Belo Horizonte vs Luanda - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Belo Horizonte	Luanda
🚶 Cost of living one person	$898	$923
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2247	$2387
🏠 One person rent	$387	$440
🏘️ Family rent	$647	$702
🍽️ Food expenses	$286	$277
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$85.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$598	$222
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	64	19
😀 Quality of life	66	48
🏙️ Population	2.32M	2.49M

The cost of living in Belo Horizonte is 3% less expensive than in Luanda. Cities ranked 6263rd and 6128th ($898 vs $923) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 1st in Brazil and Angola, respectively. Check Brazil vs Angola comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Belo Horizonte compared to 0.2 months in Luanda. Belo Horizonte ranked 11th best city to live in Brazil vs Luanda ranked 1st in Angola, while ranked 4990th and 6933rd 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	$5.75	$5.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.3	$35.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.06	$6.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.3	$1.65
☕ Cappuccino	$2.48	$2.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.24	$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$511	$447
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$256	$248
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$805	$805
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$467	$453
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60	$49.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.4	$76.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.2	$102
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.32%	20.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2077	$11992
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1065	$885
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.13	$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$58.2	$33.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.88	$8.18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$0.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.61	$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.4	$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$4.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.78	$7.65
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$2.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$0.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$2.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.45	$2.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.18	$6.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.27	$0.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.37	$1.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.05	$5.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.52	$2.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.66	$0.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.33	$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$26.8	$53.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.16	$3.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$50.4	$47.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.8	$110
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.2	$131
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$430	$761
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9000	$14053

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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 Luanda

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Ambriz	$791
184 km or 114 mi	N'zeto	$721
333 km or 207 mi	Boma	$856
337 km or 209 mi	Matadi	$881
383 km or 238 mi	Cabinda	$673
393 km or 244 mi	Lobito	$610
413 km or 257 mi	Benguela	$631
438 km or 272 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$846
475 km or 295 mi	Pointe-Noire	$578
515 km or 320 mi	Huambo	$554
519 km or 323 mi	Kayes	$533
522 km or 324 mi	Madingou	$531
527 km or 327 mi	Kinkala	$533
551 km or 343 mi	Kinshasa	$1133
556 km or 346 mi	Brazzaville	$590
747 km or 464 mi	Kikwit	$915
769 km or 478 mi	Gamboma	$531
801 km or 497 mi	Luena	$595
876 km or 544 mi	Tshikapa	$979
994 km or 618 mi	Oshikango	$891
1029 km or 639 mi	Port-Gentil	$698
1067 km or 663 mi	Kananga	$1019
1108 km or 689 mi	Libreville	$743
1137 km or 707 mi	Mbandaka	$833
1143 km or 710 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$881
1182 km or 734 mi	Mbuji-Mayi	$1047
1205 km or 749 mi	Gandajika	$872
1248 km or 776 mi	Sao Tome	$1011
1250 km or 776 mi	Bata	$1209
1250 km or 777 mi	Trindade	$1013
1254 km or 779 mi	Tsumeb	$890
1344 km or 835 mi	Otjiwarongo	$925
1356 km or 843 mi	Kolwezi	$1044
1425 km or 885 mi	Yaounde	$666
1429 km or 888 mi	Omaruru	$982
1484 km or 922 mi	Berberati	$478
1485 km or 923 mi	Malabo	$1272
1486 km or 923 mi	Douala	$1156
1497 km or 930 mi	Limbe	$738
1498 km or 931 mi	Likasi	$1029