Belo Horizonte vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Belo Horizonte Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$787
$958
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1919
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$345
$495
🏘️ Family rent
$550
$1237
🍽️ Food expenses
$243
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$113
$96.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$356
$1649
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
63
96
😀 Quality of life
58
79
🏙️ Population
2.32M
17.7M

The cost of living in Belo Horizonte is 18% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 6493rd and 5948th ($787 vs $958) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 13th 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 1.7 months in Shenzhen. Belo Horizonte ranked 6th best city to live in Brazil vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 5488th and 556th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Belo Horizonte vs Shenzhen

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Belo Horizonte Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.13
$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.1
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.32
$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$1.13
☕ Cappuccino
$1.87
$3.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$385
$713
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$245
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$622
$1800
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$406
$997
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.4
$41.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81.1
$63.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.6
$15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.71%
4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1120
$13100
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$767
$6892
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43
$28.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.04
$4.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.93
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.31
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.11
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.28
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
$4.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.36
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.73
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.92
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.94
$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.33
$5.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.68
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.64
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.18
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.1
$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.5
$7.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.7
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.88
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.8
$61.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76
$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$330
$605
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6162
$24117

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.4 mi Contagem
$567
15 km or 9.2 mi Nova Lima
$643
22 km or 14 mi Vespasiano
$629
57 km or 35 mi Sete Lagoas
$468
69 km or 43 mi Itauna
$580
72 km or 45 mi Ouro Preto
$599
87 km or 54 mi Conselheiro Lafaiete
$631
102 km or 63 mi Divinopolis
$581
123 km or 77 mi Ponte Nova
$585
136 km or 85 mi Curvelo
$588
142 km or 88 mi Sao Joao del-Rei
$532
147 km or 91 mi Vicosa
$593
149 km or 93 mi Barbacena
$520
155 km or 96 mi Ipatinga
$482
167 km or 104 mi Formiga
$590
172 km or 107 mi Uba
$585
190 km or 118 mi Caratinga
$572
191 km or 119 mi Lavras
$515
215 km or 133 mi Muriae
$618
216 km or 134 mi Juiz de Fora
$461
239 km or 149 mi Governador Valadares
$501
240 km or 149 mi Varginha
$463
242 km or 151 mi Tres Coracoes
$542
269 km or 167 mi Alfenas
$570
291 km or 181 mi Resende
$596
292 km or 182 mi Passos
$563
293 km or 182 mi Volta Redonda
$549
296 km or 184 mi Barra Mansa
$563
298 km or 185 mi Teresopolis
$578
301 km or 187 mi Petropolis
$600
304 km or 189 mi Nova Friburgo
$500
306 km or 190 mi Patos de Minas
$634
314 km or 195 mi Cachoeiro de Itapemirim
$629
315 km or 196 mi Araxa
$558
316 km or 197 mi Cruzeiro
$620
322 km or 200 mi Itajuba
$543
323 km or 201 mi Nova Iguacu
$591
324 km or 202 mi Belford Roxo
$808
328 km or 204 mi Duque de Caxias
$636
329 km or 205 mi Sao Joao de Meriti
$652

Cities near Shenzhen

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2427
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2753
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$641
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$678
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1590
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$491
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$629
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$830
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$763
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$602
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1014
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$824
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$801
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$808
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$806
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$895
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$726
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$852
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$691
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$605
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$795
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$592
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$819
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$783
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$780
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$774
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$774
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$813
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$746
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$794
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$781
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$731
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$725
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$807
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$671
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$821
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$538
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$618