Belo Horizonte vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Belo Horizonte	Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$898	$1628
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2247	$3587
🏠 One person rent	$387	$936
🏘️ Family rent	$647	$1460
🍽️ Food expenses	$286	$376
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$598	$2284
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	64	70
😀 Quality of life	66	78
🏙️ Population	2.32M	7.01M

The cost of living in Belo Horizonte is 45% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 6263rd and 3485th ($898 vs $1628) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 1st in Brazil and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Brazil vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Belo Horizonte compared to 1.4 months in Riyadh. Belo Horizonte ranked 11th best city to live in Brazil vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 4990th and 899th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Belo Horizonte vs Riyadh

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	Belo Horizonte	Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.75	$7.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.3	$53.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.06	$8.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.3	$1.72
☕ Cappuccino	$2.48	$4.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.24	$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$511	$999
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$256	$757
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$805	$1794
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$467	$1176
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60	$57.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.4	$87.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.2	$73.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.32%	5.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2077	$3071
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1065	$1929
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.13	$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$58.2	$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.88	$17.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$0.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.61	$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$2.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.4	$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$9.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.78	$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.45	$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.18	$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.27	$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.37	$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.05	$2.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.52	$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.66	$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.33	$5.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$26.8	$89.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.16	$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$50.4	$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.8	$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.2	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$430	$503
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9000	$10912

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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 Riyadh

Distance	City	Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$821
316 km or 196 mi	Unaizah	$938
350 km or 217 mi	Ar Rass	$834
389 km or 242 mi	Dhahran	$965
394 km or 245 mi	Dammam	$1059
395 km or 245 mi	Jubail	$917
417 km or 259 mi	Qatif	$778
420 km or 261 mi	Riffa	$1062
421 km or 262 mi	Isa Town	$1218
426 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1340
460 km or 286 mi	Al Wafrah	$1247
480 km or 298 mi	As Sulayyil	$993
491 km or 305 mi	Doha	$2100
496 km or 308 mi	Al Khor	$2015
540 km or 336 mi	Kuwait City	$1437
595 km or 369 mi	Ha'il	$738
611 km or 379 mi	Umm Qasr	$708
618 km or 384 mi	Al-Faw	$703
631 km or 392 mi	Bushehr	$454
646 km or 401 mi	Az Zubayr	$694
652 km or 405 mi	Abadan	$522
658 km or 409 mi	Basra	$861
659 km or 410 mi	Khorramshahr	$509
668 km or 415 mi	Bisha	$890
680 km or 423 mi	Borazjan	$457
701 km or 436 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$493
713 km or 443 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1791
714 km or 443 mi	Nasiriyah	$655
719 km or 447 mi	Medina	$1164
737 km or 458 mi	Kazerun	$471
747 km or 464 mi	Behbahan	$469
754 km or 469 mi	Samawah	$573
766 km or 476 mi	Ahvaz	$548
775 km or 481 mi	Abu Dhabi	$2133
790 km or 491 mi	Mecca	$1031
798 km or 496 mi	Shiraz	$505
800 km or 497 mi	Amarah	$670
804 km or 499 mi	Bareq	$873
804 km or 500 mi	Jahrom	$494
823 km or 511 mi	Yasuj	$459