Belo Horizonte vs Lusaka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Belo Horizonte Lusaka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$809
$655
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2028
$1696
🏠 One person rent
$350
$218
🏘️ Family rent
$608
$350
🍽️ Food expenses
$254
$251
🚐 Transport expenses
$115
$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$409
$98
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
63
36
😀 Quality of life
63
50
🏙️ Population
2.32M
2.47M

The cost of living in Belo Horizonte is 24% more expensive than in Lusaka. Cities ranked 6633rd and 7398th ($809 vs $655) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 8th 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 0.1 months in Lusaka. Belo Horizonte ranked 7th best city to live in Brazil vs Lusaka ranked 1st in Zambia, while ranked 5520th and 6625th 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
$4.98
$7.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.2
$25.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.8
$3.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.17
$0.98
☕ Cappuccino
$2.17
$2.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.02
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$389
$204
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$248
$112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$694
$374
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$458
$206
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.3
$42.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82
$64.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.4
$45.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.89%
25.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1567
$2016
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$812
$4812
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.94
$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.3
$38.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.93
$11.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.36
$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.21
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.64
$7.48
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$3.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.56
$4.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$2.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$2.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.01
$1.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.86
$6.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$0.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.13
$3.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.45
$5.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.08
$2.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.86
$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.33
$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.7
$50.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.66
$4.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43.3
$14.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.68
$5.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.3
$18.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79.4
$73.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$346
$177
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6783
$11593

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.4 mi Contagem
$565
15 km or 9.2 mi Nova Lima
$582
22 km or 14 mi Vespasiano
$563
57 km or 35 mi Sete Lagoas
$412
69 km or 43 mi Itauna
$582
72 km or 45 mi Ouro Preto
$526
87 km or 54 mi Conselheiro Lafaiete
$644
102 km or 63 mi Divinopolis
$590
123 km or 77 mi Ponte Nova
$586
136 km or 85 mi Curvelo
$600
142 km or 88 mi Sao Joao del-Rei
$541
147 km or 91 mi Vicosa
$618
149 km or 93 mi Barbacena
$540
155 km or 96 mi Ipatinga
$502
167 km or 104 mi Formiga
$613
172 km or 107 mi Uba
$597
190 km or 118 mi Caratinga
$599
191 km or 119 mi Lavras
$530
215 km or 133 mi Muriae
$613
216 km or 134 mi Juiz de Fora
$550
239 km or 149 mi Governador Valadares
$494
240 km or 149 mi Varginha
$492
242 km or 151 mi Tres Coracoes
$559
269 km or 167 mi Alfenas
$513
291 km or 181 mi Resende
$603
292 km or 182 mi Passos
$568
293 km or 182 mi Volta Redonda
$539
296 km or 184 mi Barra Mansa
$557
298 km or 185 mi Teresopolis
$498
301 km or 187 mi Petropolis
$706
304 km or 189 mi Nova Friburgo
$445
306 km or 190 mi Patos de Minas
$624
314 km or 195 mi Cachoeiro de Itapemirim
$621
315 km or 196 mi Araxa
$552
316 km or 197 mi Cruzeiro
$631
322 km or 200 mi Itajuba
$536
323 km or 201 mi Nova Iguacu
$590
324 km or 202 mi Belford Roxo
$810
328 km or 204 mi Duque de Caxias
$653
329 km or 205 mi Sao Joao de Meriti
$648

Cities near Lusaka

Distance City Cost of living
166 km or 103 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$748
209 km or 130 mi Choma
$687
275 km or 171 mi Ndola
$577
289 km or 179 mi Kitwe
$1062
297 km or 184 mi Chinhoyi
$650
318 km or 198 mi Mufulira
$1278
322 km or 200 mi Chingola
$1069
370 km or 230 mi Kadoma
$761
373 km or 232 mi Livingstone
$653
399 km or 248 mi Harare
$1021
411 km or 255 mi Chitungwiza
$751
426 km or 265 mi Lubumbashi
$1124
429 km or 267 mi Kwekwe
$716
464 km or 288 mi Marondera
$779
475 km or 295 mi Mansa
$912
478 km or 297 mi Gweru
$587
521 km or 324 mi Likasi
$1032
529 km or 329 mi Bulawayo
$658
574 km or 356 mi Tete
$820
584 km or 363 mi Masvingo
$873
605 km or 376 mi Kolwezi
$1045
611 km or 380 mi Mutare
$755
613 km or 381 mi Lilongwe
$592
645 km or 401 mi Francistown
$587
658 km or 409 mi Kasama
$888
686 km or 426 mi Chimoio
$916
688 km or 428 mi Ntcheu
$493
694 km or 431 mi Mzimba
$565
721 km or 448 mi Blantyre
$506
729 km or 453 mi Monkey Bay
$519
756 km or 470 mi Zomba
$458
757 km or 471 mi Mangochi
$496
762 km or 474 mi Mzuzu
$527
775 km or 482 mi Mulanje
$461
792 km or 492 mi Serowe
$536
802 km or 499 mi Palapye
$514
852 km or 529 mi Beira
$996
869 km or 540 mi Mahalapye
$577
917 km or 570 mi Mbeya
$495
956 km or 594 mi Quelimane
$692