Belo Horizonte vs Porto Alegre - Cost of Living Comparison

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Belo Horizonte Porto Alegre
🚶 Cost of living one person
$861
$838
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2085
$2112
🏠 One person rent
$378
$365
🏘️ Family rent
$587
$650
🍽️ Food expenses
$257
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$123
$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$348
$504
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
63
73
😀 Quality of life
58
57
🏙️ Population
2.53M
1.49M

The cost of living in Belo Horizonte is 3% more expensive than in Porto Alegre. Cities ranked 6164th and 6252nd ($861 vs $838) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 12th in Brazil.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Belo Horizonte compared to 0.6 months in Porto Alegre. Ranked 5th vs 6th best cities to live in Brazil, and 5643rd vs 5813th 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
$5.15
$5.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.2
$20.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.79
$6.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.04
$2.6
 Cappuccino
$1.87
$2.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.13
$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$404
$373
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$274
$249
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$639
$655
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$436
$487
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.4
$70.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.7
$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.8
$20.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.85%
11.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1386
$1414
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1071
$1348
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.12
$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43.6
$56.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.1
$11
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.35
$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.22
$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.87
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.88
$4.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.87
$8.92
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.11
$1.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.34
$7.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.34
$1.17
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.16
$2.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.71
$5.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.31
$3.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.97
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.49
$0.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.2
$26.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.98
$6.75
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$67.4
$58.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.97
$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.7
$51.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.1
$86.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$321
$288
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6238
$8095

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Cities near Belo Horizonte

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.4 mi Contagem
$640
15 km or 9.2 mi Nova Lima
$701
22 km or 14 mi Vespasiano
$683
57 km or 35 mi Sete Lagoas
$492
69 km or 43 mi Itauna
$619
72 km or 45 mi Ouro Preto
$647
87 km or 54 mi Conselheiro Lafaiete
$680
102 km or 63 mi Divinopolis
$614
123 km or 77 mi Ponte Nova
$620
136 km or 85 mi Curvelo
$601
142 km or 88 mi Sao Joao del-Rei
$465
147 km or 91 mi Vicosa
$631
149 km or 93 mi Barbacena
$568
155 km or 96 mi Ipatinga
$529
167 km or 104 mi Formiga
$616
172 km or 107 mi Uba
$616
190 km or 118 mi Caratinga
$579
191 km or 119 mi Lavras
$579
215 km or 133 mi Muriae
$617
216 km or 134 mi Juiz de Fora
$496
239 km or 149 mi Governador Valadares
$477
240 km or 149 mi Varginha
$541
242 km or 151 mi Tres Coracoes
$591
269 km or 167 mi Alfenas
$612
291 km or 181 mi Resende
$633
292 km or 182 mi Passos
$608
293 km or 182 mi Volta Redonda
$593
296 km or 184 mi Barra Mansa
$606
298 km or 185 mi Teresopolis
$619
301 km or 187 mi Petropolis
$645
304 km or 189 mi Nova Friburgo
$531
306 km or 190 mi Patos de Minas
$621
314 km or 195 mi Cachoeiro de Itapemirim
$624
315 km or 196 mi Araxa
$609
316 km or 197 mi Cruzeiro
$638
322 km or 200 mi Itajuba
$554
323 km or 201 mi Nova Iguacu
$640
324 km or 202 mi Belford Roxo
$887
328 km or 204 mi Duque de Caxias
$688
329 km or 205 mi Sao Joao de Meriti
$710

Cities near Porto Alegre

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi Canoas
$682
16 km or 9.9 mi Cachoeirinha
$631
21 km or 13 mi Viamao
$708
41 km or 25 mi Novo Hamburgo
$592
96 km or 60 mi Caxias do Sul
$600
100 km or 62 mi Bento Goncalves
$601
107 km or 67 mi Camaqua
$634
121 km or 75 mi Santa Cruz do Sul
$555
160 km or 100 mi Cachoeira do Sul
$590
172 km or 107 mi Vacaria
$624
208 km or 129 mi Ararangua
$565
221 km or 137 mi Pelotas
$631
228 km or 141 mi Passo Fundo
$688
235 km or 146 mi Criciuma
$521
238 km or 148 mi Rio Grande
$666
246 km or 153 mi Carazinho
$653
252 km or 156 mi Santa Maria
$511
262 km or 163 mi Lages
$688
277 km or 172 mi Tubarao
$604
285 km or 177 mi Erechim
$636
299 km or 186 mi Sao Gabriel
$565
311 km or 193 mi Bage
$520
318 km or 198 mi Ijui
$610
321 km or 199 mi Concordia
$632
352 km or 219 mi Santo Angelo
$611
354 km or 220 mi Chapeco
$607
363 km or 225 mi Cacador
$655
376 km or 234 mi Florianopolis
$925
382 km or 238 mi Melo
$785
397 km or 247 mi Brusque
$697
397 km or 247 mi Santa Rosa
$619
406 km or 252 mi Blumenau
$682
415 km or 258 mi Itapema
$729
423 km or 263 mi Balneario Camboriu
$760
423 km or 263 mi Santana do Livramento
$573
425 km or 264 mi Rivera
$837
429 km or 266 mi Itajai
$756
446 km or 277 mi Pato Branco
$681
448 km or 278 mi Jaragua do Sul
$669
474 km or 295 mi Obera
$368