Belo Horizonte vs Rio de Janeiro - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Belo Horizonte	Rio de Janeiro
🚶 Cost of living one person	$861	$1010
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2085	$2648
🏠 One person rent	$378	$460
🏘️ Family rent	$587	$868
🍽️ Food expenses	$257	$272
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$348	$359
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	63	94
😀 Quality of life	58	62
🏙️ Population	2.53M	6.78M

The cost of living in Belo Horizonte is 15% less expensive than in Rio de Janeiro. Cities ranked 6164th and 5234th ($861 vs $1010) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 2nd in Brazil.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Belo Horizonte compared to 0.4 months in Rio de Janeiro. Ranked 5th vs 3rd best cities to live in Brazil, and 5643rd vs 5089th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Belo Horizonte vs Rio de Janeiro

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	Belo Horizonte	Rio de Janeiro
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.15	$6.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.2	$33.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.79	$7.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.04	$2.16
☕ Cappuccino	$1.87	$2.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.13	$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$404	$497
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$274	$313
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$639	$997
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$436	$641
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.4	$88.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90.7	$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.8	$21.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.85%	10.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1386	$2527
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1071	$1298
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.12	$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.6	$55.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.1	$9.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.35	$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.22	$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.87	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.87	$8.52
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$2.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.11	$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.34	$8.35
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.34	$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.16	$1.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.71	$4.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.31	$4.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.97	$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$1.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.2	$27.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.98	$8.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$67.4	$72.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.97	$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.7	$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.1	$87
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$321	$588
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6238	$10845

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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 Rio de Janeiro

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Niteroi	$778
18 km or 11 mi	Duque de Caxias	$688
21 km or 13 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$710
26 km or 16 mi	Belford Roxo	$887
31 km or 19 mi	Nova Iguacu	$640
45 km or 28 mi	Petropolis	$645
60 km or 37 mi	Teresopolis	$619
70 km or 44 mi	Saquarema	$717
98 km or 61 mi	Nova Friburgo	$531
102 km or 64 mi	Volta Redonda	$593
108 km or 67 mi	Barra Mansa	$606
112 km or 70 mi	Sao Pedro da Aldeia	$691
115 km or 72 mi	Angra dos Reis	$702
121 km or 75 mi	Cabo Frio	$711
130 km or 81 mi	Juiz de Fora	$496
135 km or 84 mi	Rio das Ostras	$560
137 km or 85 mi	Resende	$633
157 km or 97 mi	Macae	$681
184 km or 115 mi	Cruzeiro	$638
196 km or 122 mi	Barbacena	$568
199 km or 123 mi	Lorena	$647
200 km or 124 mi	Ubatuba	$685
201 km or 125 mi	Uba	$616
208 km or 129 mi	Guaratingueta	$653
215 km or 134 mi	Muriae	$617
226 km or 140 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$465
231 km or 144 mi	Campos dos Goytacazes	$582
232 km or 144 mi	Pindamonhangaba	$679
238 km or 148 mi	Itajuba	$554
240 km or 149 mi	Caraguatatuba	$701
241 km or 150 mi	Taubate	$669
242 km or 150 mi	Vicosa	$631
245 km or 152 mi	Sao Sebastiao	$681
251 km or 156 mi	Tres Coracoes	$591
257 km or 160 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$680
258 km or 160 mi	Cacapava	$674
264 km or 164 mi	Lavras	$579
275 km or 171 mi	Varginha	$541
277 km or 172 mi	Sao Jose dos Campos	$775
279 km or 173 mi	Ponte Nova	$620