Belo Horizonte vs Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Belo Horizonte	Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$861	$922
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2085	$2016
🏠 One person rent	$378	$473
🏘️ Family rent	$587	$604
🍽️ Food expenses	$257	$246
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$348	$324
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	63	56
😀 Quality of life	58	43
🏙️ Population	2.53M	2.9M

The cost of living in Belo Horizonte is 7% less expensive than in Salvador. Cities ranked 6164th and 5826th ($861 vs $922) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 6th 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 Salvador. Ranked 5th vs 44th best cities to live in Brazil, and 5643rd vs 6863rd 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	$5.15	$6.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.2	$18.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.79	$7.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.04	$1.67
☕ Cappuccino	$1.87	$2.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.13	$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$404	$613
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$274	$292
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$639	$541
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$436	$401
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.4	$107
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90.7	$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.8	$9.96
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.85%	12.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1386	$960
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1071	$422
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.12	$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.6	$53.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.1	$6.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.35	$0.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$0.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.22	$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.87	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$4.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.87	$7.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$1.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.11	$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.34	$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.34	$1.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.16	$2.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.71	$4.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.31	$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.97	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$0.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.2	$22.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.98	$7.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$67.4	$37.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.97	$8.83
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.7	$37.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.1	$73.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$321	$299
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6238	$12057

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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 Salvador

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 47 mi	Valenca	$680
81 km or 51 mi	Santo Antonio de Jesus	$674
93 km or 58 mi	Feira de Santana	$701
93 km or 58 mi	Alagoinhas	$666
155 km or 96 mi	Serrinha	$635
197 km or 122 mi	Jequie	$592
201 km or 125 mi	Itaberaba	$620
210 km or 131 mi	Ilheus	$494
218 km or 136 mi	Itabuna	$438
222 km or 138 mi	Estancia	$606
278 km or 173 mi	Aracaju	$634
315 km or 196 mi	Itapetinga	$566
328 km or 204 mi	Vitoria da Conquista	$595
334 km or 207 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$525
364 km or 226 mi	Penedo	$611
367 km or 228 mi	Brumado	$597
391 km or 243 mi	Porto Seguro	$577
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$462
408 km or 254 mi	Irece	$550
412 km or 256 mi	Arapiraca	$634
446 km or 277 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$610
451 km or 280 mi	Juazeiro	$444
454 km or 282 mi	Petrolina	$436
465 km or 289 mi	Itamaraju	$583
476 km or 296 mi	Maceio	$651
482 km or 300 mi	Guanambi	$621
485 km or 301 mi	Rio Largo	$615
504 km or 313 mi	Garanhuns	$612
524 km or 326 mi	Teixeira de Freitas	$587
531 km or 330 mi	Arcoverde	$580
532 km or 331 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$606
549 km or 341 mi	Salgueiro	$576
590 km or 367 mi	Caruaru	$504
605 km or 376 mi	Janauba	$645
631 km or 392 mi	Teofilo Otoni	$573
645 km or 401 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$657
645 km or 401 mi	Crato	$619
646 km or 402 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$631
655 km or 407 mi	Sao Mateus	$601
662 km or 411 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$711