Belo Horizonte vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

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Belo Horizonte Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person
$787
$1200
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1919
$2937
🏠 One person rent
$345
$540
🏘️ Family rent
$550
$964
🍽️ Food expenses
$243
$388
🚐 Transport expenses
$113
$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$356
$801
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
63
91
😀 Quality of life
58
78
🏙️ Population
2.32M
6.26M

The cost of living in Belo Horizonte is 34% less expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 6493rd and 4604th ($787 vs $1200) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 1st in Brazil and Chile, respectively. Check Brazil vs Chile comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Belo Horizonte compared to 0.7 months in Santiago. Belo Horizonte ranked 6th best city to live in Brazil vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 5488th and 705th among best cities to live in the world.

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Belo Horizonte Santiago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.13
$12.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.1
$51.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.32
$8.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$3.52
 Cappuccino
$1.87
$3.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$1.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$385
$515
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$245
$419
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$622
$989
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$406
$774
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.4
$81.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81.1
$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.6
$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.71%
5.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1120
$2689
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$767
$2861
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43
$45.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.04
$11.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.93
$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.31
$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.11
$4.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.28
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
$6.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.36
$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$2.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.88
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.73
$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.92
$6.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.94
$5.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.33
$4.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.68
$4.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.64
$2.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.18
$2.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.1
$41.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.5
$6.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.7
$50.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.88
$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.8
$54.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76
$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$330
$417
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6162
$7298

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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 Santiago

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi San Bernardo
$854
20 km or 12 mi Puente Alto
$957
69 km or 43 mi Los Andes
$800
78 km or 48 mi San Felipe
$752
80 km or 50 mi Rancagua
$844
80 km or 50 mi Villa Alemana
$922
83 km or 52 mi Quillota
$905
85 km or 53 mi Quilpue
$908
89 km or 55 mi San Antonio
$1135
95 km or 59 mi Vina del Mar
$932
99 km or 62 mi Valparaiso
$959
130 km or 80 mi San Fernando
$903
179 km or 111 mi Curico
$788
181 km or 112 mi Godoy Cruz
$608
182 km or 113 mi Mendoza
$599
185 km or 115 mi Las Heras
$609
208 km or 129 mi San Martin
$602
238 km or 148 mi Talca
$849
251 km or 156 mi San Rafael
$441
264 km or 164 mi Constitucion
$881
280 km or 174 mi Linares
$894
292 km or 181 mi San Juan
$658
321 km or 199 mi Ovalle
$819
375 km or 233 mi Chillan
$649
394 km or 245 mi Coquimbo
$852
398 km or 247 mi La Serena
$853
401 km or 249 mi San Luis
$729
409 km or 254 mi Tome
$798
426 km or 265 mi Talcahuano
$734
434 km or 269 mi Concepcion
$922
455 km or 283 mi Coronel
$852
456 km or 284 mi Lujan
$650
464 km or 288 mi Lota
$842
472 km or 294 mi Los Angeles
$743
482 km or 300 mi Villa Mercedes
$630
508 km or 316 mi Curanilahue
$836
518 km or 322 mi Angol
$823
542 km or 337 mi Vallenar
$824
576 km or 358 mi La Rioja
$613
588 km or 366 mi Rio Cuarto
$534