Belo Horizonte vs San Jose, United States - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Belo Horizonte	San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person	$861	$3502
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2085	$7476
🏠 One person rent	$378	$2428
🏘️ Family rent	$587	$4021
🍽️ Food expenses	$257	$717
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$195
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$348	$6928
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	63	87
😀 Quality of life	58	92
🏙️ Population	2.53M	1.01M

The cost of living in Belo Horizonte is 75% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 6164th and 22nd ($861 vs $3502) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 20th 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 0.4 months in Belo Horizonte compared to 2 months in San Jose, United States. Belo Horizonte ranked 5th best city to live in Brazil vs San Jose, United States ranked 9th in the United States, while ranked 5643rd and 69th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Belo Horizonte vs San Jose, United States

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	Belo Horizonte	San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.15	$18.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.2	$87.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.79	$12.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.04	$7.93
☕ Cappuccino	$1.87	$5.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.13	$3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$404	$2372
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$274	$2164
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$639	$4451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$436	$3536
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.4	$137
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90.7	$217
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.8	$84.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.85%	6.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1386	$13837
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1071	$9980
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.12	$2.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.6	$108
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.1	$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.35	$4.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$4.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.22	$4.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.87	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$14.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.87	$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$5.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$2.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$4.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$6.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$3.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$3.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$1.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.11	$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.34	$17.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.34	$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.16	$11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.71	$9.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.31	$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.97	$4.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$2.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.2	$88.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.98	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$67.4	$101
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.97	$19.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.7	$56.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.1	$94
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$321	$1687
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6238	$15889

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Cities near Belo Horizonte

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.4 mi	Contagem	$640
15 km or 9.2 mi	Nova Lima	$701
22 km or 14 mi	Vespasiano	$683
57 km or 35 mi	Sete Lagoas	$492
69 km or 43 mi	Itauna	$619
72 km or 45 mi	Ouro Preto	$647
87 km or 54 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$680
102 km or 63 mi	Divinopolis	$614
123 km or 77 mi	Ponte Nova	$620
136 km or 85 mi	Curvelo	$601
142 km or 88 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$465
147 km or 91 mi	Vicosa	$631
149 km or 93 mi	Barbacena	$568
155 km or 96 mi	Ipatinga	$529
167 km or 104 mi	Formiga	$616
172 km or 107 mi	Uba	$616
190 km or 118 mi	Caratinga	$579
191 km or 119 mi	Lavras	$579
215 km or 133 mi	Muriae	$617
216 km or 134 mi	Juiz de Fora	$496
239 km or 149 mi	Governador Valadares	$477
240 km or 149 mi	Varginha	$541
242 km or 151 mi	Tres Coracoes	$591
269 km or 167 mi	Alfenas	$612
291 km or 181 mi	Resende	$633
292 km or 182 mi	Passos	$608
293 km or 182 mi	Volta Redonda	$593
296 km or 184 mi	Barra Mansa	$606
298 km or 185 mi	Teresopolis	$619
301 km or 187 mi	Petropolis	$645
304 km or 189 mi	Nova Friburgo	$531
306 km or 190 mi	Patos de Minas	$621
314 km or 195 mi	Cachoeiro de Itapemirim	$624
315 km or 196 mi	Araxa	$609
316 km or 197 mi	Cruzeiro	$638
322 km or 200 mi	Itajuba	$554
323 km or 201 mi	Nova Iguacu	$640
324 km or 202 mi	Belford Roxo	$887
328 km or 204 mi	Duque de Caxias	$688
329 km or 205 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$710

Cities near San Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3272
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3301
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4204
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3222
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3057
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2974
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3184
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3171
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3064
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3733
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3012
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3186
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3003
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3245
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3313
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$2922
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3389
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3422
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3300
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3644
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$2952
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3047
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$2908
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3567
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3518
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2660
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3109
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2650
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3583
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$2881
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$2969
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3219
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$2860
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3163
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$2929
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3147
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3358
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2141
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3130
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$3123