Belo Horizonte vs Perth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Belo Horizonte	Perth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$875	$2448
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2166	$5605
🏠 One person rent	$390	$1473
🏘️ Family rent	$654	$2303
🍽️ Food expenses	$269	$587
🚐 Transport expenses	$120	$226
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$465	$4181
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	64	94
😀 Quality of life	64	96
🏙️ Population	2.32M	2.14M

The cost of living in Belo Horizonte is 64% less expensive than in Perth. Cities ranked 6468th and 978th ($875 vs $2448) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 6th in Brazil and Australia, respectively. Check Brazil vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Belo Horizonte compared to 1.7 months in Perth. Belo Horizonte ranked 14th best city to live in Brazil vs Perth ranked 4th in Australia, while ranked 5495th and 10th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Belo Horizonte vs Perth

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	Belo Horizonte	Perth
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.44	$15.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.3	$74.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.42	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.23	$8.55
☕ Cappuccino	$2.3	$4.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.07	$2.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$446	$1621
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$274	$1228
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$781	$2691
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$479	$1923
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.3	$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.7	$169
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.9	$56.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.18%	5.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1804	$6285
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$926	$4935
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.09	$2.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$50.8	$88
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.07	$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.44	$2.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$2.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.21	$5.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.84	$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$8.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.93	$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$4.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$3.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$3.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$4.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.5	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.12	$3.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.18	$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$4.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.3	$22.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.36	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.34	$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.88	$3.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.33	$2.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.9	$47.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.07	$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$47.8	$66.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$24.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.2	$81
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.2	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$394	$2141
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7813	$15409

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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 Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1838
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$2219
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$2016
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$2025
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1618
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$2128
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1590
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$2338
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1901
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1904
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1870
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$527
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$496
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$409
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$822
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1175
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1604
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$593
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1487
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1861
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$2217
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$439
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$379
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1906
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1822
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1928
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$408
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$476
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$453
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$459
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2496
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1829
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$514
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1889
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$513
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$445
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$419
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1894