Belo Horizonte vs Recife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Belo Horizonte	Recife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$898	$802
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2247	$2043
🏠 One person rent	$387	$358
🏘️ Family rent	$647	$616
🍽️ Food expenses	$286	$260
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$88
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$598	$418
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	64	54
😀 Quality of life	66	66
🏙️ Population	2.32M	1.49M

The cost of living in Belo Horizonte is 12% more expensive than in Recife. Cities ranked 6263rd and 6758th ($898 vs $802) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 33rd in Brazil.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Belo Horizonte compared to 0.5 months in Recife. Ranked 11th vs 12th best cities to live in Brazil, and 4990th vs 5007th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Belo Horizonte vs Recife

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	Belo Horizonte	Recife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.75	$5.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.3	$32.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.06	$8.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.3	$1.56
☕ Cappuccino	$2.48	$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.24	$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$511	$439
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$256	$229
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$805	$811
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$467	$412
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60	$69.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.4	$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.2	$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.32%	11.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2077	$1912
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1065	$1040
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.13	$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$58.2	$37.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.88	$7.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.61	$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.43
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.4	$2.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$7.12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$4.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.78	$7.16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$0.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.45	$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.18	$7.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.27	$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.37	$1.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.05	$3.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.52	$3.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.66	$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.33	$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$26.8	$20.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.16	$7.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$50.4	$60.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.8	$44.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.2	$74.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$430	$276
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9000	$11966

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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 Recife

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Olinda	$615
12 km or 7.2 mi	Camaragibe	$605
13 km or 7.8 mi	Paulista	$460
16 km or 10 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$751
31 km or 19 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$680
47 km or 29 mi	Carpina	$636
56 km or 35 mi	Goiana	$623
108 km or 67 mi	Joao Pessoa	$820
123 km or 77 mi	Caruaru	$598
143 km or 89 mi	Campina Grande	$597
191 km or 119 mi	Rio Largo	$696
200 km or 124 mi	Garanhuns	$705
202 km or 126 mi	Maceio	$752
243 km or 151 mi	Arcoverde	$641
244 km or 152 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$671
254 km or 158 mi	Natal	$621
271 km or 168 mi	Arapiraca	$673
288 km or 179 mi	Patos	$640
302 km or 188 mi	Caico	$697
311 km or 193 mi	Penedo	$649
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$472
397 km or 247 mi	Aracaju	$599
419 km or 260 mi	Mossoro	$610
454 km or 282 mi	Estancia	$661
467 km or 290 mi	Salgueiro	$617
476 km or 296 mi	Ico	$650
487 km or 302 mi	Russas	$707
498 km or 309 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$615
503 km or 312 mi	Aracati	$718
507 km or 315 mi	Crato	$614
523 km or 325 mi	Iguatu	$648
571 km or 355 mi	Quixada	$709
597 km or 371 mi	Alagoinhas	$678
605 km or 376 mi	Serrinha	$654
628 km or 390 mi	Fortaleza	$824
636 km or 395 mi	Petrolina	$617
636 km or 395 mi	Juazeiro	$491
636 km or 395 mi	Caucaia	$768
639 km or 397 mi	Caninde	$693
641 km or 398 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$592