Belo Horizonte vs Sao Tome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Belo Horizonte	Sao Tome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$898	$1011
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2247	$2409
🏠 One person rent	$387	$322
🏘️ Family rent	$647	$515
🍽️ Food expenses	$286	$552
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$42.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$598	$271
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	64	1
😀 Quality of life	66	29
🏙️ Population	2.32M	65.5K

The cost of living in Belo Horizonte is 11% less expensive than in Sao Tome. Cities ranked 6263rd and 5493rd ($898 vs $1011) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 2nd in Brazil and Sao Tome and Principe, respectively. Check Brazil vs Sao Tome and Principe comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Belo Horizonte compared to 0.3 months in Sao Tome. Belo Horizonte ranked 11th best city to live in Brazil vs Sao Tome ranked 1st in Sao Tome and Principe, while ranked 4990th and 8825th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Belo Horizonte vs Sao Tome

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	Belo Horizonte	Sao Tome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.75	$25.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.3	$35.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.06	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.3	$1.65
☕ Cappuccino	$2.48	$2.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.24	$1.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$511	$266
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$256	$183
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$805	$488
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$467	$332
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60	$52.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.4	$81.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.2	$69.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.32%	7.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2077	$1893
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1065	$1191
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.13	$1.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$58.2	$47.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.88	$9.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.61	$1.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$2.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.4	$5.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$20.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$14.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.78	$25.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$3.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$3.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$3.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$2.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$1.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.45	$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.18	$8.11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.27	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.37	$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.05	$4.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.52	$3.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.66	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.33	$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$26.8	$35.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.16	$20.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$50.4	$21.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.8	$34.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.2	$68.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$430	$171
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9000	$2877

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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 Tome

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.3 km or 5.1 mi	Trindade	$1013
256 km or 159 mi	Port-Gentil	$698
303 km or 188 mi	Libreville	$743
375 km or 233 mi	Bata	$1209
443 km or 275 mi	Malabo	$1272
492 km or 306 mi	Port Harcourt	$559
494 km or 307 mi	Limbe	$738
509 km or 316 mi	Buea	$627
529 km or 328 mi	Douala	$1156
537 km or 333 mi	Aba	$591
543 km or 337 mi	Calabar	$373
565 km or 351 mi	Kumba	$821
574 km or 356 mi	Owerri	$1364
584 km or 363 mi	Umuahia	$773
587 km or 365 mi	Warri	$786
649 km or 403 mi	Onitsha	$795
653 km or 406 mi	Awka	$693
660 km or 410 mi	Yaounde	$666
677 km or 421 mi	Benin	$627
684 km or 425 mi	Enugu	$564
702 km or 436 mi	Bafoussam	$759
730 km or 454 mi	Bamenda	$699
772 km or 480 mi	Owo	$531
774 km or 481 mi	Lagos	$946
788 km or 490 mi	Akure	$488
806 km or 501 mi	Pointe-Noire	$578
822 km or 511 mi	Porto-Novo	$768
824 km or 512 mi	Cotonou	$830
827 km or 514 mi	Ado Ekiti	$597
829 km or 515 mi	Ife	$670
845 km or 525 mi	Ibadan	$658
846 km or 526 mi	Abeokuta	$995
861 km or 535 mi	Osogbo	$575
884 km or 549 mi	Kayes	$533
889 km or 552 mi	Lome	$759
890 km or 553 mi	Oyo	$639
892 km or 555 mi	Cabinda	$673
907 km or 564 mi	Madingou	$531
924 km or 574 mi	Gamboma	$531
926 km or 575 mi	Abomey	$596