Belo Horizonte vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Belo Horizonte Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$898
$1475
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2247
$3516
🏠 One person rent
$387
$792
🏘️ Family rent
$647
$1397
🍽️ Food expenses
$286
$447
🚐 Transport expenses
$123
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$598
$1122
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
64
93
😀 Quality of life
66
73
🏙️ Population
2.32M
9.21M

The cost of living in Belo Horizonte is 39% less expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 6263rd and 4074th ($898 vs $1475) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 4th in Brazil and Mexico, respectively. Check Brazil vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Belo Horizonte compared to 0.8 months in Mexico City. Belo Horizonte ranked 11th best city to live in Brazil vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 4990th and 2482nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Belo Horizonte vs Mexico City

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Belo Horizonte Mexico City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.75
$11.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.3
$44
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.06
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.3
$3.62
☕ Cappuccino
$2.48
$4.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.24
$1.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$511
$1061
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$256
$634
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$805
$1959
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$467
$1139
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60
$40.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.4
$60.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.2
$33.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.32%
11.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2077
$3972
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1065
$2110
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.13
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$58.2
$24.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.88
$6.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.97
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.61
$2.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.4
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$9.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.78
$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$2.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$2.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$2.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.45
$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.18
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.37
$5.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.05
$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.52
$5.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.66
$2.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.33
$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.8
$63.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.16
$6.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.4
$58.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.5
$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.8
$69.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.2
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$430
$492
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9000
$13182

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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 Mexico City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$977
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$1003
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$959
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$1000
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$832
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$940
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$1050
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$878
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$981
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$914
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$1013
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$932
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$994
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$874
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$897
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$1034
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$763
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$971
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$976
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$1051
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$973
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$980
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$1047
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$1255
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$960
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$755
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$924
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$817
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$916
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$935
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$905
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$952
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$961
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$852
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$673
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1472
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$974
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$962
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$920
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$1005