Belo Horizonte vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Belo Horizonte	Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$898	$798
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2247	$2386
🏠 One person rent	$387	$290
🏘️ Family rent	$647	$499
🍽️ Food expenses	$286	$284
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$598	$1351
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	64	65
😀 Quality of life	66	74
🏙️ Population	2.32M	12.7M

The cost of living in Belo Horizonte is 12% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 6263rd and 6776th ($898 vs $798) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 29th in Brazil and China, respectively. Check Brazil vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Belo Horizonte compared to 1.7 months in Suzhou. Belo Horizonte ranked 11th best city to live in Brazil vs Suzhou ranked 10th in China, while ranked 4990th and 2020th 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	$5.75	$4.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.3	$31.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.06	$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.3	$2.19
☕ Cappuccino	$2.48	$3.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.24	$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$511	$402
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$256	$172
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$805	$722
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$467	$314
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60	$60.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.4	$92.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.2	$11.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.32%	3.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2077	$5286
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1065	$2709
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.13	$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$58.2	$44.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.88	$4.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.61	$2.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.4	$1.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$22.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$3.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.78	$8.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.45	$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.18	$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.27	$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.37	$4.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.05	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.52	$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.66	$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.33	$2.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$26.8	$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.16	$5.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$50.4	$82.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.8	$51.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.2	$82.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$430	$1049
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9000	$20341

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Cities near Belo Horizonte

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.4 mi	Contagem	$607
15 km or 9.2 mi	Nova Lima	$653
22 km or 14 mi	Vespasiano	$631
57 km or 35 mi	Sete Lagoas	$475
69 km or 43 mi	Itauna	$636
72 km or 45 mi	Ouro Preto	$572
87 km or 54 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$695
102 km or 63 mi	Divinopolis	$638
123 km or 77 mi	Ponte Nova	$634
136 km or 85 mi	Curvelo	$659
142 km or 88 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$584
147 km or 91 mi	Vicosa	$670
149 km or 93 mi	Barbacena	$568
155 km or 96 mi	Ipatinga	$542
167 km or 104 mi	Formiga	$669
172 km or 107 mi	Uba	$634
190 km or 118 mi	Caratinga	$654
191 km or 119 mi	Lavras	$577
215 km or 133 mi	Muriae	$566
216 km or 134 mi	Juiz de Fora	$623
239 km or 149 mi	Governador Valadares	$538
240 km or 149 mi	Varginha	$519
242 km or 151 mi	Tres Coracoes	$610
269 km or 167 mi	Alfenas	$571
291 km or 181 mi	Resende	$655
292 km or 182 mi	Passos	$618
293 km or 182 mi	Volta Redonda	$581
296 km or 184 mi	Barra Mansa	$607
298 km or 185 mi	Teresopolis	$546
301 km or 187 mi	Petropolis	$805
304 km or 189 mi	Nova Friburgo	$488
306 km or 190 mi	Patos de Minas	$669
314 km or 195 mi	Cachoeiro de Itapemirim	$650
315 km or 196 mi	Araxa	$590
316 km or 197 mi	Cruzeiro	$686
322 km or 200 mi	Itajuba	$576
323 km or 201 mi	Nova Iguacu	$617
324 km or 202 mi	Belford Roxo	$858
328 km or 204 mi	Duque de Caxias	$651
329 km or 205 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$688

Cities near Suzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi	Kunshan	$726
40 km or 25 mi	Changshu	$678
43 km or 27 mi	Wuxi	$686
49 km or 31 mi	Taicang	$708
63 km or 39 mi	Jiaxing	$596
64 km or 40 mi	Zhangjiagang	$652
69 km or 43 mi	Huzhou	$680
75 km or 47 mi	Jiangyin	$658
76 km or 47 mi	Yixing	$663
80 km or 50 mi	Nantong	$581
82 km or 51 mi	Shanghai	$1147
83 km or 52 mi	Changzhou	$636
84 km or 52 mi	Haimen	$643
85 km or 53 mi	Jingjiang	$645
88 km or 55 mi	Pudong	$1030
109 km or 68 mi	Liyang	$657
112 km or 70 mi	Taixing	$651
114 km or 71 mi	Qidong	$725
120 km or 75 mi	Rugao	$659
123 km or 77 mi	Guangde	$667
125 km or 78 mi	Hangzhou	$899
125 km or 78 mi	Danyang	$623
129 km or 80 mi	Yangzhong	$627
137 km or 85 mi	Hai'an	$664
145 km or 90 mi	Shaoxing	$670
148 km or 92 mi	Taizhou	$693
149 km or 93 mi	Zhenjiang	$538
156 km or 97 mi	Jurong	$644
164 km or 102 mi	Yangzhou	$623
173 km or 107 mi	Ningguo	$661
175 km or 109 mi	Yizheng	$620
175 km or 109 mi	Dongtai	$691
182 km or 113 mi	Xuancheng	$684
182 km or 113 mi	Ningbo	$660
194 km or 120 mi	Nanjing	$789
196 km or 122 mi	Xinghua	$693
198 km or 123 mi	Gaoyou	$644
202 km or 125 mi	Zhoushan	$571
214 km or 133 mi	Wuhu	$671
216 km or 134 mi	Tianchang	$635