Belo Horizonte vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Belo Horizonte Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$861
$875
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2085
$1598
🏠 One person rent
$378
$511
🏘️ Family rent
$587
$523
🍽️ Food expenses
$257
$215
🚐 Transport expenses
$123
$89.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$348
$1509
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
63
62
😀 Quality of life
58
44
🏙️ Population
2.53M
1.27M

The cost of living in Belo Horizonte is 2% less expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 6164th and 6110th ($861 vs $875) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 4th in Brazil and South Africa, respectively. Check Brazil vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Belo Horizonte compared to 1.7 months in Soweto. Belo Horizonte ranked 5th best city to live in Brazil vs Soweto ranked 9th in South Africa, while ranked 5643rd and 6750th among best cities to live in the world.

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Belo Horizonte Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.15
$5.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.2
$25.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.79
$3.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.04
$1.84
☕ Cappuccino
$1.87
$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.13
$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$404
$793
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$274
$327
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$639
$488
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$436
$379
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.4
$57.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.7
$88.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.8
$34
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.85%
11.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1386
$731
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1071
$624
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.12
$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43.6
$28.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.1
$9.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.35
$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.22
$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.87
$7.01
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.88
$3.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.87
$5.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.11
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.34
$7.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.34
$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.16
$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.71
$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.31
$2.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.97
$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.49
$0.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.2
$12.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.98
$5.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$67.4
$20
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.97
$2.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.7
$43.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.1
$67.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$321
$202
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6238
$2867

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Johannesburg
$908
24 km or 15 mi Randburg
$776
26 km or 16 mi Sandton
$889
46 km or 28 mi Vereeniging
$637
46 km or 29 mi Benoni
$741
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$698
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$755
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$631
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$783
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$751
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$625
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$845
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$621
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$746
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$701
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$866
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$682
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$719
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$631
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$656
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$511
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$633
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$603
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$511
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$558
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$739
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$535
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$447
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$601
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$605
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$511
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$753
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$511
446 km or 277 mi Pietermaritzburg
$609
447 km or 278 mi Serowe
$554
461 km or 286 mi Matola
$978
472 km or 293 mi Maputo
$1084
506 km or 314 mi Durban
$780
567 km or 353 mi Francistown
$550
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$952