Belo Horizonte vs Owerri - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Belo Horizonte	Owerri
🚶 Cost of living one person	$875	$1555
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2166	$1966
🏠 One person rent	$390	$1259
🏘️ Family rent	$654	$1094
🍽️ Food expenses	$269	$214
🚐 Transport expenses	$120	$51.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$465	$56.8
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	64	41
😀 Quality of life	64	21
🏙️ Population	2.32M	908K

The cost of living in Belo Horizonte is 44% less expensive than in Owerri. Cities ranked 6468th and 3883rd ($875 vs $1555) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th 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 months in Owerri. Belo Horizonte ranked 14th best city to live in Brazil vs Owerri ranked 18th in Nigeria, while ranked 5495th and 9121st 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	$5.44	$4.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.3	$11.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.42	$5.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.23	$1.17
☕ Cappuccino	$2.3	$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.07	$0.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$446	$380
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$274	$1421
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$781	$693
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$479	$1118
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.3	$28.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.7	$43.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.9	$17.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.18%	17.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1804	$709
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$926	$1069
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.09	$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$50.8	$23.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.07	$7.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$0.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.44	$0.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$0.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.21	$0.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.84	$4.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$4.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.93	$4.67
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$0.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.5	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.12	$0.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.18	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.3	$1.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.36	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.34	$2.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.88	$0.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.33	$0.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.9	$8.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.07	$3.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$47.8	$11
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$1.74
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.2	$15
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.2	$37
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$394	$132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7813	$1493

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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 Owerri

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Umuahia	$849
55 km or 34 mi	Aba	$601
80 km or 50 mi	Awka	$785
81 km or 50 mi	Onitsha	$922
82 km or 51 mi	Port Harcourt	$618
118 km or 73 mi	Enugu	$587
142 km or 88 mi	Warri	$878
155 km or 96 mi	Calabar	$386
182 km or 113 mi	Benin	$655
248 km or 154 mi	Owo	$594
273 km or 169 mi	Malabo	$1344
283 km or 176 mi	Akure	$578
284 km or 176 mi	Kumba	$834
284 km or 177 mi	Buea	$641
292 km or 181 mi	Limbe	$750
311 km or 193 mi	Ado Ekiti	$631
336 km or 209 mi	Douala	$1254
350 km or 218 mi	Bamenda	$687
351 km or 218 mi	Ife	$775
372 km or 231 mi	Osogbo	$659
374 km or 233 mi	Bafoussam	$750
400 km or 249 mi	Abuja	$1551
405 km or 252 mi	Ibadan	$759
416 km or 258 mi	Lagos	$1022
431 km or 268 mi	Oyo	$665
433 km or 269 mi	Ilorin	$538
447 km or 278 mi	Abeokuta	$1017
462 km or 287 mi	Minna	$785
501 km or 311 mi	Porto-Novo	$741
504 km or 313 mi	Bata	$1239
520 km or 323 mi	Cotonou	$796
529 km or 329 mi	Yaounde	$668
535 km or 333 mi	Jos	$830
562 km or 349 mi	Kaduna	$353
574 km or 356 mi	Sao Tome	$1042
577 km or 358 mi	Save	$650
578 km or 359 mi	Trindade	$1042
588 km or 366 mi	Abomey	$612
620 km or 385 mi	Bauchi	$750
625 km or 388 mi	Zaria	$584