Belo Horizonte vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Belo Horizonte	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$809	$1108
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2028	$2721
🏠 One person rent	$350	$495
🏘️ Family rent	$608	$858
🍽️ Food expenses	$254	$360
🚐 Transport expenses	$115	$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$409	$844
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	63	91
😀 Quality of life	63	81
🏙️ Population	2.32M	6.26M

The cost of living in Belo Horizonte is 27% less expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 6633rd and 4939th ($809 vs $1108) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th 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 0.8 months in Santiago. Belo Horizonte ranked 7th best city to live in Brazil vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 5520th and 672nd 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	$4.98	$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.2	$47.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.8	$7.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$3.49
☕ Cappuccino	$2.17	$3.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.02	$1.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$389	$509
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$248	$369
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$694	$896
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$458	$675
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.3	$77.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82	$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.4	$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.89%	5.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1567	$2583
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$812	$3493
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.94	$0.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.3	$41.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.93	$10.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.11	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.36	$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.21	$4.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.64	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$6.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.56	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.01	$2.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.86	$6.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.13	$5.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.45	$4.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.08	$4.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.86	$2.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.33	$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.7	$43.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.66	$6.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$43.3	$40.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.68	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.3	$56
👟 Brand Sneakers	$79.4	$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$346	$425
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6783	$9190

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Cities near Belo Horizonte

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.4 mi	Contagem	$565
15 km or 9.2 mi	Nova Lima	$582
22 km or 14 mi	Vespasiano	$563
57 km or 35 mi	Sete Lagoas	$412
69 km or 43 mi	Itauna	$582
72 km or 45 mi	Ouro Preto	$526
87 km or 54 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$644
102 km or 63 mi	Divinopolis	$590
123 km or 77 mi	Ponte Nova	$586
136 km or 85 mi	Curvelo	$600
142 km or 88 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$541
147 km or 91 mi	Vicosa	$618
149 km or 93 mi	Barbacena	$540
155 km or 96 mi	Ipatinga	$502
167 km or 104 mi	Formiga	$613
172 km or 107 mi	Uba	$597
190 km or 118 mi	Caratinga	$599
191 km or 119 mi	Lavras	$530
215 km or 133 mi	Muriae	$613
216 km or 134 mi	Juiz de Fora	$550
239 km or 149 mi	Governador Valadares	$494
240 km or 149 mi	Varginha	$492
242 km or 151 mi	Tres Coracoes	$559
269 km or 167 mi	Alfenas	$513
291 km or 181 mi	Resende	$603
292 km or 182 mi	Passos	$568
293 km or 182 mi	Volta Redonda	$539
296 km or 184 mi	Barra Mansa	$557
298 km or 185 mi	Teresopolis	$498
301 km or 187 mi	Petropolis	$706
304 km or 189 mi	Nova Friburgo	$445
306 km or 190 mi	Patos de Minas	$624
314 km or 195 mi	Cachoeiro de Itapemirim	$621
315 km or 196 mi	Araxa	$552
316 km or 197 mi	Cruzeiro	$631
322 km or 200 mi	Itajuba	$536
323 km or 201 mi	Nova Iguacu	$590
324 km or 202 mi	Belford Roxo	$810
328 km or 204 mi	Duque de Caxias	$653
329 km or 205 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$648

Cities near Santiago

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	San Bernardo	$768
20 km or 12 mi	Puente Alto	$874
69 km or 43 mi	Los Andes	$760
78 km or 48 mi	San Felipe	$714
80 km or 50 mi	Rancagua	$780
80 km or 50 mi	Villa Alemana	$839
83 km or 52 mi	Quillota	$849
85 km or 53 mi	Quilpue	$845
89 km or 55 mi	San Antonio	$1065
95 km or 59 mi	Vina del Mar	$885
99 km or 62 mi	Valparaiso	$908
130 km or 80 mi	San Fernando	$911
179 km or 111 mi	Curico	$752
181 km or 112 mi	Godoy Cruz	$877
182 km or 113 mi	Mendoza	$897
185 km or 115 mi	Las Heras	$877
208 km or 129 mi	San Martin	$838
238 km or 148 mi	Talca	$821
251 km or 156 mi	San Rafael	$639
264 km or 164 mi	Constitucion	$806
280 km or 174 mi	Linares	$848
292 km or 181 mi	San Juan	$578
321 km or 199 mi	Ovalle	$724
375 km or 233 mi	Chillan	$666
394 km or 245 mi	Coquimbo	$829
398 km or 247 mi	La Serena	$833
401 km or 249 mi	San Luis	$756
409 km or 254 mi	Tome	$746
426 km or 265 mi	Talcahuano	$657
434 km or 269 mi	Concepcion	$874
455 km or 283 mi	Coronel	$801
456 km or 284 mi	Lujan	$750
464 km or 288 mi	Lota	$800
472 km or 294 mi	Los Angeles	$840
482 km or 300 mi	Villa Mercedes	$752
508 km or 316 mi	Curanilahue	$800
518 km or 322 mi	Angol	$819
542 km or 337 mi	Vallenar	$798
576 km or 358 mi	La Rioja	$571
588 km or 366 mi	Rio Cuarto	$827