Belo Horizonte vs Manaus - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Belo Horizonte	Manaus
🚶 Cost of living one person	$809	$786
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2028	$1885
🏠 One person rent	$350	$359
🏘️ Family rent	$608	$614
🍽️ Food expenses	$254	$249
🚐 Transport expenses	$115	$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$409	$480
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	63	23
😀 Quality of life	63	59
🏙️ Population	2.32M	2.06M

The cost of living in Belo Horizonte is 3% more expensive than in Manaus. Cities ranked 6633rd and 6721st ($809 vs $786) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 19th in Brazil.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Belo Horizonte compared to 0.6 months in Manaus. Ranked 7th vs 24th best cities to live in Brazil, and 5520th vs 5990th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Belo Horizonte vs Manaus

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	Belo Horizonte	Manaus
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.98	$5.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.2	$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.8	$6.53
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$2.28
☕ Cappuccino	$2.17	$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.02	$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$389	$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$248	$236
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$694	$661
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$458	$431
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.3	$75.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82	$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.4	$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.89%	9.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1567	$1446
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$812	$858
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.94	$0.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.3	$39.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.93	$7.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.11	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.36	$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.21	$2.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.64	$9.23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$3.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.56	$6.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$2.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.01	$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.86	$9.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$1.33
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.13	$3.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.45	$3.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.08	$3.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.86	$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.33	$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.7	$21
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.66	$5.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$43.3	$44.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.68	$8.05
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.3	$44.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$79.4	$61.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$346	$206
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6783	$4650

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Cities near Belo Horizonte

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 Manaus

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Manacapuru	$696
175 km or 109 mi	Itacoatiara	$697
257 km or 160 mi	Maues	$693
364 km or 226 mi	Coari	$695
368 km or 229 mi	Parintins	$701
466 km or 290 mi	Itaituba	$707
484 km or 301 mi	Oriximina	$716
522 km or 324 mi	Tefe	$637
594 km or 369 mi	Santarem	$653
662 km or 412 mi	Boa Vista	$692
762 km or 474 mi	Porto Velho	$662
828 km or 515 mi	Ariquemes	$616
867 km or 539 mi	Altamira	$631
892 km or 554 mi	Ji-Parana	$598
979 km or 608 mi	Rolim de Moura	$589
1030 km or 640 mi	Linden	$1201
1040 km or 646 mi	Santana	$573
1054 km or 655 mi	Macapa	$606
1059 km or 658 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$858
1071 km or 666 mi	Breves	$622
1072 km or 666 mi	Vilhena	$533
1076 km or 669 mi	New Amsterdam	$1199
1094 km or 680 mi	Sinop	$709
1108 km or 689 mi	Tabatinga	$615
1118 km or 695 mi	Georgetown	$1151
1133 km or 704 mi	Paramaribo	$881
1151 km or 715 mi	Tucurui	$631
1151 km or 715 mi	Rio Branco	$763
1165 km or 724 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1885
1172 km or 729 mi	Cameta	$620
1231 km or 765 mi	Kourou	$1934
1235 km or 767 mi	Maraba	$656
1236 km or 768 mi	Cayenne	$1931
1246 km or 774 mi	Abaetetuba	$577
1264 km or 785 mi	Upata	$784
1290 km or 801 mi	Puerto Ayacucho	$768
1292 km or 803 mi	Belem	$784
1307 km or 812 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$889
1307 km or 812 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$868
1308 km or 813 mi	Ananindeua	$660