Belo Horizonte vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Belo Horizonte	New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$898	$4202
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2247	$9189
🏠 One person rent	$387	$2718
🏘️ Family rent	$647	$4417
🍽️ Food expenses	$286	$842
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$400
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$598	$5389
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	64	100
😀 Quality of life	66	95
🏙️ Population	2.32M	8.8M

The cost of living in Belo Horizonte is 79% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 6263rd and 4th ($898 vs $4202) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 1st 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 0.7 months in Belo Horizonte compared to 1.3 months in New York City. Belo Horizonte ranked 11th best city to live in Brazil vs New York City ranked 2nd in the United States, while ranked 4990th and 15th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Belo Horizonte vs New York City

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	Belo Horizonte	New York City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.75	$22.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.3	$90
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.06	$13.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.3	$8.3
☕ Cappuccino	$2.48	$6.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.24	$3.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$511	$3692
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$256	$2206
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$805	$5140
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$467	$3874
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60	$144
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.4	$218
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.2	$70.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.32%	6.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2077	$18073
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1065	$7831
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.13	$3.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$58.2	$138
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.88	$27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.61	$4.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$5.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.4	$6.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.78	$18.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$6.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$5.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$6.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$3.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$1.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.45	$3.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.18	$19.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.27	$4.61
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.37	$18.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.05	$23.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.52	$14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.66	$8.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.33	$2.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$26.8	$132
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.16	$21.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$50.4	$159
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$40.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.8	$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.2	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$430	$2095
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9000	$21713

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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 New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2940
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3729
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3110
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$3145
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2842
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3304
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2840
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2917
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2795
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2791
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2820
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2821
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2707
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2797
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2805
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2545
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2725
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2823
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2540
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2557
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2665
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2700
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2791
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2692
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2485
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2697
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2775
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2614
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2779
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2710
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2729
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2669
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2634
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2450
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2713
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2863
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2762
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2694
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2488
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3192