Belo Horizonte vs Onitsha - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Belo Horizonte	Onitsha
🚶 Cost of living one person	$787	$1036
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1919	$2173
🏠 One person rent	$345	$648
🏘️ Family rent	$550	$1067
🍽️ Food expenses	$243	$245
🚐 Transport expenses	$113	$79.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$356	$101
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	63	36
😀 Quality of life	58	12
🏙️ Population	2.32M	1.48M

The cost of living in Belo Horizonte is 24% less expensive than in Onitsha. Cities ranked 6493rd and 5406th ($787 vs $1036) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 4th in Brazil and Nigeria, respectively. Check Brazil vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Belo Horizonte compared to 0.1 months in Onitsha. Belo Horizonte ranked 6th best city to live in Brazil vs Onitsha ranked 15th in Nigeria, while ranked 5488th and 9136th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Belo Horizonte vs Onitsha

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	Belo Horizonte	Onitsha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.13	$3.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.1	$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.32	$4.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2	$0.96
☕ Cappuccino	$1.87	$1.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.05	$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$385	$715
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$245	$535
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$622	$1975
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$406	$727
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.4	$24.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81.1	$36.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.6	$52.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.71%	17.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1120	$592
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$767	$908
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.96	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43	$12.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.04	$12.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.31	$1.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.11	$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.28	$3.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$6.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.36	$6.59
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$3.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$2.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$2.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.73	$0.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.92	$2.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.24	$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.94	$1.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.33	$3.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.68	$1.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.64	$0.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.18	$0.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.1	$105
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.5	$7.85
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.7	$7.55
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.88	$1.46
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.8	$18.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76	$56.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$330	$210
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6162	$1688

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Cities near Belo Horizonte

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 Onitsha

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Awka	$846
81 km or 50 mi	Owerri	$1686
84 km or 52 mi	Enugu	$469
105 km or 65 mi	Umuahia	$906
130 km or 81 mi	Benin	$537
133 km or 83 mi	Aba	$638
135 km or 84 mi	Warri	$886
159 km or 99 mi	Port Harcourt	$651
174 km or 108 mi	Owo	$658
213 km or 132 mi	Akure	$635
218 km or 135 mi	Calabar	$374
236 km or 147 mi	Ado Ekiti	$681
284 km or 177 mi	Ife	$774
303 km or 188 mi	Osogbo	$704
331 km or 205 mi	Abuja	$1262
341 km or 212 mi	Kumba	$933
345 km or 214 mi	Ibadan	$759
347 km or 216 mi	Malabo	$812
351 km or 218 mi	Buea	$655
358 km or 222 mi	Ilorin	$526
360 km or 224 mi	Limbe	$710
365 km or 227 mi	Oyo	$699
375 km or 233 mi	Bamenda	$714
375 km or 233 mi	Lagos	$1133
384 km or 239 mi	Minna	$787
395 km or 245 mi	Abeokuta	$1019
400 km or 248 mi	Douala	$1368
409 km or 254 mi	Bafoussam	$794
462 km or 287 mi	Porto-Novo	$710
478 km or 297 mi	Jos	$757
483 km or 300 mi	Cotonou	$755
490 km or 304 mi	Kaduna	$377
518 km or 322 mi	Save	$644
541 km or 336 mi	Abomey	$617
554 km or 344 mi	Zaria	$621
571 km or 355 mi	Bauchi	$735
582 km or 362 mi	Bata	$1201
584 km or 363 mi	Yaounde	$764
615 km or 382 mi	Lome	$711
643 km or 399 mi	Atakpame	$655