Belo Horizonte vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Belo Horizonte Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$787
$745
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1919
$2030
🏠 One person rent
$345
$269
🏘️ Family rent
$550
$619
🍽️ Food expenses
$243
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$113
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$356
$394
😷 Air quality
Good
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
63
67
😀 Quality of life
58
57
🏙️ Population
2.32M
5.55M

The cost of living in Belo Horizonte is 6% more expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 6493rd and 6689th ($787 vs $745) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 1st in Brazil and Kenya, respectively. Check Brazil vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Belo Horizonte compared to 0.5 months in Nairobi. Belo Horizonte ranked 6th best city to live in Brazil vs Nairobi ranked 1st in Kenya, while ranked 5488th and 5632nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Belo Horizonte vs Nairobi

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Belo Horizonte Nairobi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.13
$3.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.1
$26.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.32
$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$2.2
☕ Cappuccino
$1.87
$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$385
$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$245
$164
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$622
$1021
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$406
$420
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.4
$25.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81.1
$38.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.6
$39.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.71%
14.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1120
$1536
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$767
$1125
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43
$34.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.04
$13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.93
$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.31
$0.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.11
$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.28
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
$6.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.36
$5.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$0.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.73
$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.92
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$2.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.94
$2.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.33
$3.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.68
$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.64
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.18
$1.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.1
$40.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.5
$6.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.7
$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.88
$5.57
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.8
$19.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76
$58.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$330
$168
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6162
$8325

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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 Nairobi

Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Thika
$571
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$482
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$493
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$535
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$543
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$548
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$460
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$518
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$483
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$581
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$583
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$502
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$560
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$511
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$466
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$601
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$643
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$707
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$559
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$564
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$675
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$736
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$639
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$722
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$579
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$509
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$622
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$723
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$509
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$568
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$545
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$784
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$598
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$509
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$441
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$510
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$509
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$576
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$579
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$768