Belo Horizonte vs Quito - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Belo Horizonte	Quito
🚶 Cost of living one person	$861	$851
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2085	$2169
🏠 One person rent	$378	$339
🏘️ Family rent	$587	$594
🍽️ Food expenses	$257	$314
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$89.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$348	$479
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	63	63
😀 Quality of life	58	61
🏙️ Population	2.53M	2.01M

The cost of living in Belo Horizonte is 1% more expensive than in Quito. Cities ranked 6164th and 6208th ($861 vs $851) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 3rd in Brazil and Ecuador, respectively. Check Brazil vs Ecuador comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Belo Horizonte compared to 0.6 months in Quito. Belo Horizonte ranked 5th best city to live in Brazil vs Quito ranked 2nd in Ecuador, while ranked 5643rd and 5206th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Belo Horizonte vs Quito

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	Belo Horizonte	Quito
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.15	$5.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.2	$34.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.79	$7.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.04	$2.68
☕ Cappuccino	$1.87	$2.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.13	$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$404	$404
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$274	$250
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$639	$703
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$436	$474
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.4	$25.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90.7	$41.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.8	$32.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.85%	12.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1386	$1617
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1071	$1286
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.12	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.6	$20.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.1	$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.35	$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.22	$2.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.87	$7.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$7.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.87	$7.74
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.11	$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.34	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.34	$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.16	$5.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.71	$6.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.31	$8.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.97	$2.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$2.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.2	$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.98	$7.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$67.4	$52.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.97	$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.7	$53.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.1	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$321	$261
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6238	$7844

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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 Quito

Distance	City	Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi	Santo Domingo	$775
77 km or 48 mi	Ibarra	$536
114 km or 71 mi	Ambato	$570
138 km or 86 mi	Quevedo	$638
151 km or 94 mi	Ipiales	$515
163 km or 101 mi	Riobamba	$547
183 km or 114 mi	Esmeraldas	$612
210 km or 130 mi	Pasto	$511
210 km or 130 mi	Babahoyo	$834
227 km or 141 mi	Tumaco	$533
235 km or 146 mi	Portoviejo	$642
244 km or 152 mi	Milagro	$731
258 km or 161 mi	Manta	$870
262 km or 163 mi	Duran	$801
267 km or 166 mi	Guayaquil	$903
303 km or 188 mi	Cuenca	$790
307 km or 191 mi	Montanita	$754
348 km or 216 mi	La Libertad	$814
364 km or 226 mi	Popayan	$455
376 km or 233 mi	Machala	$603
381 km or 237 mi	Florencia	$416
426 km or 265 mi	Loja	$637
430 km or 267 mi	Tumbes	$472
463 km or 288 mi	Cali	$720
484 km or 301 mi	Buenaventura	$552
484 km or 301 mi	Palmira	$648
501 km or 311 mi	Neiva	$507
516 km or 321 mi	Mancora	$514
543 km or 337 mi	Tulua	$493
574 km or 357 mi	Talara	$532
575 km or 357 mi	Sullana	$543
602 km or 374 mi	Piura	$592
610 km or 379 mi	Jaen	$504
611 km or 380 mi	Paita	$551
616 km or 383 mi	Armenia	$551
623 km or 387 mi	Cartago	$639
631 km or 392 mi	Salento	$567
635 km or 395 mi	Ibague	$525
641 km or 398 mi	Pereira	$639
650 km or 404 mi	Girardot	$416