Belo Horizonte vs Porto Alegre - Cost of Living Comparison

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Belo Horizonte Porto Alegre
🚶 Cost of living one person
$768
$752
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1890
$1913
🏠 One person rent
$341
$320
🏘️ Family rent
$550
$572
🍽️ Food expenses
$238
$241
🚐 Transport expenses
$106
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$373
$454
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
63
72
😀 Quality of life
59
56
🏙️ Population
2.32M
1.33M

The cost of living in Belo Horizonte is 2% more expensive than in Porto Alegre. Cities ranked 6579th and 6663rd ($768 vs $752) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 13th 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 5th vs 10th best cities to live in Brazil, and 5438th vs 5820th 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
$4.88
$5.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29
$21.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.36
$5.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$2.17
☕ Cappuccino
$1.86
$2.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.94
$1.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$284
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$243
$245
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$630
$590
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$406
$452
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.1
$48.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.8
$74.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.3
$17.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.91%
11.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1419
$1319
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$830
$1259
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39.4
$55.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.51
$8.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.21
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$2.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.09
$9.26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
$4.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.14
$8.45
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.7
$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.22
$6.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.95
$1.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.08
$5.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$2.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.41
$1.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.17
$0.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24
$22.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.65
$5.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43.4
$53.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.06
$7.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.6
$46
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72
$70.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$351
$281
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6817
$7512

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.4 mi Contagem
$532
15 km or 9.2 mi Nova Lima
$627
22 km or 14 mi Vespasiano
$609
57 km or 35 mi Sete Lagoas
$412
69 km or 43 mi Itauna
$558
72 km or 45 mi Ouro Preto
$550
87 km or 54 mi Conselheiro Lafaiete
$602
102 km or 63 mi Divinopolis
$568
123 km or 77 mi Ponte Nova
$562
136 km or 85 mi Curvelo
$571
142 km or 88 mi Sao Joao del-Rei
$505
147 km or 91 mi Vicosa
$584
149 km or 93 mi Barbacena
$487
155 km or 96 mi Ipatinga
$457
167 km or 104 mi Formiga
$580
172 km or 107 mi Uba
$563
190 km or 118 mi Caratinga
$563
191 km or 119 mi Lavras
$503
215 km or 133 mi Muriae
$584
216 km or 134 mi Juiz de Fora
$462
239 km or 149 mi Governador Valadares
$471
240 km or 149 mi Varginha
$449
242 km or 151 mi Tres Coracoes
$523
269 km or 167 mi Alfenas
$483
291 km or 181 mi Resende
$572
292 km or 182 mi Passos
$536
293 km or 182 mi Volta Redonda
$522
296 km or 184 mi Barra Mansa
$537
298 km or 185 mi Teresopolis
$546
301 km or 187 mi Petropolis
$587
304 km or 189 mi Nova Friburgo
$474
306 km or 190 mi Patos de Minas
$599
314 km or 195 mi Cachoeiro de Itapemirim
$572
315 km or 196 mi Araxa
$529
316 km or 197 mi Cruzeiro
$595
322 km or 200 mi Itajuba
$518
323 km or 201 mi Nova Iguacu
$562
324 km or 202 mi Belford Roxo
$769
328 km or 204 mi Duque de Caxias
$614
329 km or 205 mi Sao Joao de Meriti
$622

Cities near Porto Alegre

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi Canoas
$632
16 km or 9.9 mi Cachoeirinha
$546
21 km or 13 mi Viamao
$624
41 km or 25 mi Novo Hamburgo
$495
96 km or 60 mi Caxias do Sul
$564
100 km or 62 mi Bento Goncalves
$584
107 km or 67 mi Camaqua
$593
121 km or 75 mi Santa Cruz do Sul
$599
160 km or 100 mi Cachoeira do Sul
$536
172 km or 107 mi Vacaria
$608
208 km or 129 mi Ararangua
$549
221 km or 137 mi Pelotas
$537
228 km or 141 mi Passo Fundo
$540
235 km or 146 mi Criciuma
$519
238 km or 148 mi Rio Grande
$529
246 km or 153 mi Carazinho
$551
252 km or 156 mi Santa Maria
$500
262 km or 163 mi Lages
$619
277 km or 172 mi Tubarao
$578
285 km or 177 mi Erechim
$577
299 km or 186 mi Sao Gabriel
$446
311 km or 193 mi Bage
$463
318 km or 198 mi Ijui
$537
321 km or 199 mi Concordia
$589
352 km or 219 mi Santo Angelo
$544
354 km or 220 mi Chapeco
$628
363 km or 225 mi Cacador
$594
376 km or 234 mi Florianopolis
$857
382 km or 238 mi Melo
$707
397 km or 247 mi Brusque
$632
397 km or 247 mi Santa Rosa
$553
406 km or 252 mi Blumenau
$632
415 km or 258 mi Itapema
$639
423 km or 263 mi Balneario Camboriu
$658
423 km or 263 mi Santana do Livramento
$510
425 km or 264 mi Rivera
$758
429 km or 266 mi Itajai
$659
446 km or 277 mi Pato Branco
$600
448 km or 278 mi Jaragua do Sul
$594
474 km or 295 mi Obera
$461