Belo Horizonte vs Munich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Belo Horizonte	Munich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$898	$2525
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2247	$5816
🏠 One person rent	$387	$1500
🏘️ Family rent	$647	$2602
🍽️ Food expenses	$286	$604
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$252
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$598	$4312
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	64	90
😀 Quality of life	66	94
🏙️ Population	2.32M	1.51M

The cost of living in Belo Horizonte is 64% less expensive than in Munich. Cities ranked 6263rd and 863rd ($898 vs $2525) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 1st in Brazil and Germany, respectively. Check Brazil vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Belo Horizonte compared to 1.7 months in Munich. Belo Horizonte ranked 11th best city to live in Brazil vs Munich ranked 8th in Germany, while ranked 4990th and 44th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Belo Horizonte vs Munich

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	Belo Horizonte	Munich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.75	$19.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.3	$79
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.06	$14.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.3	$5.43
☕ Cappuccino	$2.48	$4.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.24	$3.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$511	$1520
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$256	$1185
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$805	$2776
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$467	$2116
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60	$206
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.4	$313
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.2	$41.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.32%	3.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2077	$13704
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1065	$9217
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.13	$4.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$58.2	$73.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.88	$29.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$2.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.61	$2.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$2.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.4	$4.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.78	$21.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$3.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$2.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$4.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$2.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.45	$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.18	$7.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.27	$1.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.37	$10.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.05	$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.52	$3.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.66	$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.33	$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$26.8	$56.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.16	$16.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$50.4	$77.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$24.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.8	$99.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.2	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$430	$871
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9000	$17274

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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 Munich

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi	Germering	$2002
16 km or 10 mi	Unterschleiheim	$1940
17 km or 10 mi	Puchheim	$1976
17 km or 11 mi	Dachau	$1960
20 km or 13 mi	Olching	$1925
23 km or 15 mi	Starnberg	$1910
24 km or 15 mi	Furstenfeldbruck	$1890
31 km or 19 mi	Erding	$1748
31 km or 19 mi	Geretsried	$1841
32 km or 20 mi	Freising	$1770
44 km or 28 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1753
47 km or 29 mi	Weilheim in Oberbayern	$1858
48 km or 30 mi	Aichach	$1790
50 km or 31 mi	Friedberg	$1835
52 km or 32 mi	Rosenheim	$1292
53 km or 33 mi	Konigsbrunn	$1816
53 km or 33 mi	Landsberg am Lech	$1789
57 km or 35 mi	Augsburg	$1938
61 km or 38 mi	Gersthofen	$1828
62 km or 38 mi	Landshut	$1731
62 km or 38 mi	Waldkraiburg	$1668
62 km or 39 mi	Neusa	$1834
71 km or 44 mi	Ingolstadt	$1788
71 km or 44 mi	Muhldorf	$1660
72 km or 45 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1726
76 km or 48 mi	Kaufbeuren	$1808
77 km or 48 mi	Traunreut	$1610
80 km or 50 mi	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	$2075
85 km or 53 mi	Traunstein	$1606
87 km or 54 mi	Donauworth	$1704
98 km or 61 mi	Innsbruck	$1887
103 km or 64 mi	Gunzburg	$1669
104 km or 65 mi	Kempten	$1678
105 km or 65 mi	Regensburg	$1667
105 km or 65 mi	Memmingen	$1717
110 km or 69 mi	Straubing	$1647
112 km or 70 mi	Nordlingen	$1647
114 km or 71 mi	Senden	$1636
116 km or 72 mi	Salzburg	$2003
119 km or 74 mi	Sonthofen	$1714