Belo Horizonte vs Shijiazhuang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Belo Horizonte	Shijiazhuang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$768	$481
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1890	$1355
🏠 One person rent	$341	$170
🏘️ Family rent	$550	$338
🍽️ Food expenses	$238	$179
🚐 Transport expenses	$106	$64.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$373	$602
😷 Air quality	Good	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	31 km
🎓 Higher education	63	71
😀 Quality of life	59	61
🏙️ Population	2.32M	10.6M

The cost of living in Belo Horizonte is 60% more expensive than in Shijiazhuang. Cities ranked 6579th and 8748th ($768 vs $481) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 525th 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 1.3 months in Shijiazhuang. Belo Horizonte ranked 5th best city to live in Brazil vs Shijiazhuang ranked 39th in China, while ranked 5438th and 5094th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Belo Horizonte vs Shijiazhuang

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	Belo Horizonte	Shijiazhuang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.88	$1.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29	$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.36	$5.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$0.76
☕ Cappuccino	$1.86	$2.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.94	$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$375	$198
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$243	$113
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$630	$380
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$406	$254
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.1	$34.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.8	$53
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.3	$6.15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.91%	3.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1419	$2300
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$830	$1619
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.99	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39.4	$12.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.51	$3.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.21	$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$0.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.94	$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.09	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$2.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.14	$9.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$1.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$0.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.7	$0.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.22	$3.45
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$0.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.95	$3.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.08	$3.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.76	$2.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.41	$0.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.17	$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24	$12.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.65	$5.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$43.4	$32.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.06	$4.01
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.6	$45.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72	$68.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$351	$382
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6817	$4785

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Belo Horizonte

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.4 mi	Contagem	$532
15 km or 9.2 mi	Nova Lima	$627
22 km or 14 mi	Vespasiano	$609
57 km or 35 mi	Sete Lagoas	$412
69 km or 43 mi	Itauna	$558
72 km or 45 mi	Ouro Preto	$550
87 km or 54 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$602
102 km or 63 mi	Divinopolis	$568
123 km or 77 mi	Ponte Nova	$562
136 km or 85 mi	Curvelo	$571
142 km or 88 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$505
147 km or 91 mi	Vicosa	$584
149 km or 93 mi	Barbacena	$487
155 km or 96 mi	Ipatinga	$457
167 km or 104 mi	Formiga	$580
172 km or 107 mi	Uba	$563
190 km or 118 mi	Caratinga	$563
191 km or 119 mi	Lavras	$503
215 km or 133 mi	Muriae	$584
216 km or 134 mi	Juiz de Fora	$462
239 km or 149 mi	Governador Valadares	$471
240 km or 149 mi	Varginha	$449
242 km or 151 mi	Tres Coracoes	$523
269 km or 167 mi	Alfenas	$483
291 km or 181 mi	Resende	$572
292 km or 182 mi	Passos	$536
293 km or 182 mi	Volta Redonda	$522
296 km or 184 mi	Barra Mansa	$537
298 km or 185 mi	Teresopolis	$546
301 km or 187 mi	Petropolis	$587
304 km or 189 mi	Nova Friburgo	$474
306 km or 190 mi	Patos de Minas	$599
314 km or 195 mi	Cachoeiro de Itapemirim	$572
315 km or 196 mi	Araxa	$529
316 km or 197 mi	Cruzeiro	$595
322 km or 200 mi	Itajuba	$518
323 km or 201 mi	Nova Iguacu	$562
324 km or 202 mi	Belford Roxo	$769
328 km or 204 mi	Duque de Caxias	$614
329 km or 205 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$622

Cities near Shijiazhuang

Distance	City	Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi	Gaocheng	$524
37 km or 23 mi	Xinle	$533
46 km or 29 mi	Jinzhou	$544
63 km or 39 mi	Xinji	$564
67 km or 42 mi	Dingzhou	$584
82 km or 51 mi	Anguo	$550
84 km or 52 mi	Yangquan	$553
92 km or 57 mi	Shenzhou	$581
108 km or 67 mi	Nangong	$600
109 km or 67 mi	Xingtai	$612
109 km or 68 mi	Jizhou	$590
109 km or 68 mi	Hengshui	$642
125 km or 78 mi	Baoding	$472
131 km or 82 mi	Shahe	$590
145 km or 90 mi	Hejian	$592
153 km or 95 mi	Wu'an	$587
157 km or 98 mi	Renqiu	$586
159 km or 99 mi	Handan	$610
161 km or 100 mi	Xinzhou	$555
170 km or 105 mi	Linqing	$574
172 km or 107 mi	Dezhou	$638
173 km or 108 mi	Taiyuan	$478
174 km or 108 mi	Yuanping	$550
181 km or 112 mi	Botou	$618
185 km or 115 mi	Gaobeidian	$644
203 km or 126 mi	Bazhou	$649
206 km or 128 mi	Gujiao	$492
206 km or 128 mi	Zhuozhou	$729
206 km or 128 mi	Cangzhou	$679
217 km or 135 mi	Anyang	$578
220 km or 137 mi	Liaocheng	$522
225 km or 140 mi	Yucheng	$577
228 km or 142 mi	Linzhou	$588
231 km or 144 mi	Shuozhou	$600
232 km or 144 mi	Huairen	$624
240 km or 149 mi	Laoling	$638
240 km or 149 mi	Changzhi	$726
249 km or 155 mi	Huanghua	$655
251 km or 156 mi	Datong	$703
251 km or 156 mi	Langfang	$716