Belo Horizonte vs Perth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Belo Horizonte	Perth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$898	$2562
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2247	$5745
🏠 One person rent	$387	$1566
🏘️ Family rent	$647	$2350
🍽️ Food expenses	$286	$609
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$224
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$598	$4370
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	64	94
😀 Quality of life	66	96
🏙️ Population	2.32M	2.14M

The cost of living in Belo Horizonte is 65% less expensive than in Perth. Cities ranked 6263rd and 791st ($898 vs $2562) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 3rd in Brazil and Australia, respectively. Check Brazil vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Belo Horizonte compared to 1.7 months in Perth. Belo Horizonte ranked 11th best city to live in Brazil vs Perth ranked 4th in Australia, while ranked 4990th and 11th 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	$5.75	$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.3	$80.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.06	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.3	$8.94
☕ Cappuccino	$2.48	$4.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.24	$2.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$511	$1736
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$256	$1309
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$805	$2661
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$467	$1980
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60	$115
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.4	$176
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.2	$57.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.32%	5.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2077	$6868
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1065	$5243
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.13	$2.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$58.2	$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.88	$17.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.61	$2.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$2.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.4	$5.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$9.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.78	$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$4.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$3.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$3.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$5.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$3.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$0.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.45	$2.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.18	$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.27	$4.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.37	$25.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.05	$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.52	$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.66	$3.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.33	$3.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$26.8	$48.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.16	$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$50.4	$70.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$23.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.8	$85.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.2	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$430	$2283
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9000	$17749

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Cities near Belo Horizonte

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.4 mi	Contagem	$607
15 km or 9.2 mi	Nova Lima	$653
22 km or 14 mi	Vespasiano	$631
57 km or 35 mi	Sete Lagoas	$475
69 km or 43 mi	Itauna	$636
72 km or 45 mi	Ouro Preto	$572
87 km or 54 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$695
102 km or 63 mi	Divinopolis	$638
123 km or 77 mi	Ponte Nova	$634
136 km or 85 mi	Curvelo	$659
142 km or 88 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$584
147 km or 91 mi	Vicosa	$670
149 km or 93 mi	Barbacena	$568
155 km or 96 mi	Ipatinga	$542
167 km or 104 mi	Formiga	$669
172 km or 107 mi	Uba	$634
190 km or 118 mi	Caratinga	$654
191 km or 119 mi	Lavras	$577
215 km or 133 mi	Muriae	$566
216 km or 134 mi	Juiz de Fora	$623
239 km or 149 mi	Governador Valadares	$538
240 km or 149 mi	Varginha	$519
242 km or 151 mi	Tres Coracoes	$610
269 km or 167 mi	Alfenas	$571
291 km or 181 mi	Resende	$655
292 km or 182 mi	Passos	$618
293 km or 182 mi	Volta Redonda	$581
296 km or 184 mi	Barra Mansa	$607
298 km or 185 mi	Teresopolis	$546
301 km or 187 mi	Petropolis	$805
304 km or 189 mi	Nova Friburgo	$488
306 km or 190 mi	Patos de Minas	$669
314 km or 195 mi	Cachoeiro de Itapemirim	$650
315 km or 196 mi	Araxa	$590
316 km or 197 mi	Cruzeiro	$686
322 km or 200 mi	Itajuba	$576
323 km or 201 mi	Nova Iguacu	$617
324 km or 202 mi	Belford Roxo	$858
328 km or 204 mi	Duque de Caxias	$651
329 km or 205 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$688

Cities near Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1831
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$2239
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$1986
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$2018
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1604
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$2133
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1566
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$2355
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1880
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1905
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1876
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$504
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$493
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$387
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$780
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1115
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1606
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$566
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1493
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$2065
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$2179
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$416
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$358
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1896
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1813
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1933
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$386
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$450
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$428
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$437
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2543
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1834
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$499
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1889
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$500
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$419
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$436
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$402
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1913