Belo Horizonte vs San Francisco - Cost of Living Comparison

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Belo Horizonte San Francisco
🚶 Cost of living one person
$787
$3781
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1919
$8717
🏠 One person rent
$345
$2600
🏘️ Family rent
$550
$4501
🍽️ Food expenses
$243
$806
🚐 Transport expenses
$113
$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$356
$7795
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
63
97
😀 Quality of life
58
97
🏙️ Population
2.32M
874K

The cost of living in Belo Horizonte is 79% less expensive than in San Francisco. Cities ranked 6493rd and 9th ($787 vs $3781) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 7th 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 2.1 months in San Francisco. Belo Horizonte ranked 6th best city to live in Brazil vs San Francisco ranked 1st in the United States, while ranked 5488th and 12th among best cities to live in the world.

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Belo Horizonte San Francisco
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.13
$22.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.1
$103
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.32
$12.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$8.68
☕ Cappuccino
$1.87
$5.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$2.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$385
$2707
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$245
$2324
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$622
$5024
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$406
$4030
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.4
$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81.1
$211
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.6
$61.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.71%
6.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1120
$11577
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$767
$11019
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$2.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43
$96.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.04
$20.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.93
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.31
$4.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$5.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.11
$6.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.28
$23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.36
$22.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$6.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$3.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$5.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$3.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$3.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$1.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.73
$3.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.92
$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$3.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.94
$13.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.33
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.68
$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.64
$5.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.18
$2.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.1
$91.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.5
$17.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.7
$132
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.88
$23.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.8
$63.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$330
$2916
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6162
$31050

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Daly
$3180
14 km or 8.4 mi South San Francisco
$3170
14 km or 8.8 mi Alameda
$3274
15 km or 9.2 mi Oakland
$3146
16 km or 10 mi Albany
$2940
17 km or 10 mi Berkeley
$3082
17 km or 11 mi San Bruno
$3196
18 km or 11 mi El Cerrito
$2977
18 km or 11 mi Pacifica
$3152
19 km or 12 mi Richmond
$3053
20 km or 12 mi Millbrae
$3224
21 km or 13 mi San Pablo
$3048
22 km or 14 mi Burlingame
$3293
24 km or 15 mi San Leandro
$3023
24 km or 15 mi San Rafael
$4155
26 km or 16 mi San Mateo
$3672
28 km or 17 mi San Lorenzo
$2802
28 km or 18 mi Foster
$3473
29 km or 18 mi Lafayette
$2831
29 km or 18 mi Hercules
$2949
31 km or 19 mi Belmont
$3804
32 km or 20 mi Hayward
$2981
32 km or 20 mi Castro Valley
$2931
34 km or 21 mi San Carlos
$3442
34 km or 21 mi Walnut Creek
$2874
36 km or 23 mi Redwood
$3584
37 km or 23 mi Martinez
$2714
37 km or 23 mi Danville
$2922
37 km or 23 mi Pleasant Hill
$2767
38 km or 24 mi Union
$2986
39 km or 24 mi San Ramon
$2851
39 km or 24 mi Vallejo
$2885
39 km or 24 mi Novato
$3176
39 km or 24 mi Benicia
$2845
41 km or 25 mi Concord
$2726
42 km or 26 mi Menlo Park
$3288
42 km or 26 mi East Palo Alto
$3228
43 km or 27 mi Newark
$3010
45 km or 28 mi Dublin
$3091
46 km or 28 mi Palo Alto
$3610