Belo Horizonte vs Lusaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Belo Horizonte	Lusaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$898	$777
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2247	$2003
🏠 One person rent	$387	$272
🏘️ Family rent	$647	$437
🍽️ Food expenses	$286	$299
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$144
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$598	$130
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	64	35
😀 Quality of life	66	51
🏙️ Population	2.32M	2.47M

The cost of living in Belo Horizonte is 16% more expensive than in Lusaka. Cities ranked 6263rd and 6881st ($898 vs $777) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 9th in Brazil and Zambia, respectively. Check Brazil vs Zambia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Belo Horizonte compared to 0.2 months in Lusaka. Belo Horizonte ranked 11th best city to live in Brazil vs Lusaka ranked 1st in Zambia, while ranked 4990th and 6622nd 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	$5.75	$8.56
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.3	$26.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.06	$4.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.3	$1.18
☕ Cappuccino	$2.48	$2.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.24	$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$511	$273
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$256	$148
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$805	$496
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$467	$271
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60	$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.4	$63.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.2	$58.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.32%	24.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2077	$1971
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1065	$4422
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.13	$1.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$58.2	$44.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.88	$13.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.61	$0.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.4	$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$8.25
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$5.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.78	$6.06
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$3.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$3.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$2.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.45	$1.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.18	$8.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.27	$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.37	$3.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.05	$6.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.52	$3.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.66	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.33	$1.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$26.8	$49.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.16	$4.77
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$50.4	$19.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$7.23
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.8	$21.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.2	$62.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$430	$176
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9000	$15258

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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 Lusaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
166 km or 103 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$925
209 km or 130 mi	Choma	$849
275 km or 171 mi	Ndola	$692
289 km or 179 mi	Kitwe	$1304
297 km or 184 mi	Chinhoyi	$629
318 km or 198 mi	Mufulira	$1602
322 km or 200 mi	Chingola	$1378
370 km or 230 mi	Kadoma	$727
373 km or 232 mi	Livingstone	$813
399 km or 248 mi	Harare	$1015
411 km or 255 mi	Chitungwiza	$780
426 km or 265 mi	Lubumbashi	$1125
429 km or 267 mi	Kwekwe	$677
464 km or 288 mi	Marondera	$755
475 km or 295 mi	Mansa	$1166
478 km or 297 mi	Gweru	$565
521 km or 324 mi	Likasi	$1029
529 km or 329 mi	Bulawayo	$632
574 km or 356 mi	Tete	$792
584 km or 363 mi	Masvingo	$840
605 km or 376 mi	Kolwezi	$1044
611 km or 380 mi	Mutare	$754
613 km or 381 mi	Lilongwe	$587
645 km or 401 mi	Francistown	$632
658 km or 409 mi	Kasama	$1132
686 km or 426 mi	Chimoio	$875
688 km or 428 mi	Ntcheu	$489
694 km or 431 mi	Mzimba	$559
721 km or 448 mi	Blantyre	$495
729 km or 453 mi	Monkey Bay	$516
756 km or 470 mi	Zomba	$452
757 km or 471 mi	Mangochi	$494
762 km or 474 mi	Mzuzu	$522
775 km or 482 mi	Mulanje	$456
792 km or 492 mi	Serowe	$590
802 km or 499 mi	Palapye	$549
852 km or 529 mi	Beira	$952
869 km or 540 mi	Mahalapye	$615
917 km or 570 mi	Mbeya	$463
956 km or 594 mi	Quelimane	$691