Belo Horizonte vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Belo Horizonte	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$861	$1658
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2085	$3837
🏠 One person rent	$378	$840
🏘️ Family rent	$587	$1268
🍽️ Food expenses	$257	$551
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$348	$2472
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	63	39
😀 Quality of life	58	87
🏙️ Population	2.53M	549K

The cost of living in Belo Horizonte is 48% less expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 6164th and 2827th ($861 vs $1658) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 109th in Brazil and Canada, respectively. Check Brazil vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Belo Horizonte compared to 1.5 months in Quebec City. Belo Horizonte ranked 5th best city to live in Brazil vs Quebec City ranked 18th in Canada, while ranked 5643rd and 204th 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	$5.15	$15.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.2	$67.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.79	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.04	$6.4
☕ Cappuccino	$1.87	$4.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.13	$2.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$404	$793
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$274	$689
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$639	$1298
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$436	$1046
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.4	$78.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90.7	$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.8	$50.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.85%	7.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1386	$10641
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1071	$3317
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.12	$2.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.6	$68.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.1	$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.35	$2.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$4.07
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.22	$2.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.87	$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.87	$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$3.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$4.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$4.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$1.14
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.11	$1.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.34	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.34	$2.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.16	$9.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.71	$6.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.31	$3.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.97	$2.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$1.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.2	$34.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.98	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$67.4	$82.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.97	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.7	$83.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.1	$94.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$321	$1142
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6238	$6211

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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 Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1653
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$1529
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1560
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1342
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1053
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1379
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1588
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1468
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1558
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1567
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1585
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1587
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1539
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1626
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1397
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1586
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1158
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1659
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1816
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1783
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1835
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1874
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1924
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1772
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1882
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1906
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1705
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1820
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1962
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2105
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1869
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1847
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1821
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1949
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1808
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1821
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$1874
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1912
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1840
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1813