Belo Horizonte vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Belo Horizonte	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$898	$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2247	$2856
🏠 One person rent	$387	$538
🏘️ Family rent	$647	$954
🍽️ Food expenses	$286	$331
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$598	$843
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	64	96
😀 Quality of life	66	75
🏙️ Population	2.32M	11.5M

The cost of living in Belo Horizonte is 20% less expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 6263rd and 4918th ($898 vs $1126) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 1st in Brazil.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Belo Horizonte compared to 0.7 months in Sao Paulo. Ranked 11th vs 1st best cities to live in Brazil, and 4990th vs 1670th 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	$5.75	$7.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.3	$42.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.06	$8.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.3	$2.48
☕ Cappuccino	$2.48	$2.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.24	$1.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$511	$649
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$256	$405
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$805	$1195
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$467	$747
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60	$64.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.4	$97.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.2	$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.32%	11.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2077	$2685
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1065	$1939
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.13	$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$58.2	$44.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.88	$9.09
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.61	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.4	$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$5.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.78	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$2.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.45	$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.18	$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.27	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.37	$2.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.05	$6.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.52	$3.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.66	$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.33	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$26.8	$33.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.16	$9.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$50.4	$48.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.8	$60.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.2	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$430	$486
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9000	$15990

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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 Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$821
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$759
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$783
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$765
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$700
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$793
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$713
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$664
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$737
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$713
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$761
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$886
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$716
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$715
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$737
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$752
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$717
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$753
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$720
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$848
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$746
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$699
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$747
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$713
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$722
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$752
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$733
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$723
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$706
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$721
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$710
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$794
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$776
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$673
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$728
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$687
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$901
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$700
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$716
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$720