Belo Horizonte vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Belo Horizonte	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$875	$2844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2166	$6700
🏠 One person rent	$390	$1749
🏘️ Family rent	$654	$3002
🍽️ Food expenses	$269	$597
🚐 Transport expenses	$120	$337
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$465	$4145
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	64	99
😀 Quality of life	64	98
🏙️ Population	2.32M	5.45M

The cost of living in Belo Horizonte is 69% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 6468th and 348th ($875 vs $2844) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th 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 1.5 months in Sydney. Belo Horizonte ranked 14th best city to live in Brazil vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 5495th and 2nd 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	$5.44	$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.3	$79.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.42	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.23	$7.36
☕ Cappuccino	$2.3	$3.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.07	$2.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$446	$2123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$274	$1437
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$781	$3835
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$479	$2492
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.3	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.7	$190
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.9	$51.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.18%	6.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1804	$13218
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$926	$7866
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.09	$3.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$50.8	$118
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.07	$20.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.44	$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$2.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.21	$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.84	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$9.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.93	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$3.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$3.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$3.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$4.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$2.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.5	$0.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.12	$2.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.18	$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$4.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.3	$24.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.36	$9.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.34	$4.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.88	$3.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.33	$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.9	$63.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.07	$16.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$47.8	$70.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$21.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.2	$80.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.2	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$394	$2281
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7813	$21946

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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 Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2379
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2482
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$2050
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1710
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1695
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1997
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1699
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1821
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1477
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2223
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1867
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1288
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1824
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1815
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1979
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2528
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2352
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1896
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1860
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1487
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1766
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1894
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1813
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1798
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1829
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2496
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1928
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1889
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1906
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2269
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1822
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1988
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2217
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1604
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1864