Belo Horizonte vs Stockholm - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Belo Horizonte	Stockholm
🚶 Cost of living one person	$875	$2524
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2166	$5606
🏠 One person rent	$390	$1416
🏘️ Family rent	$654	$2368
🍽️ Food expenses	$269	$670
🚐 Transport expenses	$120	$253
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$465	$3839
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	64	95
😀 Quality of life	64	95
🏙️ Population	2.32M	985K

The cost of living in Belo Horizonte is 65% less expensive than in Stockholm. Cities ranked 6468th and 849th ($875 vs $2524) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 1st in Brazil and Sweden, respectively. Check Brazil vs Sweden 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 Stockholm. Belo Horizonte ranked 14th best city to live in Brazil vs Stockholm ranked 1st in Sweden, while ranked 5495th and 23rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Belo Horizonte vs Stockholm

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	Belo Horizonte	Stockholm
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.44	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.3	$98.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.42	$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.23	$8.23
☕ Cappuccino	$2.3	$5.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.07	$3.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$446	$1704
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$274	$1084
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$781	$2705
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$479	$1909
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.3	$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.7	$260
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.9	$40
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.18%	3.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1804	$12627
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$926	$6907
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.09	$4.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$50.8	$119
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.07	$28.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$1.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.44	$3.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$3.47
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.21	$5.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.84	$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$15.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.93	$22.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$3.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$3.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$3.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$4.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$2.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$2.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.5	$1.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.12	$2.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.18	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$2.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.3	$8.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.36	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.34	$4.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.88	$3.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.33	$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.9	$51
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.07	$20.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$47.8	$43.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$36.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.2	$115
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.2	$137
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$394	$178
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7813	$17693

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Cities near Belo Horizonte

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 Stockholm

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.2 mi	Solna	$2118
5.2 km or 3.3 mi	Lidingo	$1214
13 km or 7.9 mi	Taby	$1853
16 km or 9.9 mi	Sollentuna	$2065
21 km or 13 mi	Tumba	$1827
21 km or 13 mi	Akersberga	$1840
31 km or 19 mi	Sodertalje	$1914
35 km or 22 mi	Marsta	$1702
35 km or 22 mi	Sigtuna	$1741
63 km or 39 mi	Uppsala	$1831
87 km or 54 mi	Nykoping	$1651
92 km or 57 mi	Eskilstuna	$1547
92 km or 57 mi	Vasteras	$1603
105 km or 65 mi	Sala	$1398
138 km or 86 mi	Norrkoping	$1337
158 km or 98 mi	Gavle	$1423
163 km or 101 mi	Orebro	$1311
174 km or 108 mi	Linkoping	$1631
185 km or 115 mi	Ludvika	$1397
190 km or 118 mi	Visby	$1579
195 km or 121 mi	Borlange	$1370
195 km or 121 mi	Falun	$1884
253 km or 157 mi	Mariestad	$1594
258 km or 161 mi	Karlstad	$1562
262 km or 163 mi	Raisio	$1567
264 km or 164 mi	Skovde	$1656
265 km or 165 mi	Turku	$1597
268 km or 167 mi	Kaarina	$1568
271 km or 168 mi	Mora	$1691
274 km or 170 mi	Vetlanda	$1641
275 km or 171 mi	Rauma	$1383
281 km or 175 mi	Kuressaare	$1230
284 km or 177 mi	Jonkoping	$1581
297 km or 184 mi	Ventspils	$994
306 km or 190 mi	Salo	$1583
310 km or 193 mi	Raseborg	$1606
312 km or 194 mi	Arvika	$1481
313 km or 195 mi	Kalmar	$1701
315 km or 196 mi	Pori	$1375
332 km or 206 mi	Vaxjo	$1516