Belo Horizonte vs Owerri - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Belo Horizonte	Owerri
🚶 Cost of living one person	$768	$1611
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1890	$2274
🏠 One person rent	$341	$1321
🏘️ Family rent	$550	$1431
🍽️ Food expenses	$238	$209
🚐 Transport expenses	$106	$52.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$373	$84.4
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	63	42
😀 Quality of life	59	11
🏙️ Population	2.32M	908K

The cost of living in Belo Horizonte is 52% less expensive than in Owerri. Cities ranked 6579th and 3008th ($768 vs $1611) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 1st 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 Owerri. Belo Horizonte ranked 5th best city to live in Brazil vs Owerri ranked 19th in Nigeria, while ranked 5438th and 9183rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Belo Horizonte vs Owerri

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	Belo Horizonte	Owerri
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.88	$4.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29	$12.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.36	$4.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$1.06
☕ Cappuccino	$1.86	$1.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.94	$0.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$375	$432
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$243	$1502
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$630	$2146
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$406	$1199
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.1	$16.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.8	$25.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.3	$17.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.91%	16.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1419	$552
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$830	$1007
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.99	$0.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39.4	$19.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.51	$8.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$0.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.21	$0.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.94	$0.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.09	$2.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$4.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.14	$5.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$2.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$0.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.7	$0.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.22	$9.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.95	$1.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.08	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.76	$2.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.41	$0.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.17	$0.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24	$7.94
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.65	$3.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$43.4	$9.94
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.06	$1.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.6	$13
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72	$32.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$351	$113
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6817	$1390

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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 Owerri

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Umuahia	$883
55 km or 34 mi	Aba	$621
80 km or 50 mi	Awka	$805
81 km or 50 mi	Onitsha	$972
82 km or 51 mi	Port Harcourt	$679
118 km or 73 mi	Enugu	$462
142 km or 88 mi	Warri	$881
155 km or 96 mi	Calabar	$384
182 km or 113 mi	Benin	$558
248 km or 154 mi	Owo	$651
273 km or 169 mi	Malabo	$741
283 km or 176 mi	Akure	$634
284 km or 176 mi	Kumba	$764
284 km or 177 mi	Buea	$601
292 km or 181 mi	Limbe	$655
311 km or 193 mi	Ado Ekiti	$666
336 km or 209 mi	Douala	$1265
350 km or 218 mi	Bamenda	$553
351 km or 218 mi	Ife	$779
372 km or 231 mi	Osogbo	$695
374 km or 233 mi	Bafoussam	$555
400 km or 249 mi	Abuja	$1502
405 km or 252 mi	Ibadan	$776
416 km or 258 mi	Lagos	$1113
431 km or 268 mi	Oyo	$677
433 km or 269 mi	Ilorin	$535
447 km or 278 mi	Abeokuta	$1030
462 km or 287 mi	Minna	$743
501 km or 311 mi	Porto-Novo	$670
504 km or 313 mi	Bata	$1121
520 km or 323 mi	Cotonou	$709
529 km or 329 mi	Yaounde	$747
535 km or 333 mi	Jos	$820
562 km or 349 mi	Kaduna	$371
574 km or 356 mi	Sao Tome	$900
577 km or 358 mi	Save	$613
578 km or 359 mi	Trindade	$900
588 km or 366 mi	Abomey	$590
620 km or 385 mi	Bauchi	$759
625 km or 388 mi	Zaria	$526