Belo Horizonte vs San Francisco - Cost of Living Comparison

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Belo Horizonte San Francisco
🚶 Cost of living one person
$768
$3905
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1890
$8537
🏠 One person rent
$341
$2719
🏘️ Family rent
$550
$4421
🍽️ Food expenses
$238
$804
🚐 Transport expenses
$106
$177
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$373
$7528
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
63
97
😀 Quality of life
59
96
🏙️ Population
2.32M
874K

The cost of living in Belo Horizonte is 80% less expensive than in San Francisco. Cities ranked 6579th and 7th ($768 vs $3905) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 5th 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 Francisco. Belo Horizonte ranked 5th best city to live in Brazil vs San Francisco ranked 1st in the United States, while ranked 5438th and 16th among best cities to live in the world.

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Belo Horizonte San Francisco
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.88
$22.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29
$102
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.36
$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$8.59
☕ Cappuccino
$1.86
$5.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.94
$3.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$2797
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$243
$2467
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$630
$4615
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$406
$4053
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.1
$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.8
$198
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.3
$57.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.91%
6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1419
$11255
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$830
$10091
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$2.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39.4
$92.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.51
$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.21
$4.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$5.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$6.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.09
$24.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
$14.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.14
$22.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$6.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$3.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$5.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$6.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$3.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$3.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$1.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.7
$3.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.22
$19.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$3.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.95
$14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.08
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$7.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.41
$5.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.17
$2.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24
$87.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.65
$17.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43.4
$148
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.06
$26.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.6
$64.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72
$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$351
$2824
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6817
$20590

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$568
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$562
136 km or 85 mi Curvelo
$571
142 km or 88 mi Sao Joao del-Rei
$505
147 km or 91 mi Vicosa
$584
149 km or 93 mi Barbacena
$487
155 km or 96 mi Ipatinga
$457
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$580
172 km or 107 mi Uba
$563
190 km or 118 mi Caratinga
$563
191 km or 119 mi Lavras
$503
215 km or 133 mi Muriae
$584
216 km or 134 mi Juiz de Fora
$462
239 km or 149 mi Governador Valadares
$471
240 km or 149 mi Varginha
$449
242 km or 151 mi Tres Coracoes
$523
269 km or 167 mi Alfenas
$483
291 km or 181 mi Resende
$572
292 km or 182 mi Passos
$536
293 km or 182 mi Volta Redonda
$522
296 km or 184 mi Barra Mansa
$537
298 km or 185 mi Teresopolis
$546
301 km or 187 mi Petropolis
$587
304 km or 189 mi Nova Friburgo
$474
306 km or 190 mi Patos de Minas
$599
314 km or 195 mi Cachoeiro de Itapemirim
$572
315 km or 196 mi Araxa
$529
316 km or 197 mi Cruzeiro
$595
322 km or 200 mi Itajuba
$518
323 km or 201 mi Nova Iguacu
$562
324 km or 202 mi Belford Roxo
$769
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$614
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$622

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