Belo Horizonte vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Belo Horizonte	Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$875	$2493
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2166	$5494
🏠 One person rent	$390	$1483
🏘️ Family rent	$654	$2320
🍽️ Food expenses	$269	$630
🚐 Transport expenses	$120	$238
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$465	$3648
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	64	86
😀 Quality of life	64	95
🏙️ Population	2.32M	2.79M

The cost of living in Belo Horizonte is 65% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 6468th and 897th ($875 vs $2493) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 4th in Brazil and Canada, respectively. Check Brazil vs Canada 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 Toronto. Belo Horizonte ranked 14th best city to live in Brazil vs Toronto ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 5495th and 29th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Belo Horizonte vs Toronto

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	Belo Horizonte	Toronto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.44	$17.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.3	$79.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.42	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.23	$6.67
☕ Cappuccino	$2.3	$4.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.07	$2.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$446	$1522
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$274	$1292
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$781	$2479
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$479	$2036
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.3	$94.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.7	$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.9	$49.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.18%	4.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1804	$9030
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$926	$7052
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.09	$2.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$50.8	$113
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.07	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$2.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.44	$2.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$3.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.21	$3.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.84	$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.93	$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$3.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$4.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$3.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.5	$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.12	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.18	$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$2.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.3	$14.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.36	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.34	$6.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.88	$3.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.33	$3.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.9	$50.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.07	$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$47.8	$75
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$24.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.2	$60.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.2	$85.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$394	$1056
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7813	$20314

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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 Toronto

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi	Vaughan	$2309
23 km or 14 mi	Mississauga	$2357
24 km or 15 mi	Richmond Hill	$2520
26 km or 16 mi	Markham	$2222
31 km or 19 mi	Brampton	$2151
34 km or 21 mi	Oakville	$2360
35 km or 22 mi	Ajax	$2246
46 km or 28 mi	Halton Hills	$2079
50 km or 31 mi	Oshawa	$1605
51 km or 32 mi	Burlington	$2237
54 km or 34 mi	New Tecumseth	$2039
56 km or 35 mi	St. Catharines	$2046
60 km or 37 mi	Hamilton	$2089
65 km or 40 mi	Orangeville	$1910
67 km or 41 mi	Niagara Falls	$1897
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1950
71 km or 44 mi	Guelph	$2073
77 km or 48 mi	Welland	$1801
81 km or 50 mi	Grand Island	$2073
81 km or 51 mi	Lockport	$2083
82 km or 51 mi	North Tonawanda	$2075
82 km or 51 mi	Cambridge	$2087
84 km or 52 mi	Barrie	$1480
89 km or 56 mi	Brantford	$1901
90 km or 56 mi	Amherst	$2136
92 km or 57 mi	Kitchener	$2144
94 km or 58 mi	Waterloo	$1999
96 km or 59 mi	Buffalo	$2277
100 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2182
100 km or 62 mi	Clarence	$2115
103 km or 64 mi	West Seneca	$2173
103 km or 64 mi	Orillia	$1992
105 km or 65 mi	Lancaster	$2136
111 km or 69 mi	Peterborough	$2001
112 km or 70 mi	Hamburg	$1870
114 km or 71 mi	Orchard Park	$2035
132 km or 82 mi	Stratford	$1735
146 km or 91 mi	Greece	$2027
146 km or 91 mi	Chili	$2034
148 km or 92 mi	Gates	$2029