Belo Horizonte vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Belo Horizonte	Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$875	$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2166	$1938
🏠 One person rent	$390	$264
🏘️ Family rent	$654	$462
🍽️ Food expenses	$269	$269
🚐 Transport expenses	$120	$71.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$465	$892
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	64	53
😀 Quality of life	64	71
🏙️ Population	2.32M	9.4M

The cost of living in Belo Horizonte is 30% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 6468th and 7431st ($875 vs $671) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 80th in Brazil and China, respectively. Check Brazil vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Belo Horizonte compared to 1.3 months in Ningbo. Belo Horizonte ranked 14th best city to live in Brazil vs Ningbo ranked 26th in China, while ranked 5495th and 3738th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Belo Horizonte vs Ningbo

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	Belo Horizonte	Ningbo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.44	$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.3	$28.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.42	$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.23	$1.39
☕ Cappuccino	$2.3	$3.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.07	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$446	$341
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$274	$196
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$781	$599
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$479	$357
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.3	$31.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.7	$48.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.9	$7.55
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.18%	3.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1804	$4479
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$926	$2802
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.09	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$50.8	$14.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.07	$4.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.44	$1.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.21	$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.84	$18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.93	$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$0.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.5	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.12	$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.18	$9.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.3	$4.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.36	$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.34	$4.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.88	$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.33	$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.9	$21.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.07	$7.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$47.8	$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$4.73
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.2	$52.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.2	$66.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$394	$693
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7813	$15051

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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 Ningbo

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Zhoushan	$584
94 km or 58 mi	Shaoxing	$680
120 km or 75 mi	Linhai	$661
124 km or 77 mi	Jiaxing	$594
139 km or 87 mi	Hangzhou	$860
144 km or 89 mi	Shanghai	$1126
150 km or 93 mi	Pudong	$1002
156 km or 97 mi	Yiwu	$667
167 km or 104 mi	Wenling	$677
177 km or 110 mi	Kunshan	$696
178 km or 111 mi	Huzhou	$643
180 km or 112 mi	Taicang	$669
182 km or 113 mi	Suzhou	$782
203 km or 126 mi	Jinhua	$598
212 km or 132 mi	Changshu	$644
216 km or 134 mi	Qidong	$701
224 km or 139 mi	Wuxi	$683
224 km or 139 mi	Lishui	$697
226 km or 140 mi	Wenzhou	$763
227 km or 141 mi	Haimen	$620
234 km or 146 mi	Yixing	$684
234 km or 146 mi	Guangde	$652
242 km or 150 mi	Zhangjiagang	$667
243 km or 151 mi	Nantong	$557
249 km or 155 mi	Rui'an	$705
257 km or 160 mi	Jiangyin	$650
260 km or 162 mi	Ningguo	$644
262 km or 163 mi	Liyang	$652
263 km or 163 mi	Changzhou	$623
267 km or 166 mi	Jingjiang	$636
278 km or 173 mi	Quzhou	$617
294 km or 182 mi	Xuancheng	$665
294 km or 183 mi	Taixing	$636
294 km or 183 mi	Rugao	$646
302 km or 187 mi	Danyang	$604
310 km or 193 mi	Yangzhong	$611
313 km or 194 mi	Huangshan	$628
313 km or 195 mi	Hai'an	$647
325 km or 202 mi	Jurong	$626
327 km or 203 mi	Zhenjiang	$525