Belo Horizonte vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Belo Horizonte	Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$861	$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2085	$3757
🏠 One person rent	$378	$635
🏘️ Family rent	$587	$1613
🍽️ Food expenses	$257	$308
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$348	$1455
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	63	100
😀 Quality of life	58	78
🏙️ Population	2.53M	24.9M

The cost of living in Belo Horizonte is 28% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 6164th and 4461st ($861 vs $1190) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 6th in Brazil and China, respectively. Check Brazil vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Belo Horizonte compared to 1.2 months in Shanghai. Belo Horizonte ranked 5th best city to live in Brazil vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 5643rd and 558th 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	$5.15	$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.2	$40.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.79	$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.04	$1.7
☕ Cappuccino	$1.87	$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.13	$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$404	$901
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$274	$497
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$639	$2595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$436	$1269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.4	$39.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90.7	$60.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.8	$17.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.85%	4.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1386	$17366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1071	$9346
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.12	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.6	$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.1	$6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$2.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.35	$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.22	$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.87	$18.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$4.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.87	$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.11	$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.34	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.34	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.16	$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.71	$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.31	$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.97	$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.2	$69.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.98	$8.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$67.4	$89.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.97	$12
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.7	$66.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.1	$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$321	$1283
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6238	$28143

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Cities near Belo Horizonte

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.4 mi	Contagem	$640
15 km or 9.2 mi	Nova Lima	$701
22 km or 14 mi	Vespasiano	$683
57 km or 35 mi	Sete Lagoas	$492
69 km or 43 mi	Itauna	$619
72 km or 45 mi	Ouro Preto	$647
87 km or 54 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$680
102 km or 63 mi	Divinopolis	$614
123 km or 77 mi	Ponte Nova	$620
136 km or 85 mi	Curvelo	$601
142 km or 88 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$465
147 km or 91 mi	Vicosa	$631
149 km or 93 mi	Barbacena	$568
155 km or 96 mi	Ipatinga	$529
167 km or 104 mi	Formiga	$616
172 km or 107 mi	Uba	$616
190 km or 118 mi	Caratinga	$579
191 km or 119 mi	Lavras	$579
215 km or 133 mi	Muriae	$617
216 km or 134 mi	Juiz de Fora	$496
239 km or 149 mi	Governador Valadares	$477
240 km or 149 mi	Varginha	$541
242 km or 151 mi	Tres Coracoes	$591
269 km or 167 mi	Alfenas	$612
291 km or 181 mi	Resende	$633
292 km or 182 mi	Passos	$608
293 km or 182 mi	Volta Redonda	$593
296 km or 184 mi	Barra Mansa	$606
298 km or 185 mi	Teresopolis	$619
301 km or 187 mi	Petropolis	$645
304 km or 189 mi	Nova Friburgo	$531
306 km or 190 mi	Patos de Minas	$621
314 km or 195 mi	Cachoeiro de Itapemirim	$624
315 km or 196 mi	Araxa	$609
316 km or 197 mi	Cruzeiro	$638
322 km or 200 mi	Itajuba	$554
323 km or 201 mi	Nova Iguacu	$640
324 km or 202 mi	Belford Roxo	$887
328 km or 204 mi	Duque de Caxias	$688
329 km or 205 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$710

Cities near Shanghai

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Pudong	$1074
47 km or 29 mi	Taicang	$731
53 km or 33 mi	Kunshan	$771
74 km or 46 mi	Qidong	$763
82 km or 51 mi	Suzhou	$1020
82 km or 51 mi	Jiaxing	$596
85 km or 53 mi	Haimen	$682
88 km or 55 mi	Changshu	$731
106 km or 66 mi	Nantong	$651
117 km or 73 mi	Zhangjiagang	$678
121 km or 75 mi	Wuxi	$687
135 km or 84 mi	Huzhou	$699
141 km or 87 mi	Jiangyin	$688
142 km or 88 mi	Zhoushan	$690
144 km or 89 mi	Ningbo	$677
148 km or 92 mi	Jingjiang	$675
155 km or 96 mi	Shaoxing	$755
158 km or 98 mi	Yixing	$707
159 km or 99 mi	Changzhou	$713
160 km or 100 mi	Rugao	$682
161 km or 100 mi	Hangzhou	$831
177 km or 110 mi	Taixing	$665
179 km or 111 mi	Hai'an	$679
191 km or 119 mi	Liyang	$694
197 km or 122 mi	Yangzhong	$625
198 km or 123 mi	Guangde	$707
201 km or 125 mi	Danyang	$625
208 km or 129 mi	Taizhou	$651
217 km or 135 mi	Dongtai	$703
223 km or 139 mi	Zhenjiang	$524
235 km or 146 mi	Yangzhou	$631
236 km or 146 mi	Jurong	$645
244 km or 152 mi	Ningguo	$720
246 km or 153 mi	Yiwu	$725
250 km or 155 mi	Xinghua	$696
250 km or 156 mi	Yizheng	$617
259 km or 161 mi	Linhai	$719
260 km or 161 mi	Xuancheng	$789
262 km or 163 mi	Gaoyou	$652
274 km or 170 mi	Nanjing	$740