Belo Horizonte vs Porto Alegre - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Belo Horizonte	Porto Alegre
🚶 Cost of living one person	$898	$885
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2247	$2191
🏠 One person rent	$387	$386
🏘️ Family rent	$647	$604
🍽️ Food expenses	$286	$290
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$598	$507
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	64	75
😀 Quality of life	66	66
🏙️ Population	2.32M	1.39M

The cost of living in Belo Horizonte is 1% more expensive than in Porto Alegre. Cities ranked 6263rd and 6346th ($898 vs $885) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 12th in Brazil.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Belo Horizonte compared to 0.6 months in Porto Alegre. Ranked 11th vs 14th best cities to live in Brazil, and 4990th vs 5036th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Belo Horizonte vs Porto Alegre

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	Belo Horizonte	Porto Alegre
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.75	$7.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.3	$36
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.06	$6.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.3	$2.34
☕ Cappuccino	$2.48	$2.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.24	$1.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$511	$392
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$256	$281
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$805	$708
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$467	$437
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60	$60.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.4	$90.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.2	$22.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.32%	11.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2077	$1639
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1065	$1237
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.13	$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$58.2	$52.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.88	$7.81
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.61	$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.4	$2.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$4.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.78	$9.63
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.45	$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.18	$8.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.27	$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.37	$2.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.05	$6.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.52	$3.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.66	$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.33	$1.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$26.8	$30.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.16	$6.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$50.4	$67.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$7.99
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.8	$50.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.2	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$430	$403
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9000	$9470

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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 Porto Alegre

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Canoas	$696
16 km or 9.9 mi	Cachoeirinha	$622
21 km or 13 mi	Viamao	$742
41 km or 25 mi	Novo Hamburgo	$609
96 km or 60 mi	Caxias do Sul	$679
100 km or 62 mi	Bento Goncalves	$670
107 km or 67 mi	Camaqua	$694
121 km or 75 mi	Santa Cruz do Sul	$683
160 km or 100 mi	Cachoeira do Sul	$599
172 km or 107 mi	Vacaria	$736
208 km or 129 mi	Ararangua	$646
221 km or 137 mi	Pelotas	$592
228 km or 141 mi	Passo Fundo	$617
235 km or 146 mi	Criciuma	$608
238 km or 148 mi	Rio Grande	$619
246 km or 153 mi	Carazinho	$636
252 km or 156 mi	Santa Maria	$538
262 km or 163 mi	Lages	$719
277 km or 172 mi	Tubarao	$680
285 km or 177 mi	Erechim	$671
299 km or 186 mi	Sao Gabriel	$508
311 km or 193 mi	Bage	$524
318 km or 198 mi	Ijui	$596
321 km or 199 mi	Concordia	$686
352 km or 219 mi	Santo Angelo	$597
354 km or 220 mi	Chapeco	$741
363 km or 225 mi	Cacador	$685
376 km or 234 mi	Florianopolis	$1035
382 km or 238 mi	Melo	$751
397 km or 247 mi	Brusque	$758
397 km or 247 mi	Santa Rosa	$571
406 km or 252 mi	Blumenau	$781
415 km or 258 mi	Itapema	$753
423 km or 263 mi	Balneario Camboriu	$762
423 km or 263 mi	Santana do Livramento	$583
425 km or 264 mi	Rivera	$812
429 km or 266 mi	Itajai	$801
446 km or 277 mi	Pato Branco	$669
448 km or 278 mi	Jaragua do Sul	$714
474 km or 295 mi	Obera	$500