Belo Horizonte vs San Antonio - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Belo Horizonte	San Antonio
🚶 Cost of living one person	$787	$2194
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1919	$4931
🏠 One person rent	$345	$1336
🏘️ Family rent	$550	$2192
🍽️ Food expenses	$243	$560
🚐 Transport expenses	$113	$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$356	$4224
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	63	81
😀 Quality of life	58	91
🏙️ Population	2.32M	1.43M

The cost of living in Belo Horizonte is 64% less expensive than in San Antonio. Cities ranked 6493rd and 1380th ($787 vs $2194) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 1203rd 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 0.5 months in Belo Horizonte compared to 1.9 months in San Antonio. Belo Horizonte ranked 6th best city to live in Brazil vs San Antonio ranked 21st in the United States, while ranked 5488th and 118th 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	$5.13	$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.1	$65.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.32	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2	$6.34
☕ Cappuccino	$1.87	$5.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.05	$2.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$385	$1451
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$245	$1053
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$622	$2336
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$406	$1818
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.4	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81.1	$197
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.6	$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.71%	6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1120	$6015
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$767	$2228
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.96	$2.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43	$49.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.04	$17.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.31	$2.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$3.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.11	$3.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.28	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.36	$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$4.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$4.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$3.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$2.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$1.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.73	$2.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.92	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.24	$2.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.94	$9.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.33	$6.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.68	$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.64	$3.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.18	$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.1	$42.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.5	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.7	$113
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.88	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.8	$49.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76	$94.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$330	$1127
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6162	$10912

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Cities near Belo Horizonte

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

Cities near San Antonio

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Schertz	$2155
30 km or 18 mi	Cibolo	$2172
48 km or 30 mi	New Braunfels	$2156
54 km or 33 mi	Seguin	$2177
74 km or 46 mi	San Marcos	$2226
87 km or 54 mi	Kyle	$2223
93 km or 58 mi	Kerrville	$2071
122 km or 76 mi	Austin	$2473
136 km or 85 mi	Cedar Park	$2232
140 km or 87 mi	Leander	$2250
141 km or 88 mi	Pflugerville	$2211
145 km or 90 mi	Round Rock	$2145
157 km or 98 mi	Georgetown	$2194
161 km or 100 mi	Victoria	$2231
197 km or 122 mi	Copperas Cove	$2097
200 km or 124 mi	Harker Heights	$2075
201 km or 125 mi	Killeen	$2006
210 km or 130 mi	Eagle Pass	$2037
213 km or 132 mi	Piedras Negras	$734
215 km or 134 mi	Corpus Christi	$1749
216 km or 134 mi	Temple	$2186
221 km or 137 mi	Kingsville	$1885
233 km or 145 mi	Del Rio	$2024
235 km or 146 mi	Laredo	$1856
236 km or 147 mi	Ciudad Acuna	$765
237 km or 147 mi	Nuevo Laredo	$545
247 km or 153 mi	Bryan	$1890
247 km or 154 mi	College Station	$1764
261 km or 162 mi	Rosenberg	$2151
269 km or 167 mi	Waco	$2223
279 km or 174 mi	Sugar Land	$2164
286 km or 178 mi	Missouri	$2143
293 km or 182 mi	San Angelo	$2734
300 km or 186 mi	Lake Jackson	$2063
300 km or 187 mi	The Woodlands	$2692
303 km or 188 mi	Houston	$2248
308 km or 191 mi	Spring	$2093
309 km or 192 mi	Conroe	$1798
310 km or 193 mi	Pearland	$2080
312 km or 194 mi	Stephenville	$2137