Belo Horizonte vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Belo Horizonte	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$787	$2801
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1919	$6767
🏠 One person rent	$345	$1663
🏘️ Family rent	$550	$3057
🍽️ Food expenses	$243	$569
🚐 Transport expenses	$113	$410
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$356	$4399
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	63	99
😀 Quality of life	58	99
🏙️ Population	2.32M	4.84M

The cost of living in Belo Horizonte is 72% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 6493rd and 312th ($787 vs $2801) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 1st in Brazil and Australia, respectively. Check Brazil vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Belo Horizonte compared to 1.6 months in Sydney. Belo Horizonte ranked 6th best city to live in Brazil vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 5488th and 4th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Belo Horizonte vs Sydney

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	Belo Horizonte	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.13	$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.1	$70.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.32	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2	$7.41
☕ Cappuccino	$1.87	$3.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.05	$2.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$385	$1992
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$245	$1372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$622	$4038
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$406	$2523
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.4	$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81.1	$177
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.6	$53.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.71%	6.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1120	$16279
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$767	$9905
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.96	$3.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43	$143
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.04	$29.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.31	$2.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.11	$4.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.28	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$8.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.36	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$2.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$3.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$4.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.73	$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.92	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.24	$5.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.94	$29.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.33	$6.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.68	$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.64	$2.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.18	$2.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.1	$58.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.5	$16.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.7	$67.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.88	$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.8	$78.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76	$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$330	$2054
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6162	$18951

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Cities near Belo Horizonte

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 Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2286
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2472
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1997
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1732
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1532
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1833
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1674
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1748
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1500
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2393
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1815
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1289
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1628
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1746
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1717
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1958
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1829
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2300
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2141
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1805
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1800
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1397
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1635
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1876
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1877
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1738
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1758
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2397
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1822
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1799
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1795
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2491
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1757
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1767
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1925
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1892
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1357
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1754