Belo Horizonte vs Lusaka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Belo Horizonte Lusaka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$787
$685
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1919
$1880
🏠 One person rent
$345
$250
🏘️ Family rent
$550
$606
🍽️ Food expenses
$243
$245
🚐 Transport expenses
$113
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$356
$332
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
63
36
😀 Quality of life
58
48
🏙️ Population
2.32M
2.47M

The cost of living in Belo Horizonte is 15% more expensive than in Lusaka. Cities ranked 6493rd and 7016th ($787 vs $685) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 9th in Brazil and Zambia, respectively. Check Brazil vs Zambia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Belo Horizonte compared to 0.5 months in Lusaka. Belo Horizonte ranked 6th best city to live in Brazil vs Lusaka ranked 1st in Zambia, while ranked 5488th and 6308th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Belo Horizonte vs Lusaka

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Belo Horizonte Lusaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.13
$6.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.1
$26.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.32
$3.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$1.02
☕ Cappuccino
$1.87
$2.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$385
$191
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$245
$103
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$622
$881
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$406
$330
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.4
$66.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81.1
$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.6
$63.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.71%
21.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1120
$1988
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$767
$4865
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43
$37.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.04
$12.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.93
$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.31
$0.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.11
$1.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.28
$6.99
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
$3.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.36
$5.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$2.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.73
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.92
$6.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.94
$2.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.33
$2.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.68
$2.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.64
$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.18
$1.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.1
$42.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.5
$3.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.7
$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.88
$4.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.8
$18.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76
$89.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$330
$176
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6162
$5845

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.4 mi Contagem
$567
15 km or 9.2 mi Nova Lima
$643
22 km or 14 mi Vespasiano
$629
57 km or 35 mi Sete Lagoas
$468
69 km or 43 mi Itauna
$580
72 km or 45 mi Ouro Preto
$599
87 km or 54 mi Conselheiro Lafaiete
$631
102 km or 63 mi Divinopolis
$581
123 km or 77 mi Ponte Nova
$585
136 km or 85 mi Curvelo
$588
142 km or 88 mi Sao Joao del-Rei
$532
147 km or 91 mi Vicosa
$593
149 km or 93 mi Barbacena
$520
155 km or 96 mi Ipatinga
$482
167 km or 104 mi Formiga
$590
172 km or 107 mi Uba
$585
190 km or 118 mi Caratinga
$572
191 km or 119 mi Lavras
$515
215 km or 133 mi Muriae
$618
216 km or 134 mi Juiz de Fora
$461
239 km or 149 mi Governador Valadares
$501
240 km or 149 mi Varginha
$463
242 km or 151 mi Tres Coracoes
$542
269 km or 167 mi Alfenas
$570
291 km or 181 mi Resende
$596
292 km or 182 mi Passos
$563
293 km or 182 mi Volta Redonda
$549
296 km or 184 mi Barra Mansa
$563
298 km or 185 mi Teresopolis
$578
301 km or 187 mi Petropolis
$600
304 km or 189 mi Nova Friburgo
$500
306 km or 190 mi Patos de Minas
$634
314 km or 195 mi Cachoeiro de Itapemirim
$629
315 km or 196 mi Araxa
$558
316 km or 197 mi Cruzeiro
$620
322 km or 200 mi Itajuba
$543
323 km or 201 mi Nova Iguacu
$591
324 km or 202 mi Belford Roxo
$808
328 km or 204 mi Duque de Caxias
$636
329 km or 205 mi Sao Joao de Meriti
$652

Cities near Lusaka

Distance City Cost of living
166 km or 103 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$894
209 km or 130 mi Choma
$725
275 km or 171 mi Ndola
$1139
289 km or 179 mi Kitwe
$1116
297 km or 184 mi Chinhoyi
$830
318 km or 198 mi Mufulira
$1090
322 km or 200 mi Chingola
$1028
370 km or 230 mi Kadoma
$729
373 km or 232 mi Livingstone
$670
399 km or 248 mi Harare
$1012
411 km or 255 mi Chitungwiza
$890
426 km or 265 mi Lubumbashi
$1007
429 km or 267 mi Kwekwe
$731
464 km or 288 mi Marondera
$810
475 km or 295 mi Mansa
$1017
478 km or 297 mi Gweru
$761
521 km or 324 mi Likasi
$939
529 km or 329 mi Bulawayo
$756
574 km or 356 mi Tete
$834
584 km or 363 mi Masvingo
$871
605 km or 376 mi Kolwezi
$947
611 km or 380 mi Mutare
$662
613 km or 381 mi Lilongwe
$582
645 km or 401 mi Francistown
$585
658 km or 409 mi Kasama
$1079
686 km or 426 mi Chimoio
$953
688 km or 428 mi Ntcheu
$515
694 km or 431 mi Mzimba
$574
721 km or 448 mi Blantyre
$591
729 km or 453 mi Monkey Bay
$526
756 km or 470 mi Zomba
$498
757 km or 471 mi Mangochi
$516
762 km or 474 mi Mzuzu
$534
775 km or 482 mi Mulanje
$500
792 km or 492 mi Serowe
$600
802 km or 499 mi Palapye
$554
852 km or 529 mi Beira
$1000
869 km or 540 mi Mahalapye
$663
917 km or 570 mi Mbeya
$433
956 km or 594 mi Quelimane
$670