Belo Horizonte vs Medellin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Belo Horizonte Medellin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$861
$867
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2085
$2196
🏠 One person rent
$378
$387
🏘️ Family rent
$587
$760
🍽️ Food expenses
$257
$262
🚐 Transport expenses
$123
$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$348
$412
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
63
67
😀 Quality of life
58
54
🏙️ Population
2.53M
2.53M

The cost of living in Belo Horizonte is 0.6% less expensive than in Medellin. Cities ranked 6164th and 6140th ($861 vs $867) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 3rd in Brazil and Colombia, respectively. Check Brazil vs Colombia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Belo Horizonte compared to 0.5 months in Medellin. Belo Horizonte ranked 5th best city to live in Brazil vs Medellin ranked 2nd in Colombia, while ranked 5643rd and 5994th among best cities to live in the world.

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Belo Horizonte Medellin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.15
$5.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.2
$22.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.79
$6.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.04
$1.5
☕ Cappuccino
$1.87
$1.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.13
$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$404
$435
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$274
$289
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$639
$819
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$436
$629
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.4
$45.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.7
$69.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.8
$23.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.85%
14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1386
$1728
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1071
$1560
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.12
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43.6
$45.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.1
$14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.35
$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.22
$2.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.87
$5.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.88
$5.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.87
$9.25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.11
$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.34
$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.34
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.16
$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.71
$5.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.31
$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.97
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.49
$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.2
$29.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.98
$4.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$67.4
$25.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.97
$7.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.7
$53.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.1
$91.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$321
$217
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6238
$6416

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.4 mi Contagem
$640
15 km or 9.2 mi Nova Lima
$701
22 km or 14 mi Vespasiano
$683
57 km or 35 mi Sete Lagoas
$492
69 km or 43 mi Itauna
$619
72 km or 45 mi Ouro Preto
$647
87 km or 54 mi Conselheiro Lafaiete
$680
102 km or 63 mi Divinopolis
$614
123 km or 77 mi Ponte Nova
$620
136 km or 85 mi Curvelo
$601
142 km or 88 mi Sao Joao del-Rei
$465
147 km or 91 mi Vicosa
$631
149 km or 93 mi Barbacena
$568
155 km or 96 mi Ipatinga
$529
167 km or 104 mi Formiga
$616
172 km or 107 mi Uba
$616
190 km or 118 mi Caratinga
$579
191 km or 119 mi Lavras
$579
215 km or 133 mi Muriae
$617
216 km or 134 mi Juiz de Fora
$496
239 km or 149 mi Governador Valadares
$477
240 km or 149 mi Varginha
$541
242 km or 151 mi Tres Coracoes
$591
269 km or 167 mi Alfenas
$612
291 km or 181 mi Resende
$633
292 km or 182 mi Passos
$608
293 km or 182 mi Volta Redonda
$593
296 km or 184 mi Barra Mansa
$606
298 km or 185 mi Teresopolis
$619
301 km or 187 mi Petropolis
$645
304 km or 189 mi Nova Friburgo
$531
306 km or 190 mi Patos de Minas
$621
314 km or 195 mi Cachoeiro de Itapemirim
$624
315 km or 196 mi Araxa
$609
316 km or 197 mi Cruzeiro
$638
322 km or 200 mi Itajuba
$554
323 km or 201 mi Nova Iguacu
$640
324 km or 202 mi Belford Roxo
$887
328 km or 204 mi Duque de Caxias
$688
329 km or 205 mi Sao Joao de Meriti
$710

Cities near Medellin

Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Envigado
$812
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Bello
$778
131 km or 82 mi Manizales
$727
135 km or 84 mi Quibdo
$649
160 km or 99 mi Pereira
$639
171 km or 106 mi Cartago
$639
179 km or 111 mi Salento
$567
190 km or 118 mi Armenia
$551
205 km or 127 mi Ibague
$525
209 km or 130 mi Facatativa
$433
212 km or 131 mi Barrancabermeja
$592
221 km or 137 mi Zipaquira
$645
232 km or 144 mi Girardot
$416
239 km or 148 mi Soacha
$724
242 km or 150 mi Turbo
$624
246 km or 153 mi Bogota
$883
250 km or 155 mi Tulua
$493
257 km or 160 mi Tunja
$511
282 km or 175 mi Monteria
$633
285 km or 177 mi Duitama
$617
288 km or 179 mi Bucaramanga
$649
289 km or 179 mi Floridablanca
$612
298 km or 185 mi Sogamoso
$597
308 km or 192 mi Buenaventura
$552
312 km or 194 mi Palmira
$648
318 km or 198 mi Villavicencio
$530
329 km or 204 mi Cali
$720
331 km or 206 mi Ocana
$612
334 km or 208 mi Santa Cruz de Lorica
$573
340 km or 211 mi Sincelejo
$536
346 km or 215 mi Magangue
$582
367 km or 228 mi Yopal
$594
370 km or 230 mi Neiva
$507
386 km or 240 mi Cucuta
$708
387 km or 241 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$595
391 km or 243 mi Rubio
$593
406 km or 252 mi San Cristobal
$589
410 km or 255 mi Tariba
$592
438 km or 272 mi Popayan
$455
448 km or 279 mi La Grita
$617