Belo Horizonte vs San Antonio - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Belo Horizonte	San Antonio
🚶 Cost of living one person	$898	$2071
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2247	$4674
🏠 One person rent	$387	$1211
🏘️ Family rent	$647	$1801
🍽️ Food expenses	$286	$582
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$126
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$598	$4112
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	64	81
😀 Quality of life	66	91
🏙️ Population	2.32M	1.43M

The cost of living in Belo Horizonte is 57% less expensive than in San Antonio. Cities ranked 6263rd and 1833rd ($898 vs $2071) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 1452nd in Brazil and the United States, respectively. Check Brazil vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Belo Horizonte compared to 2 months in San Antonio. Belo Horizonte ranked 11th best city to live in Brazil vs San Antonio ranked 39th in the United States, while ranked 4990th and 156th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Belo Horizonte vs San Antonio

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	Belo Horizonte	San Antonio
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.75	$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.3	$60.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.06	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.3	$6.15
☕ Cappuccino	$2.48	$5.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.24	$2.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$511	$1312
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$256	$901
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$805	$1860
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$467	$1400
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60	$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.4	$233
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.2	$75.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.32%	6.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2077	$4488
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1065	$1816
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.13	$1.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$58.2	$37.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.88	$17.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.61	$2.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$3.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.4	$5.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.78	$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$4.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$4.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$3.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$2.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$1.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.45	$2.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.18	$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.27	$3.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.37	$9.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.05	$6.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.52	$7.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.66	$4.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.33	$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$26.8	$45.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.16	$14.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$50.4	$95.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.8	$51.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.2	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$430	$1365
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9000	$19123

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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 San Antonio

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Schertz	$2093
30 km or 18 mi	Cibolo	$2105
48 km or 30 mi	New Braunfels	$2123
54 km or 33 mi	Seguin	$2120
74 km or 46 mi	San Marcos	$2125
87 km or 54 mi	Kyle	$2168
93 km or 58 mi	Kerrville	$1944
122 km or 76 mi	Austin	$2475
136 km or 85 mi	Cedar Park	$2151
140 km or 87 mi	Leander	$2149
141 km or 88 mi	Pflugerville	$2141
145 km or 90 mi	Round Rock	$2058
157 km or 98 mi	Georgetown	$2110
161 km or 100 mi	Victoria	$2003
197 km or 122 mi	Copperas Cove	$1963
200 km or 124 mi	Harker Heights	$1937
201 km or 125 mi	Killeen	$1857
210 km or 130 mi	Eagle Pass	$1903
213 km or 132 mi	Piedras Negras	$1005
215 km or 134 mi	Corpus Christi	$1722
216 km or 134 mi	Temple	$2070
221 km or 137 mi	Kingsville	$1855
233 km or 145 mi	Del Rio	$1897
235 km or 146 mi	Laredo	$1708
236 km or 147 mi	Ciudad Acuna	$1010
237 km or 147 mi	Nuevo Laredo	$796
247 km or 153 mi	Bryan	$1950
247 km or 154 mi	College Station	$1843
261 km or 162 mi	Rosenberg	$2096
269 km or 167 mi	Waco	$2066
279 km or 174 mi	Sugar Land	$2011
286 km or 178 mi	Missouri	$2093
293 km or 182 mi	San Angelo	$2519
300 km or 186 mi	Lake Jackson	$2033
300 km or 187 mi	The Woodlands	$2754
303 km or 188 mi	Houston	$2261
308 km or 191 mi	Spring	$2107
309 km or 192 mi	Conroe	$1860
310 km or 193 mi	Pearland	$2064
312 km or 194 mi	Stephenville	$2093