Belo Horizonte vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

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Belo Horizonte Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person
$861
$3380
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2085
$8333
🏠 One person rent
$378
$1991
🏘️ Family rent
$587
$3524
🍽️ Food expenses
$257
$899
🚐 Transport expenses
$123
$214
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$348
$6558
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
63
81
😀 Quality of life
58
97
🏙️ Population
2.53M
443K

The cost of living in Belo Horizonte is 75% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 6164th and 31st ($861 vs $3380) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 2nd in Brazil and Switzerland, respectively. Check Brazil vs Switzerland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Belo Horizonte compared to 1.9 months in Zurich. Belo Horizonte ranked 5th best city to live in Brazil vs Zurich ranked 1st in Switzerland, while ranked 5643rd and 6th among best cities to live in the world.

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Belo Horizonte Zurich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.15
$25.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.2
$114
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.79
$18.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.04
$8.65
☕ Cappuccino
$1.87
$6.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.13
$5.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$404
$2331
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$274
$1597
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$639
$4197
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$436
$2921
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.4
$193
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.7
$294
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.8
$54.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.85%
2.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1386
$11003
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1071
$7611
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.12
$5.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43.6
$104
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.1
$40.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$2.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$1.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.35
$3.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$3.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.22
$7.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.87
$21.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.88
$26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.87
$46.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$3.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$2.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$3.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$4.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$2.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$1.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.11
$3.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.34
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.34
$2.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.16
$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.71
$19.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.31
$6.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.97
$3.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.49
$3.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.2
$91.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.98
$21.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$67.4
$154
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.97
$50.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.7
$145
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.1
$143
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$321
$2684
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6238
$29266

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.4 mi Contagem
$640
15 km or 9.2 mi Nova Lima
$701
22 km or 14 mi Vespasiano
$683
57 km or 35 mi Sete Lagoas
$492
69 km or 43 mi Itauna
$619
72 km or 45 mi Ouro Preto
$647
87 km or 54 mi Conselheiro Lafaiete
$680
102 km or 63 mi Divinopolis
$614
123 km or 77 mi Ponte Nova
$620
136 km or 85 mi Curvelo
$601
142 km or 88 mi Sao Joao del-Rei
$465
147 km or 91 mi Vicosa
$631
149 km or 93 mi Barbacena
$568
155 km or 96 mi Ipatinga
$529
167 km or 104 mi Formiga
$616
172 km or 107 mi Uba
$616
190 km or 118 mi Caratinga
$579
191 km or 119 mi Lavras
$579
215 km or 133 mi Muriae
$617
216 km or 134 mi Juiz de Fora
$496
239 km or 149 mi Governador Valadares
$477
240 km or 149 mi Varginha
$541
242 km or 151 mi Tres Coracoes
$591
269 km or 167 mi Alfenas
$612
291 km or 181 mi Resende
$633
292 km or 182 mi Passos
$608
293 km or 182 mi Volta Redonda
$593
296 km or 184 mi Barra Mansa
$606
298 km or 185 mi Teresopolis
$619
301 km or 187 mi Petropolis
$645
304 km or 189 mi Nova Friburgo
$531
306 km or 190 mi Patos de Minas
$621
314 km or 195 mi Cachoeiro de Itapemirim
$624
315 km or 196 mi Araxa
$609
316 km or 197 mi Cruzeiro
$638
322 km or 200 mi Itajuba
$554
323 km or 201 mi Nova Iguacu
$640
324 km or 202 mi Belford Roxo
$887
328 km or 204 mi Duque de Caxias
$688
329 km or 205 mi Sao Joao de Meriti
$710

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Distance City Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Altstetten
$3073
6.4 km or 4 mi Dubendorf
$3200
11 km or 6.6 mi Dietikon
$2861
14 km or 8.6 mi Horgen
$3051
14 km or 8.6 mi Uster
$3059
16 km or 9.7 mi Bulach
$2930
19 km or 12 mi Wettingen
$3041
19 km or 12 mi Wadenswil
$3001
19 km or 12 mi Winterthur
$3178
20 km or 13 mi Wetzikon
$2949
20 km or 13 mi Baden
$3128
20 km or 13 mi Baar
$3083
23 km or 15 mi Zug
$3444
28 km or 17 mi Rapperswil-Jona
$2916
33 km or 21 mi Frauenfeld
$2436
36 km or 22 mi Schaffhausen
$2354
37 km or 23 mi Waldshut-Tiengen
$1533
37 km or 23 mi Aarau
$2142
38 km or 24 mi Emmen
$2882
40 km or 25 mi Wil
$2431
40 km or 25 mi Lucerne
$2925
43 km or 27 mi Kriens
$2838
48 km or 30 mi Singen
$1660
51 km or 32 mi Radolfzell
$1806
56 km or 35 mi Kreuzlingen
$2649
57 km or 36 mi Konstanz
$2182
60 km or 37 mi Rheinfelden
$1510
63 km or 39 mi St. Gallen
$2322
63 km or 39 mi Uberlingen
$1910
64 km or 40 mi Donaueschingen
$1412
70 km or 44 mi Riehen
$3296
71 km or 44 mi Tuttlingen
$1394
71 km or 44 mi Lorrach
$1492
74 km or 46 mi Weil am Rhein
$1499
74 km or 46 mi Basel
$2820
76 km or 47 mi Villingen-Schwenningen
$1326
77 km or 48 mi Saint-Louis
$1307
77 km or 48 mi Friedrichshafen
$1717
77 km or 48 mi Schaan
$2243
78 km or 48 mi Allschwil
$2846