Belo Horizonte vs Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

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Belo Horizonte Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person
$787
$741
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1919
$1824
🏠 One person rent
$345
$323
🏘️ Family rent
$550
$513
🍽️ Food expenses
$243
$235
🚐 Transport expenses
$113
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$356
$437
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
63
56
😀 Quality of life
58
58
🏙️ Population
2.32M
2.42M

The cost of living in Belo Horizonte is 6% more expensive than in Salvador. Cities ranked 6493rd and 6712th ($787 vs $741) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 23rd 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 Salvador. Ranked 6th vs 8th best cities to live in Brazil, and 5488th vs 5558th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Belo Horizonte vs Salvador

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Belo Horizonte Salvador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.13
$5.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.1
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.32
$6.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$1.75
☕ Cappuccino
$1.87
$1.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$385
$370
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$245
$217
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$622
$566
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$406
$365
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.4
$60.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81.1
$92.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.6
$15.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.71%
10.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1120
$1184
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$767
$657
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$0.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43
$45.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.04
$5.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.93
$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.31
$1.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.11
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.28
$9.22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
$4.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.36
$6.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.73
$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.92
$6.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.94
$2.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.33
$3.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.68
$4.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.64
$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.18
$0.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.1
$22.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.5
$6.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.7
$37.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.88
$9.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.8
$51.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76
$73.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$330
$231
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6162
$10964

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.4 mi Contagem
$567
15 km or 9.2 mi Nova Lima
$643
22 km or 14 mi Vespasiano
$629
57 km or 35 mi Sete Lagoas
$468
69 km or 43 mi Itauna
$580
72 km or 45 mi Ouro Preto
$599
87 km or 54 mi Conselheiro Lafaiete
$631
102 km or 63 mi Divinopolis
$581
123 km or 77 mi Ponte Nova
$585
136 km or 85 mi Curvelo
$588
142 km or 88 mi Sao Joao del-Rei
$532
147 km or 91 mi Vicosa
$593
149 km or 93 mi Barbacena
$520
155 km or 96 mi Ipatinga
$482
167 km or 104 mi Formiga
$590
172 km or 107 mi Uba
$585
190 km or 118 mi Caratinga
$572
191 km or 119 mi Lavras
$515
215 km or 133 mi Muriae
$618
216 km or 134 mi Juiz de Fora
$461
239 km or 149 mi Governador Valadares
$501
240 km or 149 mi Varginha
$463
242 km or 151 mi Tres Coracoes
$542
269 km or 167 mi Alfenas
$570
291 km or 181 mi Resende
$596
292 km or 182 mi Passos
$563
293 km or 182 mi Volta Redonda
$549
296 km or 184 mi Barra Mansa
$563
298 km or 185 mi Teresopolis
$578
301 km or 187 mi Petropolis
$600
304 km or 189 mi Nova Friburgo
$500
306 km or 190 mi Patos de Minas
$634
314 km or 195 mi Cachoeiro de Itapemirim
$629
315 km or 196 mi Araxa
$558
316 km or 197 mi Cruzeiro
$620
322 km or 200 mi Itajuba
$543
323 km or 201 mi Nova Iguacu
$591
324 km or 202 mi Belford Roxo
$808
328 km or 204 mi Duque de Caxias
$636
329 km or 205 mi Sao Joao de Meriti
$652

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Distance City Cost of living
75 km or 47 mi Valenca
$599
81 km or 51 mi Santo Antonio de Jesus
$604
93 km or 58 mi Feira de Santana
$602
93 km or 58 mi Alagoinhas
$606
155 km or 96 mi Serrinha
$591
197 km or 122 mi Jequie
$545
201 km or 125 mi Itaberaba
$579
210 km or 131 mi Ilheus
$471
218 km or 136 mi Itabuna
$406
222 km or 138 mi Estancia
$640
278 km or 173 mi Aracaju
$670
315 km or 196 mi Itapetinga
$529
328 km or 204 mi Vitoria da Conquista
$538
334 km or 207 mi Senhor do Bonfim
$502
364 km or 226 mi Penedo
$602
367 km or 228 mi Brumado
$542
391 km or 243 mi Porto Seguro
$611
397 km or 247 mi Paulo Afonso
$427
408 km or 254 mi Irece
$519
412 km or 256 mi Arapiraca
$597
446 km or 277 mi Palmeira dos Indios
$583
451 km or 280 mi Juazeiro
$414
454 km or 282 mi Petrolina
$412
465 km or 289 mi Itamaraju
$582
476 km or 296 mi Maceio
$630
482 km or 300 mi Guanambi
$553
485 km or 301 mi Rio Largo
$589
504 km or 313 mi Garanhuns
$610
524 km or 326 mi Teixeira de Freitas
$575
531 km or 330 mi Arcoverde
$557
532 km or 331 mi Bom Jesus da Lapa
$551
549 km or 341 mi Salgueiro
$545
590 km or 367 mi Caruaru
$495
605 km or 376 mi Janauba
$573
631 km or 392 mi Teofilo Otoni
$556
645 km or 401 mi Cabo de Santo Agostinho
$585
645 km or 401 mi Crato
$573
646 km or 402 mi Juazeiro do Norte
$583
655 km or 407 mi Sao Mateus
$608
662 km or 411 mi Jaboatao dos Guararapes
$610