Belo Horizonte vs Recife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Belo Horizonte	Recife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$768	$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1890	$1826
🏠 One person rent	$341	$285
🏘️ Family rent	$550	$541
🍽️ Food expenses	$238	$222
🚐 Transport expenses	$106	$79.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$373	$413
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	63	54
😀 Quality of life	59	54
🏙️ Population	2.32M	1.49M

The cost of living in Belo Horizonte is 14% more expensive than in Recife. Cities ranked 6579th and 7055th ($768 vs $671) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 43rd in Brazil.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Belo Horizonte compared to 0.6 months in Recife. Ranked 5th vs 19th best cities to live in Brazil, and 5438th vs 5998th 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	$4.88	$4.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29	$22.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.36	$6.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$1.38
☕ Cappuccino	$1.86	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.94	$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$375	$316
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$243	$198
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$630	$549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$406	$427
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.1	$47.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.8	$73.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.3	$16.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.91%	13.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1419	$1247
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$830	$723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.99	$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39.4	$35.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.51	$6.49
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.21	$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.94	$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.09	$7.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$3.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.14	$6.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$2.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.7	$1.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.22	$6.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.95	$1.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.08	$3.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.76	$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.41	$1.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.17	$1.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24	$17.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.65	$6.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$43.4	$52
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.06	$7.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.6	$45
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72	$71.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$351	$269
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6817	$14050

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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 Recife

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Olinda	$588
12 km or 7.2 mi	Camaragibe	$567
13 km or 7.8 mi	Paulista	$446
16 km or 10 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$677
31 km or 19 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$607
47 km or 29 mi	Carpina	$563
56 km or 35 mi	Goiana	$551
108 km or 67 mi	Joao Pessoa	$615
123 km or 77 mi	Caruaru	$503
143 km or 89 mi	Campina Grande	$538
191 km or 119 mi	Rio Largo	$610
200 km or 124 mi	Garanhuns	$572
202 km or 126 mi	Maceio	$667
243 km or 151 mi	Arcoverde	$547
244 km or 152 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$571
254 km or 158 mi	Natal	$563
271 km or 168 mi	Arapiraca	$591
288 km or 179 mi	Patos	$569
302 km or 188 mi	Caico	$561
311 km or 193 mi	Penedo	$560
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$412
397 km or 247 mi	Aracaju	$527
419 km or 260 mi	Mossoro	$550
454 km or 282 mi	Estancia	$565
467 km or 290 mi	Salgueiro	$534
476 km or 296 mi	Ico	$563
487 km or 302 mi	Russas	$597
498 km or 309 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$553
503 km or 312 mi	Aracati	$603
507 km or 315 mi	Crato	$545
523 km or 325 mi	Iguatu	$561
571 km or 355 mi	Quixada	$604
597 km or 371 mi	Alagoinhas	$554
605 km or 376 mi	Serrinha	$540
628 km or 390 mi	Fortaleza	$745
636 km or 395 mi	Petrolina	$531
636 km or 395 mi	Juazeiro	$428
636 km or 395 mi	Caucaia	$685
639 km or 397 mi	Caninde	$595
641 km or 398 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$509