Belo Horizonte vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Belo Horizonte	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$898	$1648
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2247	$3908
🏠 One person rent	$387	$829
🏘️ Family rent	$647	$1438
🍽️ Food expenses	$286	$564
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$598	$2878
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	64	38
😀 Quality of life	66	87
🏙️ Population	2.32M	574K

The cost of living in Belo Horizonte is 46% less expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 6263rd and 3402nd ($898 vs $1648) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 116th in Brazil and Canada, respectively. Check Brazil vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Belo Horizonte compared to 1.7 months in Quebec City. Belo Horizonte ranked 11th best city to live in Brazil vs Quebec City ranked 21st in Canada, while ranked 4990th and 327th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Belo Horizonte vs Quebec City

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	Belo Horizonte	Quebec City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.75	$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.3	$66.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.06	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.3	$5.34
☕ Cappuccino	$2.48	$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.24	$1.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$511	$907
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$256	$680
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$805	$1526
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$467	$1247
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60	$58.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.4	$89.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.2	$45.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.32%	4.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2077	$6977
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1065	$2884
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.13	$2.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$58.2	$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.88	$16.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.61	$3.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$4.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.4	$3.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$11.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.78	$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$4.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$3.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$3.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$2.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$2.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$0.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.45	$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.18	$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.27	$2.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.37	$15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.05	$6.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.52	$3.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.66	$2.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.33	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$26.8	$37.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.16	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$50.4	$79.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.8	$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.2	$95.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$430	$703
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9000	$8149

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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 Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1638
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$1002
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1457
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1238
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1219
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1441
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1365
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1421
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1575
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1504
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1122
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1289
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1533
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1675
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1421
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1384
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1199
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1702
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1816
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1817
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1829
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1875
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1892
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1828
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1861
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1892
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1772
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1863
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1874
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2051
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1856
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1850
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1901
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1937
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1828
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1852
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$2058
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1921
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1870
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1913