Belo Horizonte vs Milwaukee - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Belo Horizonte	Milwaukee
🚶 Cost of living one person	$875	$2078
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2166	$5083
🏠 One person rent	$390	$1194
🏘️ Family rent	$654	$1948
🍽️ Food expenses	$269	$591
🚐 Transport expenses	$120	$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$465	$3809
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	64	81
😀 Quality of life	64	89
🏙️ Population	2.32M	577K

The cost of living in Belo Horizonte is 58% less expensive than in Milwaukee. Cities ranked 6468th and 1833rd ($875 vs $2078) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 1456th in Brazil and the United States, respectively. Check Brazil vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Belo Horizonte compared to 1.8 months in Milwaukee. Belo Horizonte ranked 14th best city to live in Brazil vs Milwaukee ranked 70th in the United States, while ranked 5495th and 260th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Belo Horizonte vs Milwaukee

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	Belo Horizonte	Milwaukee
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.44	$16.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.3	$60.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.42	$9.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.23	$5.7
☕ Cappuccino	$2.3	$5.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.07	$3.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$446	$1421
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$274	$908
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$781	$2353
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$479	$1538
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.3	$121
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.7	$185
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.9	$62.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.18%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1804	$2254
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$926	$1645
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.09	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$50.8	$73.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.07	$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.44	$2.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$4.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.21	$4.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.84	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.93	$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$4.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$4.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$4.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$2.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.5	$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.12	$2.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.18	$16.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$2.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.3	$10.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.36	$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.34	$4.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.88	$3.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.33	$1.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.9	$44.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.07	$13.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$47.8	$166
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.2	$48.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.2	$85.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$394	$1835
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7813	$24369

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Cities near Belo Horizonte

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.4 mi	Contagem	$596
15 km or 9.2 mi	Nova Lima	$651
22 km or 14 mi	Vespasiano	$628
57 km or 35 mi	Sete Lagoas	$444
69 km or 43 mi	Itauna	$629
72 km or 45 mi	Ouro Preto	$578
87 km or 54 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$679
102 km or 63 mi	Divinopolis	$626
123 km or 77 mi	Ponte Nova	$631
136 km or 85 mi	Curvelo	$642
142 km or 88 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$568
147 km or 91 mi	Vicosa	$643
149 km or 93 mi	Barbacena	$565
155 km or 96 mi	Ipatinga	$538
167 km or 104 mi	Formiga	$654
172 km or 107 mi	Uba	$625
190 km or 118 mi	Caratinga	$636
191 km or 119 mi	Lavras	$562
215 km or 133 mi	Muriae	$585
216 km or 134 mi	Juiz de Fora	$600
239 km or 149 mi	Governador Valadares	$523
240 km or 149 mi	Varginha	$505
242 km or 151 mi	Tres Coracoes	$594
269 km or 167 mi	Alfenas	$549
291 km or 181 mi	Resende	$652
292 km or 182 mi	Passos	$609
293 km or 182 mi	Volta Redonda	$576
296 km or 184 mi	Barra Mansa	$600
298 km or 185 mi	Teresopolis	$537
301 km or 187 mi	Petropolis	$782
304 km or 189 mi	Nova Friburgo	$482
306 km or 190 mi	Patos de Minas	$664
314 km or 195 mi	Cachoeiro de Itapemirim	$648
315 km or 196 mi	Araxa	$586
316 km or 197 mi	Cruzeiro	$672
322 km or 200 mi	Itajuba	$565
323 km or 201 mi	Nova Iguacu	$632
324 km or 202 mi	Belford Roxo	$851
328 km or 204 mi	Duque de Caxias	$648
329 km or 205 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$681

Cities near Milwaukee

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	West Allis	$1962
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Wauwatosa	$1986
10 km or 6.4 mi	Greenfield	$1965
13 km or 8.3 mi	Brookfield	$1924
15 km or 9.4 mi	New Berlin	$1963
17 km or 11 mi	South Milwaukee	$2040
17 km or 11 mi	Menomonee Falls	$1997
17 km or 11 mi	Franklin	$1997
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Creek	$2028
19 km or 12 mi	Mequon	$2020
22 km or 14 mi	Muskego	$1966
23 km or 14 mi	Waukesha	$1812
27 km or 17 mi	Caledonia	$2037
37 km or 23 mi	Mount Pleasant	$2079
38 km or 24 mi	Racine	$2070
46 km or 28 mi	West Bend	$1971
53 km or 33 mi	Kenosha	$2034
57 km or 36 mi	Pleasant Prairie	$2092
64 km or 40 mi	Watertown	$1990
67 km or 42 mi	Zion	$2381
74 km or 46 mi	Fort Atkinson	$1814
76 km or 47 mi	Round Lake Beach	$2365
76 km or 47 mi	Gurnee	$2379
77 km or 48 mi	Waukegan	$2435
78 km or 49 mi	Grayslake	$2354
80 km or 50 mi	Sheboygan	$1746
81 km or 51 mi	North Chicago	$2403
84 km or 52 mi	McHenry	$2437
85 km or 53 mi	Libertyville	$2410
87 km or 54 mi	Mundelein	$2131
90 km or 56 mi	Fond du Lac	$1844
91 km or 57 mi	Woodstock	$2229
91 km or 57 mi	Vernon Hills	$2402
96 km or 60 mi	Janesville	$1784
97 km or 60 mi	Crystal Lake	$2504
97 km or 60 mi	Highland Park	$2398
98 km or 61 mi	Buffalo Grove	$2371
101 km or 63 mi	Lake in the Hills	$2519
102 km or 63 mi	Wheeling	$2434
103 km or 64 mi	Northbrook	$2415