Belo Horizonte vs Tampa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Belo Horizonte	Tampa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$898	$2569
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2247	$5797
🏠 One person rent	$387	$1704
🏘️ Family rent	$647	$2895
🍽️ Food expenses	$286	$624
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$93.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$598	$4463
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	64	69
😀 Quality of life	66	91
🏙️ Population	2.32M	385K

The cost of living in Belo Horizonte is 65% less expensive than in Tampa. Cities ranked 6263rd and 777th ($898 vs $2569) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 683rd in Brazil and the United States, respectively. Check Brazil vs the United States 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 Tampa. Belo Horizonte ranked 11th best city to live in Brazil vs Tampa ranked 31st in the United States, while ranked 4990th and 142nd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Belo Horizonte	Tampa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.75	$18.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.3	$69.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.06	$12.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.3	$6.65
☕ Cappuccino	$2.48	$5.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.24	$3.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$511	$1914
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$256	$1412
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$805	$3372
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$467	$2452
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.4	$191
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.2	$68.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.32%	6.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2077	$4277
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1065	$2292
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.13	$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$58.2	$64.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.88	$15.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.61	$3.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$4.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.4	$3.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.78	$18.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$4.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$3.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$3.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$2.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.45	$2.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.18	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.27	$2.56
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.37	$8.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.05	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.52	$6.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.66	$3.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.33	$1.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$26.8	$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.16	$15.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$50.4	$83.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$19.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.8	$54.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.2	$97.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$430	$1451
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9000	$19356

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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 Tampa

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi	Egypt Lake-Leto	$2438
9 km or 5.6 mi	East Lake-Orient Park	$2439
9.7 km or 6 mi	Palm River-Clair Mel	$2436
10 km or 6.4 mi	Temple Terrace	$2420
11 km or 7 mi	University	$2408
27 km or 17 mi	Pinellas Park	$2105
28 km or 17 mi	St. Petersburg	$2608
29 km or 18 mi	Clearwater	$2591
31 km or 19 mi	Dunedin	$2447
32 km or 20 mi	Largo	$2178
33 km or 20 mi	Plant	$2407
34 km or 21 mi	Tarpon Springs	$2391
41 km or 25 mi	Zephyrhills	$2158
50 km or 31 mi	Lakeland	$2629
55 km or 34 mi	Bradenton	$2259
65 km or 41 mi	Brooksville	$2318
71 km or 44 mi	Sarasota	$2662
74 km or 46 mi	Winter Haven	$2152
84 km or 52 mi	Haines	$2248
95 km or 59 mi	Clermont	$2352
97 km or 60 mi	Venice	$2564
105 km or 65 mi	North Port	$2438
108 km or 67 mi	Winter Garden	$2378
109 km or 68 mi	Leesburg	$2313
110 km or 68 mi	Kissimmee	$2282
113 km or 70 mi	Ocoee	$2401
113 km or 71 mi	Sebring	$1740
119 km or 74 mi	St. Cloud	$2313
122 km or 76 mi	Apopka	$2362
123 km or 76 mi	Orlando	$2643
124 km or 77 mi	Eustis	$2323
130 km or 81 mi	Winter Park	$2480
130 km or 81 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2401
136 km or 84 mi	Casselberry	$2401
139 km or 86 mi	Ocala	$1991
141 km or 88 mi	Winter Springs	$2372
146 km or 91 mi	Oviedo	$2363
148 km or 92 mi	Sanford	$2345
156 km or 97 mi	Cape Coral	$2285
161 km or 100 mi	Deltona	$2260