Belo Horizonte vs Porto Alegre - Cost of Living Comparison

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Belo Horizonte Porto Alegre
🚶 Cost of living one person
$809
$816
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2028
$2027
🏠 One person rent
$350
$353
🏘️ Family rent
$608
$595
🍽️ Food expenses
$254
$260
🚐 Transport expenses
$115
$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$409
$500
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
63
74
😀 Quality of life
63
61
🏙️ Population
2.32M
1.33M

The cost of living in Belo Horizonte is 0.9% less expensive than in Porto Alegre. Cities ranked 6633rd and 6605th ($809 vs $816) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 11th in Brazil.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Belo Horizonte compared to 0.6 months in Porto Alegre. Ranked 7th vs 14th best cities to live in Brazil, and 5520th vs 5818th 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
$4.98
$5.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.2
$31.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.8
$6.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.17
$2.18
☕ Cappuccino
$2.17
$2.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.02
$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$389
$295
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$248
$281
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$694
$545
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$458
$489
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.3
$48
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82
$73.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.4
$21.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.89%
10.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1567
$1364
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$812
$1446
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.94
$0.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.3
$57.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.93
$9.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.36
$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.21
$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.64
$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$4.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.56
$9.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.01
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.86
$7.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.13
$1.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.45
$5.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.08
$3.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.86
$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.33
$0.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.7
$24.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.66
$6.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43.3
$53.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.68
$7.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.3
$45.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79.4
$88.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$346
$309
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6783
$7258

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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 Porto Alegre

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi Canoas
$660
16 km or 9.9 mi Cachoeirinha
$575
21 km or 13 mi Viamao
$676
41 km or 25 mi Novo Hamburgo
$571
96 km or 60 mi Caxias do Sul
$580
100 km or 62 mi Bento Goncalves
$616
107 km or 67 mi Camaqua
$637
121 km or 75 mi Santa Cruz do Sul
$633
160 km or 100 mi Cachoeira do Sul
$562
172 km or 107 mi Vacaria
$661
208 km or 129 mi Ararangua
$586
221 km or 137 mi Pelotas
$531
228 km or 141 mi Passo Fundo
$576
235 km or 146 mi Criciuma
$557
238 km or 148 mi Rio Grande
$551
246 km or 153 mi Carazinho
$587
252 km or 156 mi Santa Maria
$526
262 km or 163 mi Lages
$666
277 km or 172 mi Tubarao
$616
285 km or 177 mi Erechim
$608
299 km or 186 mi Sao Gabriel
$476
311 km or 193 mi Bage
$487
318 km or 198 mi Ijui
$563
321 km or 199 mi Concordia
$621
352 km or 219 mi Santo Angelo
$573
354 km or 220 mi Chapeco
$659
363 km or 225 mi Cacador
$625
376 km or 234 mi Florianopolis
$904
382 km or 238 mi Melo
$773
397 km or 247 mi Brusque
$681
397 km or 247 mi Santa Rosa
$582
406 km or 252 mi Blumenau
$699
415 km or 258 mi Itapema
$680
423 km or 263 mi Balneario Camboriu
$693
423 km or 263 mi Santana do Livramento
$537
425 km or 264 mi Rivera
$816
429 km or 266 mi Itajai
$716
446 km or 277 mi Pato Branco
$626
448 km or 278 mi Jaragua do Sul
$659
474 km or 295 mi Obera
$444