi	Resende	$572
292 km or 182 mi	Passos	$536
293 km or 182 mi	Volta Redonda	$522
296 km or 184 mi	Barra Mansa	$537
298 km or 185 mi	Teresopolis	$546
301 km or 187 mi	Petropolis	$587
304 km or 189 mi	Nova Friburgo	$474
306 km or 190 mi	Patos de Minas	$599
314 km or 195 mi	Cachoeiro de Itapemirim	$572
315 km or 196 mi	Araxa	$529
316 km or 197 mi	Cruzeiro	$595
322 km or 200 mi	Itajuba	$518
323 km or 201 mi	Nova Iguacu	$562
324 km or 202 mi	Belford Roxo	$769
328 km or 204 mi	Duque de Caxias	$614
329 km or 205 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$622

Cities near Luanda

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Ambriz	$863
184 km or 114 mi	N'zeto	$788
333 km or 207 mi	Boma	$821
337 km or 209 mi	Matadi	$844
383 km or 238 mi	Cabinda	$676
393 km or 244 mi	Lobito	$645
413 km or 257 mi	Benguela	$671
438 km or 272 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$812
475 km or 295 mi	Pointe-Noire	$569
515 km or 320 mi	Huambo	$577
519 km or 323 mi	Kayes	$523
522 km or 324 mi	Madingou	$519
527 km or 327 mi	Kinkala	$520
551 km or 343 mi	Kinshasa	$1120
556 km or 346 mi	Brazzaville	$580
747 km or 464 mi	Kikwit	$876
769 km or 478 mi	Gamboma	$522
801 km or 497 mi	Luena	$634
876 km or 544 mi	Tshikapa	$934
994 km or 618 mi	Oshikango	$731
1029 km or 639 mi	Port-Gentil	$625
1067 km or 663 mi	Kananga	$976
1108 km or 689 mi	Libreville	$668
1137 km or 707 mi	Mbandaka	$850
1143 km or 710 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$843
1182 km or 734 mi	Mbuji-Mayi	$1011
1205 km or 749 mi	Gandajika	$828
1248 km or 776 mi	Sao Tome	$900
1250 km or 776 mi	Bata	$1121
1250 km or 777 mi	Trindade	$900
1254 km or 779 mi	Tsumeb	$742
1344 km or 835 mi	Otjiwarongo	$777
1356 km or 843 mi	Kolwezi	$975
1425 km or 885 mi	Yaounde	$747
1429 km or 888 mi	Omaruru	$811
1484 km or 922 mi	Berberati	$482
1485 km or 923 mi	Malabo	$741
1486 km or 923 mi	Douala	$1265
1497 km or 930 mi	Limbe	$655
1498 km or 931 mi	Likasi	$961