Belo Horizonte vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Belo Horizonte	Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$875	$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2166	$3097
🏠 One person rent	$390	$600
🏘️ Family rent	$654	$1068
🍽️ Food expenses	$269	$293
🚐 Transport expenses	$120	$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$465	$879
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	64	99
😀 Quality of life	64	75
🏙️ Population	2.32M	24.9M

The cost of living in Belo Horizonte is 22% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 6468th and 4971st ($875 vs $1126) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 5th in Brazil and China, respectively. Check Brazil vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Belo Horizonte compared to 0.8 months in Shanghai. Belo Horizonte ranked 14th best city to live in Brazil vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 5495th and 1655th 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	$5.44	$5.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.3	$36.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.42	$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.23	$1.69
☕ Cappuccino	$2.3	$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.07	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$446	$803
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$274	$486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$781	$1462
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$479	$880
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.3	$37.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.7	$58.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.9	$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.18%	3.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1804	$14215
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$926	$7113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.09	$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$50.8	$30.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.07	$6.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.44	$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.21	$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.84	$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$3.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.93	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.5	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.12	$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.18	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.3	$3.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.36	$6.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.34	$6.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.88	$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.33	$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.9	$61.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.07	$7.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$47.8	$94.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$12
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.2	$50.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.2	$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$394	$1114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7813	$27781

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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 Shanghai

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Pudong	$1002
47 km or 29 mi	Taicang	$669
53 km or 33 mi	Kunshan	$696
74 km or 46 mi	Qidong	$701
82 km or 51 mi	Suzhou	$782
82 km or 51 mi	Jiaxing	$594
85 km or 53 mi	Haimen	$620
88 km or 55 mi	Changshu	$644
106 km or 66 mi	Nantong	$557
117 km or 73 mi	Zhangjiagang	$667
121 km or 75 mi	Wuxi	$683
135 km or 84 mi	Huzhou	$643
141 km or 87 mi	Jiangyin	$650
142 km or 88 mi	Zhoushan	$584
144 km or 89 mi	Ningbo	$671
148 km or 92 mi	Jingjiang	$636
155 km or 96 mi	Shaoxing	$680
158 km or 98 mi	Yixing	$684
159 km or 99 mi	Changzhou	$623
160 km or 100 mi	Rugao	$646
161 km or 100 mi	Hangzhou	$860
177 km or 110 mi	Taixing	$636
179 km or 111 mi	Hai'an	$647
191 km or 119 mi	Liyang	$652
197 km or 122 mi	Yangzhong	$611
198 km or 123 mi	Guangde	$652
201 km or 125 mi	Danyang	$604
208 km or 129 mi	Taizhou	$675
217 km or 135 mi	Dongtai	$678
223 km or 139 mi	Zhenjiang	$525
235 km or 146 mi	Yangzhou	$618
236 km or 146 mi	Jurong	$626
244 km or 152 mi	Ningguo	$644
246 km or 153 mi	Yiwu	$667
250 km or 155 mi	Xinghua	$677
250 km or 156 mi	Yizheng	$601
259 km or 161 mi	Linhai	$661
260 km or 161 mi	Xuancheng	$665
262 km or 163 mi	Gaoyou	$632
274 km or 170 mi	Nanjing	$765