Belo Horizonte vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Belo Horizonte	Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$809	$771
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2028	$2209
🏠 One person rent	$350	$265
🏘️ Family rent	$608	$448
🍽️ Food expenses	$254	$292
🚐 Transport expenses	$115	$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$409	$1127
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	63	70
😀 Quality of life	63	71
🏙️ Population	2.32M	12.7M

The cost of living in Belo Horizonte is 5% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 6633rd and 6778th ($809 vs $771) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 31st 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 1.5 months in Suzhou. Belo Horizonte ranked 7th best city to live in Brazil vs Suzhou ranked 23rd in China, while ranked 5520th and 3523rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Belo Horizonte vs Suzhou

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	Belo Horizonte	Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.98	$4.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.2	$42.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.8	$4.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$2.54
☕ Cappuccino	$2.17	$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.02	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$389	$328
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$248	$163
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$694	$581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$458	$291
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.3	$57.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82	$87.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.4	$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.89%	3.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1567	$5716
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$812	$2955
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.94	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.3	$41.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.93	$4.46
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.11	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$2.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.36	$2.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.22
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.21	$1.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.64	$20.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.56	$8.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.01	$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.86	$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.13	$4.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.45	$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.08	$4.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.86	$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.33	$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.7	$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.66	$6.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$43.3	$78.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.68	$7.93
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.3	$50.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$79.4	$72.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$346	$778
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6783	$15339

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Cities near Belo Horizonte

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.4 mi	Contagem	$565
15 km or 9.2 mi	Nova Lima	$582
22 km or 14 mi	Vespasiano	$563
57 km or 35 mi	Sete Lagoas	$412
69 km or 43 mi	Itauna	$582
72 km or 45 mi	Ouro Preto	$526
87 km or 54 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$644
102 km or 63 mi	Divinopolis	$590
123 km or 77 mi	Ponte Nova	$586
136 km or 85 mi	Curvelo	$600
142 km or 88 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$541
147 km or 91 mi	Vicosa	$618
149 km or 93 mi	Barbacena	$540
155 km or 96 mi	Ipatinga	$502
167 km or 104 mi	Formiga	$613
172 km or 107 mi	Uba	$597
190 km or 118 mi	Caratinga	$599
191 km or 119 mi	Lavras	$530
215 km or 133 mi	Muriae	$613
216 km or 134 mi	Juiz de Fora	$550
239 km or 149 mi	Governador Valadares	$494
240 km or 149 mi	Varginha	$492
242 km or 151 mi	Tres Coracoes	$559
269 km or 167 mi	Alfenas	$513
291 km or 181 mi	Resende	$603
292 km or 182 mi	Passos	$568
293 km or 182 mi	Volta Redonda	$539
296 km or 184 mi	Barra Mansa	$557
298 km or 185 mi	Teresopolis	$498
301 km or 187 mi	Petropolis	$706
304 km or 189 mi	Nova Friburgo	$445
306 km or 190 mi	Patos de Minas	$624
314 km or 195 mi	Cachoeiro de Itapemirim	$621
315 km or 196 mi	Araxa	$552
316 km or 197 mi	Cruzeiro	$631
322 km or 200 mi	Itajuba	$536
323 km or 201 mi	Nova Iguacu	$590
324 km or 202 mi	Belford Roxo	$810
328 km or 204 mi	Duque de Caxias	$653
329 km or 205 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$648

Cities near Suzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi	Kunshan	$696
40 km or 25 mi	Changshu	$632
43 km or 27 mi	Wuxi	$679
49 km or 31 mi	Taicang	$673
63 km or 39 mi	Jiaxing	$597
64 km or 40 mi	Zhangjiagang	$648
69 km or 43 mi	Huzhou	$631
75 km or 47 mi	Jiangyin	$634
76 km or 47 mi	Yixing	$674
80 km or 50 mi	Nantong	$547
82 km or 51 mi	Shanghai	$1128
83 km or 52 mi	Changzhou	$601
84 km or 52 mi	Haimen	$612
85 km or 53 mi	Jingjiang	$621
88 km or 55 mi	Pudong	$1003
109 km or 68 mi	Liyang	$639
112 km or 70 mi	Taixing	$622
114 km or 71 mi	Qidong	$696
120 km or 75 mi	Rugao	$630
123 km or 77 mi	Guangde	$642
125 km or 78 mi	Hangzhou	$826
125 km or 78 mi	Danyang	$597
129 km or 80 mi	Yangzhong	$597
137 km or 85 mi	Hai'an	$634
145 km or 90 mi	Shaoxing	$740
148 km or 92 mi	Taizhou	$651
149 km or 93 mi	Zhenjiang	$531
156 km or 97 mi	Jurong	$618
164 km or 102 mi	Yangzhou	$602
173 km or 107 mi	Ningguo	$637
175 km or 109 mi	Yizheng	$590
175 km or 109 mi	Dongtai	$664
182 km or 113 mi	Xuancheng	$659
182 km or 113 mi	Ningbo	$713
194 km or 120 mi	Nanjing	$753
196 km or 122 mi	Xinghua	$663
198 km or 123 mi	Gaoyou	$617
202 km or 125 mi	Zhoushan	$576
214 km or 133 mi	Wuhu	$672
216 km or 134 mi	Tianchang	$610