Belo Horizonte vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Belo Horizonte	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$768	$976
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1890	$2532
🏠 One person rent	$341	$462
🏘️ Family rent	$550	$837
🍽️ Food expenses	$238	$279
🚐 Transport expenses	$106	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$373	$581
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	63	95
😀 Quality of life	59	65
🏙️ Population	2.32M	11.5M

The cost of living in Belo Horizonte is 21% less expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 6579th and 5654th ($768 vs $976) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 1st in Brazil.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Belo Horizonte compared to 0.6 months in Sao Paulo. Ranked 5th vs 1st best cities to live in Brazil, and 5438th vs 4281st among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Belo Horizonte vs Sao Paulo

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	Belo Horizonte	Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.88	$6.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29	$36.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.36	$6.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$2.12
☕ Cappuccino	$1.86	$2.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.94	$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$375	$557
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$243	$360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$630	$1051
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$406	$677
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.1	$43.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.8	$65.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.3	$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.91%	11.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1419	$2420
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$830	$1633
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.99	$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39.4	$44.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.51	$7.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.21	$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.94	$2.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.09	$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$4.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.14	$7.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.7	$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.22	$8.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.95	$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.08	$4.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.76	$3.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.41	$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.17	$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24	$25.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.65	$7.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$43.4	$62.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.06	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.6	$51.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72	$78.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$351	$527
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6817	$14254

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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 Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$687
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$645
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$662
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$647
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$618
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$661
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$618
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$563
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$636
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$628
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$624
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$703
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$622
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$635
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$612
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$621
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$613
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$626
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$605
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$612
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$627
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$600
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$624
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$641
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$614
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$628
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$619
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$615
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$644
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$656
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$603
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$663
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$722
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$568
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$615
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$569
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$732
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$607
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$609
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$611