Belo Horizonte vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Belo Horizonte	Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$898	$1147
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2247	$3146
🏠 One person rent	$387	$636
🏘️ Family rent	$647	$1119
🍽️ Food expenses	$286	$279
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$598	$1068
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	64	99
😀 Quality of life	66	76
🏙️ Population	2.32M	24.9M

The cost of living in Belo Horizonte is 22% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 6263rd and 4880th ($898 vs $1147) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 5th in Brazil and China, respectively. Check Brazil vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Belo Horizonte compared to 0.9 months in Shanghai. Belo Horizonte ranked 11th best city to live in Brazil vs Shanghai ranked 5th in China, while ranked 4990th and 1178th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Belo Horizonte vs Shanghai

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	Belo Horizonte	Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.75	$4.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.3	$30.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.06	$5.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.3	$1.44
☕ Cappuccino	$2.48	$3.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.24	$0.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$511	$849
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$256	$520
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$805	$1495
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$467	$937
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60	$38.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.4	$59.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.2	$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.32%	3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2077	$14068
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1065	$6729
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.13	$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$58.2	$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.88	$5.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.61	$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.4	$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$3.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.78	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.45	$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.18	$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.27	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.37	$2.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.05	$6.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.52	$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.66	$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.33	$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$26.8	$70.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.16	$8.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$50.4	$98.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$12
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.8	$46.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.2	$71.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$430	$1268
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9000	$27610

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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 Shanghai

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Pudong	$1030
47 km or 29 mi	Taicang	$708
53 km or 33 mi	Kunshan	$726
74 km or 46 mi	Qidong	$725
82 km or 51 mi	Suzhou	$798
82 km or 51 mi	Jiaxing	$596
85 km or 53 mi	Haimen	$643
88 km or 55 mi	Changshu	$678
106 km or 66 mi	Nantong	$581
117 km or 73 mi	Zhangjiagang	$652
121 km or 75 mi	Wuxi	$686
135 km or 84 mi	Huzhou	$680
141 km or 87 mi	Jiangyin	$658
142 km or 88 mi	Zhoushan	$571
144 km or 89 mi	Ningbo	$660
148 km or 92 mi	Jingjiang	$645
155 km or 96 mi	Shaoxing	$670
158 km or 98 mi	Yixing	$663
159 km or 99 mi	Changzhou	$636
160 km or 100 mi	Rugao	$659
161 km or 100 mi	Hangzhou	$899
177 km or 110 mi	Taixing	$651
179 km or 111 mi	Hai'an	$664
191 km or 119 mi	Liyang	$657
197 km or 122 mi	Yangzhong	$627
198 km or 123 mi	Guangde	$667
201 km or 125 mi	Danyang	$623
208 km or 129 mi	Taizhou	$693
217 km or 135 mi	Dongtai	$691
223 km or 139 mi	Zhenjiang	$538
235 km or 146 mi	Yangzhou	$623
236 km or 146 mi	Jurong	$644
244 km or 152 mi	Ningguo	$661
246 km or 153 mi	Yiwu	$696
250 km or 155 mi	Xinghua	$693
250 km or 156 mi	Yizheng	$620
259 km or 161 mi	Linhai	$677
260 km or 161 mi	Xuancheng	$684
262 km or 163 mi	Gaoyou	$644
274 km or 170 mi	Nanjing	$789