Belo Horizonte vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Belo Horizonte Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$787
$971
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1919
$1777
🏠 One person rent
$345
$568
🏘️ Family rent
$550
$574
🍽️ Food expenses
$243
$243
🚐 Transport expenses
$113
$92.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$356
$1724
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
63
62
😀 Quality of life
58
39
🏙️ Population
2.32M
1.27M

The cost of living in Belo Horizonte is 19% less expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 6493rd and 5883rd ($787 vs $971) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 5th in Brazil and South Africa, respectively. Check Brazil vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Belo Horizonte compared to 1.8 months in Soweto. Belo Horizonte ranked 6th best city to live in Brazil vs Soweto ranked 11th in South Africa, while ranked 5488th and 7063rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Belo Horizonte vs Soweto

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Belo Horizonte Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.13
$6.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.1
$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.32
$4.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$2.03
☕ Cappuccino
$1.87
$2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$385
$883
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$245
$368
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$622
$544
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$406
$421
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.4
$61.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81.1
$92.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.6
$35.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.71%
11.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1120
$917
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$767
$735
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$2.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43
$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.04
$8.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.93
$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.31
$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.11
$2.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.28
$7.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
$4.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.36
$6.47
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.73
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.92
$7.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.94
$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.33
$3.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.68
$2.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.64
$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.18
$0.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.1
$13.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.5
$6.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.7
$22
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.88
$3.15
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.8
$50.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76
$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$330
$216
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6162
$4830

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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 Soweto

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Johannesburg
$1079
24 km or 15 mi Randburg
$874
26 km or 16 mi Sandton
$997
46 km or 28 mi Vereeniging
$717
46 km or 29 mi Benoni
$822
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$768
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$838
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$696
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$909
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$848
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$717
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$943
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$689
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$819
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$788
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$841
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$774
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$809
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$692
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$718
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$559
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$690
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$654
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$533
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$623
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$791
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$627
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$459
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$696
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$663
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$581
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$859
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$554
446 km or 277 mi Pietermaritzburg
$674
447 km or 278 mi Serowe
$600
461 km or 286 mi Matola
$1003
472 km or 293 mi Maputo
$1116
506 km or 314 mi Durban
$834
567 km or 353 mi Francistown
$585
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$1045