Belo Horizonte vs Manaus - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Belo Horizonte	Manaus
🚶 Cost of living one person	$898	$842
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2247	$2000
🏠 One person rent	$387	$380
🏘️ Family rent	$647	$629
🍽️ Food expenses	$286	$265
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$598	$505
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	64	25
😀 Quality of life	66	60
🏙️ Population	2.32M	2.3M

The cost of living in Belo Horizonte is 7% more expensive than in Manaus. Cities ranked 6263rd and 6589th ($898 vs $842) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 18th in Brazil.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Belo Horizonte compared to 0.6 months in Manaus. Ranked 11th vs 31st best cities to live in Brazil, and 4990th vs 5837th 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	$5.75	$5.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.3	$22.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.06	$7.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.3	$2.4
☕ Cappuccino	$2.48	$3.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.24	$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$511	$486
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$256	$224
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$805	$830
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$467	$397
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60	$81.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.4	$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.2	$22.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.32%	10.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2077	$1722
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1065	$1134
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.13	$0.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$58.2	$43.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.88	$8.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.61	$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.4	$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$9.56
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$4.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.78	$7.08
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$2.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.45	$1.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.18	$9.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.27	$1.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.37	$3.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.05	$4.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.52	$3.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.66	$1.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.33	$0.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$26.8	$22.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.16	$6.12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$50.4	$48.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$8.78
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.8	$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.2	$64.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$430	$219
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9000	$4970

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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 Manaus

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Manacapuru	$744
175 km or 109 mi	Itacoatiara	$744
257 km or 160 mi	Maues	$747
364 km or 226 mi	Coari	$744
368 km or 229 mi	Parintins	$750
466 km or 290 mi	Itaituba	$755
484 km or 301 mi	Oriximina	$759
522 km or 324 mi	Tefe	$667
594 km or 369 mi	Santarem	$669
662 km or 412 mi	Boa Vista	$744
762 km or 474 mi	Porto Velho	$716
828 km or 515 mi	Ariquemes	$665
867 km or 539 mi	Altamira	$667
892 km or 554 mi	Ji-Parana	$645
979 km or 608 mi	Rolim de Moura	$634
1030 km or 640 mi	Linden	$1236
1040 km or 646 mi	Santana	$618
1054 km or 655 mi	Macapa	$649
1059 km or 658 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$890
1071 km or 666 mi	Breves	$655
1072 km or 666 mi	Vilhena	$575
1076 km or 669 mi	New Amsterdam	$1236
1094 km or 680 mi	Sinop	$780
1108 km or 689 mi	Tabatinga	$670
1118 km or 695 mi	Georgetown	$1212
1133 km or 704 mi	Paramaribo	$914
1151 km or 715 mi	Tucurui	$670
1151 km or 715 mi	Rio Branco	$815
1165 km or 724 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1908
1172 km or 729 mi	Cameta	$652
1231 km or 765 mi	Kourou	$1966
1235 km or 767 mi	Maraba	$709
1236 km or 768 mi	Cayenne	$1941
1246 km or 774 mi	Abaetetuba	$596
1264 km or 785 mi	Upata	$793
1290 km or 801 mi	Puerto Ayacucho	$815
1292 km or 803 mi	Belem	$812
1307 km or 812 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$896
1307 km or 812 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$846
1308 km or 813 mi	Ananindeua	$709