Belo Horizonte vs Sao Tome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Belo Horizonte	Sao Tome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$809	$1046
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2028	$2477
🏠 One person rent	$350	$343
🏘️ Family rent	$608	$551
🍽️ Food expenses	$254	$571
🚐 Transport expenses	$115	$38.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$409	$218
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	63	1
😀 Quality of life	63	28
🏙️ Population	2.32M	65.5K

The cost of living in Belo Horizonte is 23% less expensive than in Sao Tome. Cities ranked 6633rd and 5224th ($809 vs $1046) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 1st 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 0.5 months in Belo Horizonte compared to 0.2 months in Sao Tome. Belo Horizonte ranked 7th best city to live in Brazil vs Sao Tome ranked 1st in Sao Tome and Principe, while ranked 5520th and 8852nd 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	$4.98	$29.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.2	$32.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.8	$11.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$1.67
☕ Cappuccino	$2.17	$2.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.02	$1.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$389	$315
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$248	$209
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$694	$581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$458	$375
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.3	$40.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82	$62.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.4	$71.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.89%	7.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1567	$1452
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$812	$943
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.94	$1.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.3	$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.93	$7.43
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.11	$1.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.36	$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$2.32
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.21	$5.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.64	$20.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.56	$25.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$4.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$4.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$3.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$2.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$1.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.01	$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.86	$9.26
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.13	$2.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.45	$4.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.08	$3.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.86	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.33	$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.7	$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.66	$21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$43.3	$20.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.68	$4.09
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.3	$33.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$79.4	$68
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$346	$130
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6783	$4068

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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 Sao Tome

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.3 km or 5.1 mi	Trindade	$1044
256 km or 159 mi	Port-Gentil	$660
303 km or 188 mi	Libreville	$708
375 km or 233 mi	Bata	$1241
443 km or 275 mi	Malabo	$1413
492 km or 306 mi	Port Harcourt	$676
494 km or 307 mi	Limbe	$755
509 km or 316 mi	Buea	$665
529 km or 328 mi	Douala	$1363
537 km or 333 mi	Aba	$674
543 km or 337 mi	Calabar	$397
565 km or 351 mi	Kumba	$849
574 km or 356 mi	Owerri	$1774
584 km or 363 mi	Umuahia	$961
587 km or 365 mi	Warri	$926
649 km or 403 mi	Onitsha	$1051
653 km or 406 mi	Awka	$878
660 km or 410 mi	Yaounde	$671
677 km or 421 mi	Benin	$632
684 km or 425 mi	Enugu	$563
702 km or 436 mi	Bafoussam	$793
730 km or 454 mi	Bamenda	$698
772 km or 480 mi	Owo	$664
774 km or 481 mi	Lagos	$1102
788 km or 490 mi	Akure	$644
806 km or 501 mi	Pointe-Noire	$585
822 km or 511 mi	Porto-Novo	$743
824 km or 512 mi	Cotonou	$793
827 km or 514 mi	Ado Ekiti	$642
829 km or 515 mi	Ife	$778
845 km or 525 mi	Ibadan	$752
846 km or 526 mi	Abeokuta	$1013
861 km or 535 mi	Osogbo	$705
884 km or 549 mi	Kayes	$536
889 km or 552 mi	Lome	$835
890 km or 553 mi	Oyo	$664
892 km or 555 mi	Cabinda	$706
907 km or 564 mi	Madingou	$536
924 km or 574 mi	Gamboma	$536
926 km or 575 mi	Abomey	$598