Belo Horizonte vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Belo Horizonte Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$875
$1057
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2166
$1932
🏠 One person rent
$390
$620
🏘️ Family rent
$654
$639
🍽️ Food expenses
$269
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$120
$99.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$465
$1631
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
64
63
😀 Quality of life
64
48
🏙️ Population
2.32M
1.27M

The cost of living in Belo Horizonte is 17% less expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 6468th and 5251st ($875 vs $1057) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 6th 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 1.5 months in Soweto. Belo Horizonte ranked 14th best city to live in Brazil vs Soweto ranked 8th in South Africa, while ranked 5495th and 6890th 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
$5.44
$7.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.3
$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.42
$4.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.23
$2.17
☕ Cappuccino
$2.3
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.07
$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$446
$942
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$274
$394
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$781
$587
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$479
$452
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.3
$79.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.7
$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.9
$36.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.18%
11.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1804
$933
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$926
$779
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.09
$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$50.8
$35.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.07
$9.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.44
$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.21
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.84
$8.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.36
$4.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.93
$7.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$1.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.12
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.18
$7.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.3
$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.36
$3.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.34
$2.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.88
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.33
$0.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.9
$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.07
$5.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$47.8
$23.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$3.44
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.2
$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.2
$76.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$394
$229
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7813
$4370

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.4 mi Contagem
$596
15 km or 9.2 mi Nova Lima
$651
22 km or 14 mi Vespasiano
$628
57 km or 35 mi Sete Lagoas
$444
69 km or 43 mi Itauna
$629
72 km or 45 mi Ouro Preto
$578
87 km or 54 mi Conselheiro Lafaiete
$679
102 km or 63 mi Divinopolis
$626
123 km or 77 mi Ponte Nova
$631
136 km or 85 mi Curvelo
$642
142 km or 88 mi Sao Joao del-Rei
$568
147 km or 91 mi Vicosa
$643
149 km or 93 mi Barbacena
$565
155 km or 96 mi Ipatinga
$538
167 km or 104 mi Formiga
$654
172 km or 107 mi Uba
$625
190 km or 118 mi Caratinga
$636
191 km or 119 mi Lavras
$562
215 km or 133 mi Muriae
$585
216 km or 134 mi Juiz de Fora
$600
239 km or 149 mi Governador Valadares
$523
240 km or 149 mi Varginha
$505
242 km or 151 mi Tres Coracoes
$594
269 km or 167 mi Alfenas
$549
291 km or 181 mi Resende
$652
292 km or 182 mi Passos
$609
293 km or 182 mi Volta Redonda
$576
296 km or 184 mi Barra Mansa
$600
298 km or 185 mi Teresopolis
$537
301 km or 187 mi Petropolis
$782
304 km or 189 mi Nova Friburgo
$482
306 km or 190 mi Patos de Minas
$664
314 km or 195 mi Cachoeiro de Itapemirim
$648
315 km or 196 mi Araxa
$586
316 km or 197 mi Cruzeiro
$672
322 km or 200 mi Itajuba
$565
323 km or 201 mi Nova Iguacu
$632
324 km or 202 mi Belford Roxo
$851
328 km or 204 mi Duque de Caxias
$648
329 km or 205 mi Sao Joao de Meriti
$681

Cities near Soweto

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Johannesburg
$1171
24 km or 15 mi Randburg
$958
26 km or 16 mi Sandton
$1089
46 km or 28 mi Vereeniging
$765
46 km or 29 mi Benoni
$892
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$865
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$967
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$792
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$1049
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$950
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$791
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$1017
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$826
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$910
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$875
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$899
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$826
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$901
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$697
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$731
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$604
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$694
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$662
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$573
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$652
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$912
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$681
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$511
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$763
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$628
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$630
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$927
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$551
446 km or 277 mi Pietermaritzburg
$716
447 km or 278 mi Serowe
$583
461 km or 286 mi Matola
$916
472 km or 293 mi Maputo
$966
506 km or 314 mi Durban
$948
567 km or 353 mi Francistown
$633
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$950