Belo Horizonte vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Belo Horizonte Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$861
$1288
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2085
$3248
🏠 One person rent
$378
$663
🏘️ Family rent
$587
$1322
🍽️ Food expenses
$257
$407
🚐 Transport expenses
$123
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$348
$819
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
63
90
😀 Quality of life
58
66
🏙️ Population
2.53M
9.21M

The cost of living in Belo Horizonte is 33% less expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 6164th and 4206th ($861 vs $1288) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 8th in Brazil and Mexico, respectively. Check Brazil vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Belo Horizonte compared to 0.6 months in Mexico City. Belo Horizonte ranked 5th best city to live in Brazil vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 5643rd and 4184th among best cities to live in the world.

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Belo Horizonte Mexico City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.15
$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.2
$46.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.79
$8.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.04
$2.87
☕ Cappuccino
$1.87
$3.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.13
$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$404
$928
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$274
$520
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$639
$1792
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$436
$1104
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.4
$34.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.7
$52.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.8
$27.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.85%
10.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1386
$3145
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1071
$2277
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.12
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43.6
$22.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.1
$7.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.35
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.22
$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.87
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.88
$8.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.87
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$2.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.11
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.34
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.34
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.16
$4.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.71
$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.31
$3.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.97
$2.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.49
$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.2
$56.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.98
$5.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$67.4
$45.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.97
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.7
$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.1
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$321
$426
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6238
$10204

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Cities near Belo Horizonte

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 Mexico City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$905
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$887
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$828
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$1009
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$904
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$874
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$924
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$816
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$899
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$861
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$910
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$875
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$781
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$767
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$804
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$927
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$826
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$915
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$856
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$1066
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$853
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$851
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$913
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$996
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$810
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$702
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$596
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$682
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$768
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$765
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$774
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$833
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$812
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$779
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$662
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1384
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$853
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$707
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$763
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$881