Belo Horizonte vs Praia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Belo Horizonte	Praia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$768	$840
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1890	$1956
🏠 One person rent	$341	$405
🏘️ Family rent	$550	$721
🍽️ Food expenses	$238	$327
🚐 Transport expenses	$106	$47
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$373	$191
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	63	29
😀 Quality of life	59	36
🏙️ Population	2.32M	159K

The cost of living in Belo Horizonte is 9% less expensive than in Praia. Cities ranked 6579th and 6298th ($768 vs $840) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 2nd in Brazil and Cape Verde, respectively. Check Brazil vs Cape Verde comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Belo Horizonte compared to 0.2 months in Praia. Belo Horizonte ranked 5th best city to live in Brazil vs Praia ranked 1st in Cape Verde, while ranked 5438th and 7365th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Belo Horizonte vs Praia

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	Belo Horizonte	Praia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.88	$5.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29	$26.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.36	$5.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$2.07
☕ Cappuccino	$1.86	$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.94	$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$375	$393
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$243	$236
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$630	$821
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$406	$460
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.1	$92.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.8	$143
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.3	$45.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.91%	8.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1419	$1102
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$830	$879
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.99	$0.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39.4	$25.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.51	$16.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.21	$1.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.94	$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.09	$18.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$4.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.14	$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$3.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$2.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$3.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$3.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.7	$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.22	$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.95	$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.08	$3.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.76	$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.41	$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.17	$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24	$25.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.65	$5.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$43.4	$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.06	$2.36
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.6	$32.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72	$69.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$351	$132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6817	$2887

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Cities near Belo Horizonte

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 Praia

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Assomada	$838
270 km or 168 mi	Mindelo	$865
651 km or 404 mi	Dakar	$1114
671 km or 417 mi	Rufisque	$1046
709 km or 440 mi	Thies	$1052
760 km or 472 mi	Lamin	$507
761 km or 473 mi	Saint-Louis	$960
762 km or 474 mi	Brikama	$552
765 km or 475 mi	Banjul	$477
766 km or 476 mi	Fatick	$998
786 km or 488 mi	Louga	$970
805 km or 500 mi	Kaolack	$1000
824 km or 512 mi	Ziguinchor	$953
843 km or 524 mi	Rosso	$647
877 km or 545 mi	Nouakchott	$675
921 km or 572 mi	Bissau	$827
952 km or 591 mi	Kolda	$964
1004 km or 624 mi	Bafata	$804
1156 km or 718 mi	Boffa	$998
1222 km or 760 mi	Conakry	$1061
1263 km or 785 mi	Forecariah	$998
1327 km or 825 mi	Freetown	$1346
1338 km or 831 mi	Mamou	$1019
1497 km or 930 mi	Bo	$1278
1554 km or 965 mi	Kenema	$1272
1618 km or 1005 mi	Gueckedou	$1009
1621 km or 1007 mi	Kankan	$1007
1646 km or 1023 mi	Tenerife	$1612
1660 km or 1031 mi	La Orotava	$1558
1662 km or 1033 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1287
1663 km or 1034 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1665
1680 km or 1044 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1361
1682 km or 1045 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1371
1685 km or 1047 mi	Monrovia	$523
1688 km or 1049 mi	Las Palmas	$1268
1694 km or 1053 mi	Bamako	$569
1712 km or 1064 mi	Kakata	$487
1729 km or 1074 mi	Laayoune	$559
1735 km or 1078 mi	Koulikoro	$490
1737 km or 1079 mi	Banamba	$491