Belo Horizonte vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Belo Horizonte	Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person	$875	$3154
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2166	$7508
🏠 One person rent	$390	$1981
🏘️ Family rent	$654	$3422
🍽️ Food expenses	$269	$796
🚐 Transport expenses	$120	$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$465	$6532
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	64	80
😀 Quality of life	64	95
🏙️ Population	2.32M	737K

The cost of living in Belo Horizonte is 72% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 6468th and 142nd ($875 vs $3154) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 101st in Brazil and the United States, respectively. Check Brazil vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Belo Horizonte compared to 2.1 months in Seattle. Belo Horizonte ranked 14th best city to live in Brazil vs Seattle ranked 5th in the United States, while ranked 5495th and 32nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Belo Horizonte vs Seattle

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	Belo Horizonte	Seattle
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.44	$22.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.3	$96.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.42	$14.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.23	$7.73
☕ Cappuccino	$2.3	$6.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.07	$2.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$446	$2110
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$274	$1647
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$781	$3872
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$479	$2891
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.3	$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.7	$262
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.9	$72.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.18%	6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1804	$7394
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$926	$5077
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.09	$3.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$50.8	$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.07	$16.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.44	$4.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$4.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.21	$6.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.84	$20.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$16.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.93	$21.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$5.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$2.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$5.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$6.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$3.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$3.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.5	$1.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.12	$3.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.18	$17.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$3.65
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.3	$12.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.36	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.34	$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.88	$6.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.33	$2.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.9	$83.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.07	$17.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$47.8	$147
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$24.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.2	$69.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.2	$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$394	$2521
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7813	$28950

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Cities near Belo Horizonte

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.4 mi	Contagem	$596
15 km or 9.2 mi	Nova Lima	$651
22 km or 14 mi	Vespasiano	$628
57 km or 35 mi	Sete Lagoas	$444
69 km or 43 mi	Itauna	$629
72 km or 45 mi	Ouro Preto	$578
87 km or 54 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$679
102 km or 63 mi	Divinopolis	$626
123 km or 77 mi	Ponte Nova	$631
136 km or 85 mi	Curvelo	$642
142 km or 88 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$568
147 km or 91 mi	Vicosa	$643
149 km or 93 mi	Barbacena	$565
155 km or 96 mi	Ipatinga	$538
167 km or 104 mi	Formiga	$654
172 km or 107 mi	Uba	$625
190 km or 118 mi	Caratinga	$636
191 km or 119 mi	Lavras	$562
215 km or 133 mi	Muriae	$585
216 km or 134 mi	Juiz de Fora	$600
239 km or 149 mi	Governador Valadares	$523
240 km or 149 mi	Varginha	$505
242 km or 151 mi	Tres Coracoes	$594
269 km or 167 mi	Alfenas	$549
291 km or 181 mi	Resende	$652
292 km or 182 mi	Passos	$609
293 km or 182 mi	Volta Redonda	$576
296 km or 184 mi	Barra Mansa	$600
298 km or 185 mi	Teresopolis	$537
301 km or 187 mi	Petropolis	$782
304 km or 189 mi	Nova Friburgo	$482
306 km or 190 mi	Patos de Minas	$664
314 km or 195 mi	Cachoeiro de Itapemirim	$648
315 km or 196 mi	Araxa	$586
316 km or 197 mi	Cruzeiro	$672
322 km or 200 mi	Itajuba	$565
323 km or 201 mi	Nova Iguacu	$632
324 km or 202 mi	Belford Roxo	$851
328 km or 204 mi	Duque de Caxias	$648
329 km or 205 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$681

Cities near Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2896
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3292
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$3041
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2681
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2717
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2855
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$2778
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2604
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3559
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2702
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2807
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2737
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2915
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2739
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2798
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2677
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2734
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2475
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2814
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2717
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2587
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2656
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2674
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2325
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2641
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2519
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2720
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2828
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2641
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2582
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2628
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2362
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2584
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2558
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2710
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2754
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2456
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2539
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2747
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2173