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

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Belo Horizonte San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person
$898
$3957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2247
$8247
🏠 One person rent
$387
$2805
🏘️ Family rent
$647
$4446
🍽️ Food expenses
$286
$765
🚐 Transport expenses
$123
$198
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$598
$6139
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
64
87
😀 Quality of life
66
91
🏙️ Population
2.32M
1.01M

The cost of living in Belo Horizonte is 77% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 6263rd and 8th ($898 vs $3957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th 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 0.7 months in Belo Horizonte compared to 1.6 months in San Jose, United States. Belo Horizonte ranked 11th best city to live in Brazil vs San Jose, United States ranked 25th in the United States, while ranked 4990th and 126th 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
$5.75
$24.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.3
$95
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.06
$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.3
$9.09
☕ Cappuccino
$2.48
$5.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.24
$3.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$511
$3010
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$256
$2448
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$805
$4541
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$467
$4005
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60
$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.4
$259
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.2
$74.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.32%
6.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2077
$8786
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1065
$8977
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.13
$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$58.2
$90
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.88
$24.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.97
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.61
$4.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$4.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.4
$5.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$21.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.78
$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$5.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$5.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$5.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$3.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$3.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$1.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.45
$3.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.18
$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$2.39
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.37
$11.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.05
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.52
$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.66
$6.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.33
$2.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.8
$111
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.16
$17.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.4
$128
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.5
$21
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.8
$59.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.2
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$430
$1815
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9000
$23151

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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 Jose, United States

Distance City Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Campbell
$3460
9.7 km or 6.1 mi Santa Clara
$3625
11 km or 6.8 mi Los Gatos
$4184
13 km or 8.4 mi Saratoga
$3368
15 km or 9.1 mi Milpitas
$3217
15 km or 9.3 mi Cupertino
$2928
16 km or 10 mi Sunnyvale
$3345
18 km or 11 mi Mountain View
$3387
21 km or 13 mi Los Altos
$3194
27 km or 17 mi Palo Alto
$3808
27 km or 17 mi Morgan Hill
$3172
28 km or 18 mi Fremont
$3616
29 km or 18 mi Newark
$3234
29 km or 18 mi East Palo Alto
$3356
32 km or 20 mi Menlo Park
$3357
36 km or 22 mi Union
$3075
38 km or 23 mi Redwood
$3728
39 km or 24 mi Santa Cruz
$3582
41 km or 25 mi San Carlos
$3357
41 km or 25 mi Pleasanton
$3486
42 km or 26 mi Gilroy
$3073
43 km or 27 mi Livermore
$3029
44 km or 27 mi Watsonville
$3698
44 km or 27 mi Belmont
$3577
44 km or 28 mi Foster
$3588
45 km or 28 mi Hayward
$2822
46 km or 28 mi Dublin
$3088
47 km or 29 mi San Lorenzo
$2822
48 km or 30 mi San Mateo
$3797
48 km or 30 mi Castro Valley
$2968
53 km or 33 mi San Leandro
$3043
53 km or 33 mi Burlingame
$3310
54 km or 33 mi San Ramon
$2848
57 km or 36 mi Millbrae
$3276
59 km or 36 mi Danville
$3873
60 km or 38 mi San Bruno
$3261
61 km or 38 mi Alameda
$3559
62 km or 38 mi Tracy
$2088
63 km or 39 mi South San Francisco
$3252
64 km or 40 mi Oakland
$3273