Belo Horizonte vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Belo Horizonte	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$898	$1186
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2247	$2931
🏠 One person rent	$387	$538
🏘️ Family rent	$647	$937
🍽️ Food expenses	$286	$390
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$598	$860
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	64	92
😀 Quality of life	66	81
🏙️ Population	2.32M	6.26M

The cost of living in Belo Horizonte is 24% less expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 6263rd and 4785th ($898 vs $1186) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 2nd in Brazil and Chile, respectively. Check Brazil vs Chile comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Belo Horizonte compared to 0.7 months in Santiago. Belo Horizonte ranked 11th best city to live in Brazil vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 4990th and 637th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Belo Horizonte vs Santiago

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	Belo Horizonte	Santiago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.75	$11.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.3	$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.06	$8.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.3	$4.3
☕ Cappuccino	$2.48	$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.24	$1.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$511	$612
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$256	$387
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$805	$1129
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$467	$699
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60	$84.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.4	$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.2	$21.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.32%	5.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2077	$2854
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1065	$2901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.13	$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$58.2	$44.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.88	$8.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.61	$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.4	$4.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$7.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.78	$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.45	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.18	$6.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.27	$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.37	$5.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.05	$3.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.52	$4.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.66	$3.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.33	$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$26.8	$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.16	$7.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$50.4	$45
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.8	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.2	$78.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$430	$484
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9000	$12174

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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 Santiago

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	San Bernardo	$807
20 km or 12 mi	Puente Alto	$926
69 km or 43 mi	Los Andes	$801
78 km or 48 mi	San Felipe	$741
80 km or 50 mi	Rancagua	$831
80 km or 50 mi	Villa Alemana	$891
83 km or 52 mi	Quillota	$896
85 km or 53 mi	Quilpue	$904
89 km or 55 mi	San Antonio	$1114
95 km or 59 mi	Vina del Mar	$957
99 km or 62 mi	Valparaiso	$937
130 km or 80 mi	San Fernando	$981
179 km or 111 mi	Curico	$828
181 km or 112 mi	Godoy Cruz	$930
182 km or 113 mi	Mendoza	$930
185 km or 115 mi	Las Heras	$928
208 km or 129 mi	San Martin	$898
238 km or 148 mi	Talca	$876
251 km or 156 mi	San Rafael	$699
264 km or 164 mi	Constitucion	$860
280 km or 174 mi	Linares	$908
292 km or 181 mi	San Juan	$626
321 km or 199 mi	Ovalle	$757
375 km or 233 mi	Chillan	$718
394 km or 245 mi	Coquimbo	$883
398 km or 247 mi	La Serena	$882
401 km or 249 mi	San Luis	$740
409 km or 254 mi	Tome	$788
426 km or 265 mi	Talcahuano	$702
434 km or 269 mi	Concepcion	$923
455 km or 283 mi	Coronel	$848
456 km or 284 mi	Lujan	$788
464 km or 288 mi	Lota	$842
472 km or 294 mi	Los Angeles	$890
482 km or 300 mi	Villa Mercedes	$795
508 km or 316 mi	Curanilahue	$851
518 km or 322 mi	Angol	$872
542 km or 337 mi	Vallenar	$844
576 km or 358 mi	La Rioja	$590
588 km or 366 mi	Rio Cuarto	$895