Belo Horizonte vs Owerri - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Belo Horizonte	Owerri
🚶 Cost of living one person	$809	$1774
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2028	$2151
🏠 One person rent	$350	$1475
🏘️ Family rent	$608	$1281
🍽️ Food expenses	$254	$217
🚐 Transport expenses	$115	$54.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$409	$67.7
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	63	42
😀 Quality of life	63	17
🏙️ Population	2.32M	908K

The cost of living in Belo Horizonte is 54% less expensive than in Owerri. Cities ranked 6633rd and 2835th ($809 vs $1774) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th 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 7th best city to live in Brazil vs Owerri ranked 17th in Nigeria, while ranked 5520th and 9159th 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	$4.98	$5.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.2	$14.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.8	$4.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$1.09
☕ Cappuccino	$2.17	$1.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.02	$0.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$389	$452
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$248	$1679
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$694	$820
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$458	$1328
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.3	$24.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82	$37.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.4	$17.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.89%	18.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1567	$611
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$812	$1052
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.94	$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.3	$21.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.93	$8.17
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.11	$0.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.36	$0.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$0.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.21	$0.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.64	$4.01
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$4.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.56	$5.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$2.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$0.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.01	$0.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.86	$9.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.13	$1.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.45	$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.08	$2.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.86	$0.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.33	$0.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.7	$8.08
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.66	$2.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$43.3	$9.95
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.68	$1.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.3	$14.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$79.4	$34.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$346	$115
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6783	$1311

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Cities near Belo Horizonte

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.4 mi	Contagem	$565
15 km or 9.2 mi	Nova Lima	$582
22 km or 14 mi	Vespasiano	$563
57 km or 35 mi	Sete Lagoas	$412
69 km or 43 mi	Itauna	$582
72 km or 45 mi	Ouro Preto	$526
87 km or 54 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$644
102 km or 63 mi	Divinopolis	$590
123 km or 77 mi	Ponte Nova	$586
136 km or 85 mi	Curvelo	$600
142 km or 88 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$541
147 km or 91 mi	Vicosa	$618
149 km or 93 mi	Barbacena	$540
155 km or 96 mi	Ipatinga	$502
167 km or 104 mi	Formiga	$613
172 km or 107 mi	Uba	$597
190 km or 118 mi	Caratinga	$599
191 km or 119 mi	Lavras	$530
215 km or 133 mi	Muriae	$613
216 km or 134 mi	Juiz de Fora	$550
239 km or 149 mi	Governador Valadares	$494
240 km or 149 mi	Varginha	$492
242 km or 151 mi	Tres Coracoes	$559
269 km or 167 mi	Alfenas	$513
291 km or 181 mi	Resende	$603
292 km or 182 mi	Passos	$568
293 km or 182 mi	Volta Redonda	$539
296 km or 184 mi	Barra Mansa	$557
298 km or 185 mi	Teresopolis	$498
301 km or 187 mi	Petropolis	$706
304 km or 189 mi	Nova Friburgo	$445
306 km or 190 mi	Patos de Minas	$624
314 km or 195 mi	Cachoeiro de Itapemirim	$621
315 km or 196 mi	Araxa	$552
316 km or 197 mi	Cruzeiro	$631
322 km or 200 mi	Itajuba	$536
323 km or 201 mi	Nova Iguacu	$590
324 km or 202 mi	Belford Roxo	$810
328 km or 204 mi	Duque de Caxias	$653
329 km or 205 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$648

Cities near Owerri

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Umuahia	$961
55 km or 34 mi	Aba	$674
80 km or 50 mi	Awka	$878
81 km or 50 mi	Onitsha	$1051
82 km or 51 mi	Port Harcourt	$676
118 km or 73 mi	Enugu	$563
142 km or 88 mi	Warri	$926
155 km or 96 mi	Calabar	$397
182 km or 113 mi	Benin	$632
248 km or 154 mi	Owo	$664
273 km or 169 mi	Malabo	$1413
283 km or 176 mi	Akure	$644
284 km or 176 mi	Kumba	$849
284 km or 177 mi	Buea	$665
292 km or 181 mi	Limbe	$755
311 km or 193 mi	Ado Ekiti	$642
336 km or 209 mi	Douala	$1363
350 km or 218 mi	Bamenda	$698
351 km or 218 mi	Ife	$778
372 km or 231 mi	Osogbo	$705
374 km or 233 mi	Bafoussam	$793
400 km or 249 mi	Abuja	$1514
405 km or 252 mi	Ibadan	$752
416 km or 258 mi	Lagos	$1102
431 km or 268 mi	Oyo	$664
433 km or 269 mi	Ilorin	$526
447 km or 278 mi	Abeokuta	$1013
462 km or 287 mi	Minna	$852
501 km or 311 mi	Porto-Novo	$743
504 km or 313 mi	Bata	$1241
520 km or 323 mi	Cotonou	$793
529 km or 329 mi	Yaounde	$671
535 km or 333 mi	Jos	$810
562 km or 349 mi	Kaduna	$393
574 km or 356 mi	Sao Tome	$1046
577 km or 358 mi	Save	$646
578 km or 359 mi	Trindade	$1044
588 km or 366 mi	Abomey	$598
620 km or 385 mi	Bauchi	$781
625 km or 388 mi	Zaria	$652