Belo Horizonte vs Lusaka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Belo Horizonte Lusaka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$875
$686
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2166
$1784
🏠 One person rent
$390
$237
🏘️ Family rent
$654
$381
🍽️ Food expenses
$269
$263
🚐 Transport expenses
$120
$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$465
$113
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
64
35
😀 Quality of life
64
50
🏙️ Population
2.32M
2.47M

The cost of living in Belo Horizonte is 28% more expensive than in Lusaka. Cities ranked 6468th and 7322nd ($875 vs $686) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th 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 0.2 months in Lusaka. Belo Horizonte ranked 14th best city to live in Brazil vs Lusaka ranked 1st in Zambia, while ranked 5495th and 6732nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Belo Horizonte Lusaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.44
$7.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.3
$23.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.42
$3.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.23
$1.02
☕ Cappuccino
$2.3
$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.07
$0.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$446
$236
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$274
$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$781
$431
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$479
$236
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.3
$35.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.7
$55.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.9
$51
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.18%
25.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1804
$1955
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$926
$4123
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.09
$0.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$50.8
$38.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.07
$12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.44
$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.21
$1.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.84
$7.18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.36
$4.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.93
$5.26
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.12
$1.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.18
$7.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.3
$3.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.36
$6.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.34
$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.88
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.33
$1.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.9
$43
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.07
$4.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$47.8
$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$6.47
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.2
$18.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.2
$73.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$394
$178
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7813
$13300

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.4 mi Contagem
$596
15 km or 9.2 mi Nova Lima
$651
22 km or 14 mi Vespasiano
$628
57 km or 35 mi Sete Lagoas
$444
69 km or 43 mi Itauna
$629
72 km or 45 mi Ouro Preto
$578
87 km or 54 mi Conselheiro Lafaiete
$679
102 km or 63 mi Divinopolis
$626
123 km or 77 mi Ponte Nova
$631
136 km or 85 mi Curvelo
$642
142 km or 88 mi Sao Joao del-Rei
$568
147 km or 91 mi Vicosa
$643
149 km or 93 mi Barbacena
$565
155 km or 96 mi Ipatinga
$538
167 km or 104 mi Formiga
$654
172 km or 107 mi Uba
$625
190 km or 118 mi Caratinga
$636
191 km or 119 mi Lavras
$562
215 km or 133 mi Muriae
$585
216 km or 134 mi Juiz de Fora
$600
239 km or 149 mi Governador Valadares
$523
240 km or 149 mi Varginha
$505
242 km or 151 mi Tres Coracoes
$594
269 km or 167 mi Alfenas
$549
291 km or 181 mi Resende
$652
292 km or 182 mi Passos
$609
293 km or 182 mi Volta Redonda
$576
296 km or 184 mi Barra Mansa
$600
298 km or 185 mi Teresopolis
$537
301 km or 187 mi Petropolis
$782
304 km or 189 mi Nova Friburgo
$482
306 km or 190 mi Patos de Minas
$664
314 km or 195 mi Cachoeiro de Itapemirim
$648
315 km or 196 mi Araxa
$586
316 km or 197 mi Cruzeiro
$672
322 km or 200 mi Itajuba
$565
323 km or 201 mi Nova Iguacu
$632
324 km or 202 mi Belford Roxo
$851
328 km or 204 mi Duque de Caxias
$648
329 km or 205 mi Sao Joao de Meriti
$681

Cities near Lusaka

Distance City Cost of living
166 km or 103 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$815
209 km or 130 mi Choma
$750
275 km or 171 mi Ndola
$613
289 km or 179 mi Kitwe
$1189
297 km or 184 mi Chinhoyi
$639
318 km or 198 mi Mufulira
$1473
322 km or 200 mi Chingola
$1229
370 km or 230 mi Kadoma
$754
373 km or 232 mi Livingstone
$718
399 km or 248 mi Harare
$1024
411 km or 255 mi Chitungwiza
$770
426 km or 265 mi Lubumbashi
$1133
429 km or 267 mi Kwekwe
$706
464 km or 288 mi Marondera
$768
475 km or 295 mi Mansa
$1030
478 km or 297 mi Gweru
$577
521 km or 324 mi Likasi
$1039
529 km or 329 mi Bulawayo
$630
574 km or 356 mi Tete
$828
584 km or 363 mi Masvingo
$861
605 km or 376 mi Kolwezi
$1039
611 km or 380 mi Mutare
$764
613 km or 381 mi Lilongwe
$591
645 km or 401 mi Francistown
$633
658 km or 409 mi Kasama
$1002
686 km or 426 mi Chimoio
$924
688 km or 428 mi Ntcheu
$495
694 km or 431 mi Mzimba
$530
721 km or 448 mi Blantyre
$505
729 km or 453 mi Monkey Bay
$521
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
$583
802 km or 499 mi Palapye
$551
852 km or 529 mi Beira
$1000
869 km or 540 mi Mahalapye
$628
917 km or 570 mi Mbeya
$469
956 km or 594 mi Quelimane
$692