Belo Horizonte vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Belo Horizonte	Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$768	$708
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1890	$2004
🏠 One person rent	$341	$301
🏘️ Family rent	$550	$591
🍽️ Food expenses	$238	$274
🚐 Transport expenses	$106	$70.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$373	$725
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	63	60
😀 Quality of life	59	53
🏙️ Population	2.32M	9.4M

The cost of living in Belo Horizonte is 8% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 6579th and 6849th ($768 vs $708) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 51st 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 months in Ningbo. Belo Horizonte ranked 5th best city to live in Brazil vs Ningbo ranked 48th in China, while ranked 5438th and 6084th 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	$4.88	$3.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29	$19.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.36	$4.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$1.56
☕ Cappuccino	$1.86	$3.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.94	$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$375	$342
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$243	$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$630	$752
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$406	$463
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.1	$36.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.8	$56.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.3	$13.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.91%	4.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1419	$5147
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$830	$3264
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.99	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39.4	$14.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.51	$4.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.21	$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.94	$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.09	$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$4.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.14	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.7	$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.22	$9.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.95	$4.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.08	$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.76	$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.41	$2.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.17	$2.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24	$23.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.65	$7.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$43.4	$14.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.06	$4.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.6	$44.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72	$62.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$351	$595
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6817	$12465

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Cities near Belo Horizonte

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.4 mi	Contagem	$532
15 km or 9.2 mi	Nova Lima	$627
22 km or 14 mi	Vespasiano	$609
57 km or 35 mi	Sete Lagoas	$412
69 km or 43 mi	Itauna	$558
72 km or 45 mi	Ouro Preto	$550
87 km or 54 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$602
102 km or 63 mi	Divinopolis	$568
123 km or 77 mi	Ponte Nova	$562
136 km or 85 mi	Curvelo	$571
142 km or 88 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$505
147 km or 91 mi	Vicosa	$584
149 km or 93 mi	Barbacena	$487
155 km or 96 mi	Ipatinga	$457
167 km or 104 mi	Formiga	$580
172 km or 107 mi	Uba	$563
190 km or 118 mi	Caratinga	$563
191 km or 119 mi	Lavras	$503
215 km or 133 mi	Muriae	$584
216 km or 134 mi	Juiz de Fora	$462
239 km or 149 mi	Governador Valadares	$471
240 km or 149 mi	Varginha	$449
242 km or 151 mi	Tres Coracoes	$523
269 km or 167 mi	Alfenas	$483
291 km or 181 mi	Resende	$572
292 km or 182 mi	Passos	$536
293 km or 182 mi	Volta Redonda	$522
296 km or 184 mi	Barra Mansa	$537
298 km or 185 mi	Teresopolis	$546
301 km or 187 mi	Petropolis	$587
304 km or 189 mi	Nova Friburgo	$474
306 km or 190 mi	Patos de Minas	$599
314 km or 195 mi	Cachoeiro de Itapemirim	$572
315 km or 196 mi	Araxa	$529
316 km or 197 mi	Cruzeiro	$595
322 km or 200 mi	Itajuba	$518
323 km or 201 mi	Nova Iguacu	$562
324 km or 202 mi	Belford Roxo	$769
328 km or 204 mi	Duque de Caxias	$614
329 km or 205 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$622

Cities near Ningbo

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Zhoushan	$590
94 km or 58 mi	Shaoxing	$716
120 km or 75 mi	Linhai	$661
124 km or 77 mi	Jiaxing	$573
139 km or 87 mi	Hangzhou	$805
144 km or 89 mi	Shanghai	$1097
150 km or 93 mi	Pudong	$984
156 km or 97 mi	Yiwu	$677
167 km or 104 mi	Wenling	$671
177 km or 110 mi	Kunshan	$700
178 km or 111 mi	Huzhou	$670
180 km or 112 mi	Taicang	$665
182 km or 113 mi	Suzhou	$868
203 km or 126 mi	Jinhua	$587
212 km or 132 mi	Changshu	$645
216 km or 134 mi	Qidong	$701
224 km or 139 mi	Wuxi	$670
224 km or 139 mi	Lishui	$682
226 km or 140 mi	Wenzhou	$726
227 km or 141 mi	Haimen	$631
234 km or 146 mi	Yixing	$695
234 km or 146 mi	Guangde	$650
242 km or 150 mi	Zhangjiagang	$640
243 km or 151 mi	Nantong	$602
249 km or 155 mi	Rui'an	$681
257 km or 160 mi	Jiangyin	$657
260 km or 162 mi	Ningguo	$642
262 km or 163 mi	Liyang	$654
263 km or 163 mi	Changzhou	$702
267 km or 166 mi	Jingjiang	$643
278 km or 173 mi	Quzhou	$616
294 km or 182 mi	Xuancheng	$672
294 km or 183 mi	Taixing	$636
294 km or 183 mi	Rugao	$644
302 km or 187 mi	Danyang	$607
310 km or 193 mi	Yangzhong	$603
313 km or 194 mi	Huangshan	$642
313 km or 195 mi	Hai'an	$643
325 km or 202 mi	Jurong	$621
327 km or 203 mi	Zhenjiang	$522