Belo Horizonte vs Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

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Belo Horizonte Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person
$898
$887
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2247
$2166
🏠 One person rent
$387
$396
🏘️ Family rent
$647
$592
🍽️ Food expenses
$286
$280
🚐 Transport expenses
$123
$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$598
$381
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
64
57
😀 Quality of life
66
63
🏙️ Population
2.32M
2.42M

The cost of living in Belo Horizonte is 1% more expensive than in Salvador. Cities ranked 6263rd and 6337th ($898 vs $887) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 10th in Brazil.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Belo Horizonte compared to 0.4 months in Salvador. Ranked 11th vs 21st best cities to live in Brazil, and 4990th vs 5445th 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
$5.75
$7.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.3
$27.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.06
$7.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.3
$2.41
☕ Cappuccino
$2.48
$2.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.24
$1.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$511
$420
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$256
$276
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$805
$682
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$467
$405
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60
$75.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.4
$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.2
$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.32%
10.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2077
$2069
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1065
$1176
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.13
$1.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$58.2
$51
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.88
$9.16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.97
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.61
$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.4
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$9.56
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$4.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.78
$7.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.45
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.18
$6.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.37
$2.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.05
$4.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.52
$4.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.66
$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.33
$1.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.8
$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.16
$6.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.4
$32.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.5
$8.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.8
$55.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.2
$77.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$430
$351
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9000
$15139

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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 Salvador

Distance City Cost of living
75 km or 47 mi Valenca
$690
81 km or 51 mi Santo Antonio de Jesus
$691
93 km or 58 mi Feira de Santana
$575
93 km or 58 mi Alagoinhas
$678
155 km or 96 mi Serrinha
$654
197 km or 122 mi Jequie
$624
201 km or 125 mi Itaberaba
$660
210 km or 131 mi Ilheus
$568
218 km or 136 mi Itabuna
$495
222 km or 138 mi Estancia
$661
278 km or 173 mi Aracaju
$599
315 km or 196 mi Itapetinga
$583
328 km or 204 mi Vitoria da Conquista
$571
334 km or 207 mi Senhor do Bonfim
$592
364 km or 226 mi Penedo
$649
367 km or 228 mi Brumado
$601
391 km or 243 mi Porto Seguro
$632
397 km or 247 mi Paulo Afonso
$472
408 km or 254 mi Irece
$606
412 km or 256 mi Arapiraca
$673
446 km or 277 mi Palmeira dos Indios
$671
451 km or 280 mi Juazeiro
$491
454 km or 282 mi Petrolina
$617
465 km or 289 mi Itamaraju
$630
476 km or 296 mi Maceio
$752
482 km or 300 mi Guanambi
$616
485 km or 301 mi Rio Largo
$696
504 km or 313 mi Garanhuns
$705
524 km or 326 mi Teixeira de Freitas
$627
531 km or 330 mi Arcoverde
$641
532 km or 331 mi Bom Jesus da Lapa
$603
549 km or 341 mi Salgueiro
$617
590 km or 367 mi Caruaru
$598
605 km or 376 mi Janauba
$623
631 km or 392 mi Teofilo Otoni
$609
645 km or 401 mi Cabo de Santo Agostinho
$680
645 km or 401 mi Crato
$614
646 km or 402 mi Juazeiro do Norte
$615
655 km or 407 mi Sao Mateus
$637
662 km or 411 mi Jaboatao dos Guararapes
$751