Belo Horizonte vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Belo Horizonte Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$787
$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1919
$3028
🏠 One person rent
$345
$611
🏘️ Family rent
$550
$1253
🍽️ Food expenses
$243
$376
🚐 Transport expenses
$113
$92.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$356
$740
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
63
90
😀 Quality of life
58
68
🏙️ Population
2.32M
9.21M

The cost of living in Belo Horizonte is 34% less expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 6493rd and 4630th ($787 vs $1190) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 6th in Brazil and Mexico, respectively. Check Brazil vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Belo Horizonte compared to 0.6 months in Mexico City. Belo Horizonte ranked 6th best city to live in Brazil vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 5488th and 3360th 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
$5.13
$10.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.1
$45.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.32
$8.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$2.69
☕ Cappuccino
$1.87
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$385
$838
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$245
$489
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$622
$1747
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$406
$1045
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.4
$27.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81.1
$42.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.6
$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.71%
11.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1120
$2781
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$767
$2233
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43
$22.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.04
$5.65
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.93
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.31
$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.11
$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.28
$9.69
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
$7.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.36
$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$2.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.73
$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.92
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.94
$3.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.33
$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.68
$4.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.64
$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.18
$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.1
$61
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.5
$5.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.7
$53.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.88
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.8
$55.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76
$94.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$330
$396
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6162
$8550

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Cities near Belo Horizonte

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.4 mi Contagem
$567
15 km or 9.2 mi Nova Lima
$643
22 km or 14 mi Vespasiano
$629
57 km or 35 mi Sete Lagoas
$468
69 km or 43 mi Itauna
$580
72 km or 45 mi Ouro Preto
$599
87 km or 54 mi Conselheiro Lafaiete
$631
102 km or 63 mi Divinopolis
$581
123 km or 77 mi Ponte Nova
$585
136 km or 85 mi Curvelo
$588
142 km or 88 mi Sao Joao del-Rei
$532
147 km or 91 mi Vicosa
$593
149 km or 93 mi Barbacena
$520
155 km or 96 mi Ipatinga
$482
167 km or 104 mi Formiga
$590
172 km or 107 mi Uba
$585
190 km or 118 mi Caratinga
$572
191 km or 119 mi Lavras
$515
215 km or 133 mi Muriae
$618
216 km or 134 mi Juiz de Fora
$461
239 km or 149 mi Governador Valadares
$501
240 km or 149 mi Varginha
$463
242 km or 151 mi Tres Coracoes
$542
269 km or 167 mi Alfenas
$570
291 km or 181 mi Resende
$596
292 km or 182 mi Passos
$563
293 km or 182 mi Volta Redonda
$549
296 km or 184 mi Barra Mansa
$563
298 km or 185 mi Teresopolis
$578
301 km or 187 mi Petropolis
$600
304 km or 189 mi Nova Friburgo
$500
306 km or 190 mi Patos de Minas
$634
314 km or 195 mi Cachoeiro de Itapemirim
$629
315 km or 196 mi Araxa
$558
316 km or 197 mi Cruzeiro
$620
322 km or 200 mi Itajuba
$543
323 km or 201 mi Nova Iguacu
$591
324 km or 202 mi Belford Roxo
$808
328 km or 204 mi Duque de Caxias
$636
329 km or 205 mi Sao Joao de Meriti
$652

Cities near Mexico City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$835
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$783
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$723
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$884
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$734
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$775
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$835
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$731
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$794
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$757
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$816
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$772
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$844
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$729
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$734
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$843
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$704
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$811
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$792
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$939
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$789
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$797
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$828
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$941
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$763
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$623
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$504
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$601
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$660
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$748
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$691
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$723
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$729
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$694
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$589
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1223
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$759
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$659
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$674
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$709