Belo Horizonte vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Belo Horizonte	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$898	$2844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2247	$6812
🏠 One person rent	$387	$1756
🏘️ Family rent	$647	$3107
🍽️ Food expenses	$286	$592
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$335
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$598	$4188
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	64	99
😀 Quality of life	66	100
🏙️ Population	2.32M	5.45M

The cost of living in Belo Horizonte is 68% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 6263rd and 370th ($898 vs $2844) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 1st in Brazil and Australia, respectively. Check Brazil vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Belo Horizonte compared to 1.5 months in Sydney. Belo Horizonte ranked 11th best city to live in Brazil vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 4990th 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	$5.75	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.3	$81.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.06	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.3	$7.3
☕ Cappuccino	$2.48	$3.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.24	$2.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$511	$2215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$256	$1420
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$805	$3992
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$467	$2582
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60	$126
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.4	$193
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.2	$50.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.32%	5.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2077	$12962
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1065	$7403
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.13	$3.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$58.2	$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.88	$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.61	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.4	$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$9.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.78	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$3.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$3.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$3.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$4.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$2.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$2.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.45	$2.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.18	$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.27	$4.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.37	$28.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.05	$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.52	$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.66	$3.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.33	$3.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$26.8	$66
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.16	$17.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$50.4	$70
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.8	$77.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.2	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$430	$2275
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9000	$25164

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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 Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2354
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2481
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$2040
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1709
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1695
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1995
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1701
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1795
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1460
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2258
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1855
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1273
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1825
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1816
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2672
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$2000
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2530
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2341
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1936
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1915
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1493
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1720
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1913
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1825
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1810
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1834
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2543
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1933
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1889
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1896
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2323
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1813
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1992
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2179
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1606
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1863