Belo Horizonte vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Belo Horizonte	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$768	$1133
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1890	$2851
🏠 One person rent	$341	$502
🏘️ Family rent	$550	$950
🍽️ Food expenses	$238	$373
🚐 Transport expenses	$106	$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$373	$777
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	63	91
😀 Quality of life	59	77
🏙️ Population	2.32M	6.26M

The cost of living in Belo Horizonte is 32% less expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 6579th and 4686th ($768 vs $1133) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th 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 5th best city to live in Brazil vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 5438th and 764th 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	$4.88	$12.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29	$47.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.36	$8.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$3.5
☕ Cappuccino	$1.86	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.94	$1.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$375	$490
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$243	$386
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$630	$956
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$406	$777
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.1	$75.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.8	$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.3	$20.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.91%	5.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1419	$3078
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$830	$3323
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.99	$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39.4	$43.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.51	$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.21	$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.94	$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.09	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$6.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.14	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$1.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$2.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.7	$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.22	$5.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.95	$5.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.08	$4.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.76	$4.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.41	$2.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.17	$3.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24	$38.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.65	$6.35
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$43.4	$46.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.06	$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.6	$53.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72	$74.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$351	$414
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6817	$8040

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Cities near Belo Horizonte

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.4 mi	Contagem	$532
15 km or 9.2 mi	Nova Lima	$627
22 km or 14 mi	Vespasiano	$609
57 km or 35 mi	Sete Lagoas	$412
69 km or 43 mi	Itauna	$558
72 km or 45 mi	Ouro Preto	$550
87 km or 54 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$602
102 km or 63 mi	Divinopolis	$568
123 km or 77 mi	Ponte Nova	$562
136 km or 85 mi	Curvelo	$571
142 km or 88 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$505
147 km or 91 mi	Vicosa	$584
149 km or 93 mi	Barbacena	$487
155 km or 96 mi	Ipatinga	$457
167 km or 104 mi	Formiga	$580
172 km or 107 mi	Uba	$563
190 km or 118 mi	Caratinga	$563
191 km or 119 mi	Lavras	$503
215 km or 133 mi	Muriae	$584
216 km or 134 mi	Juiz de Fora	$462
239 km or 149 mi	Governador Valadares	$471
240 km or 149 mi	Varginha	$449
242 km or 151 mi	Tres Coracoes	$523
269 km or 167 mi	Alfenas	$483
291 km or 181 mi	Resende	$572
292 km or 182 mi	Passos	$536
293 km or 182 mi	Volta Redonda	$522
296 km or 184 mi	Barra Mansa	$537
298 km or 185 mi	Teresopolis	$546
301 km or 187 mi	Petropolis	$587
304 km or 189 mi	Nova Friburgo	$474
306 km or 190 mi	Patos de Minas	$599
314 km or 195 mi	Cachoeiro de Itapemirim	$572
315 km or 196 mi	Araxa	$529
316 km or 197 mi	Cruzeiro	$595
322 km or 200 mi	Itajuba	$518
323 km or 201 mi	Nova Iguacu	$562
324 km or 202 mi	Belford Roxo	$769
328 km or 204 mi	Duque de Caxias	$614
329 km or 205 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$622

Cities near Santiago

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	San Bernardo	$875
20 km or 12 mi	Puente Alto	$930
69 km or 43 mi	Los Andes	$759
78 km or 48 mi	San Felipe	$720
80 km or 50 mi	Rancagua	$798
80 km or 50 mi	Villa Alemana	$827
83 km or 52 mi	Quillota	$833
85 km or 53 mi	Quilpue	$832
89 km or 55 mi	San Antonio	$1074
95 km or 59 mi	Vina del Mar	$874
99 km or 62 mi	Valparaiso	$805
130 km or 80 mi	San Fernando	$920
179 km or 111 mi	Curico	$765
181 km or 112 mi	Godoy Cruz	$812
182 km or 113 mi	Mendoza	$823
185 km or 115 mi	Las Heras	$815
208 km or 129 mi	San Martin	$790
238 km or 148 mi	Talca	$835
251 km or 156 mi	San Rafael	$511
264 km or 164 mi	Constitucion	$814
280 km or 174 mi	Linares	$860
292 km or 181 mi	San Juan	$768
321 km or 199 mi	Ovalle	$735
375 km or 233 mi	Chillan	$642
394 km or 245 mi	Coquimbo	$807
398 km or 247 mi	La Serena	$814
401 km or 249 mi	San Luis	$731
409 km or 254 mi	Tome	$750
426 km or 265 mi	Talcahuano	$671
434 km or 269 mi	Concepcion	$902
455 km or 283 mi	Coronel	$810
456 km or 284 mi	Lujan	$722
464 km or 288 mi	Lota	$800
472 km or 294 mi	Los Angeles	$762
482 km or 300 mi	Villa Mercedes	$710
508 km or 316 mi	Curanilahue	$793
518 km or 322 mi	Angol	$791
542 km or 337 mi	Vallenar	$786
576 km or 358 mi	La Rioja	$680
588 km or 366 mi	Rio Cuarto	$731