Belo Horizonte vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Belo Horizonte	Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$898	$3857
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2247	$9099
🏠 One person rent	$387	$2413
🏘️ Family rent	$647	$4235
🍽️ Food expenses	$286	$926
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$235
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$598	$8550
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	64	82
😀 Quality of life	66	97
🏙️ Population	2.32M	452K

The cost of living in Belo Horizonte is 77% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 6263rd and 11th ($898 vs $3857) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 2nd in Brazil and Switzerland, respectively. Check Brazil vs Switzerland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Belo Horizonte compared to 2.2 months in Zurich. Belo Horizonte ranked 11th best city to live in Brazil vs Zurich ranked 1st in Switzerland, while ranked 4990th and 6th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Belo Horizonte vs Zurich

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	Belo Horizonte	Zurich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.75	$30.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.3	$79.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.06	$18.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.3	$10
☕ Cappuccino	$2.48	$7.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.24	$5.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$511	$2736
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$256	$2037
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$805	$5021
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$467	$3627
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60	$178
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.4	$272
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.2	$57.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.32%	1.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2077	$17464
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1065	$7981
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.13	$5.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$58.2	$109
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.88	$44.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$2.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$2.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.61	$3.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$3.75
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.4	$9.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$24.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$27.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.78	$43
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$4.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$2.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$3.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$4.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$3.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$2.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.45	$3.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.18	$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.27	$2.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.37	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.05	$20.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.52	$5.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.66	$5.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.33	$3.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$26.8	$82.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.16	$24.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$50.4	$149
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$55.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.8	$136
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.2	$154
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$430	$2480
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9000	$26431

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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 Zurich

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Altstetten	$3514
6.4 km or 4 mi	Dubendorf	$3281
11 km or 6.6 mi	Dietikon	$3348
14 km or 8.6 mi	Horgen	$3492
14 km or 8.6 mi	Uster	$3239
16 km or 9.7 mi	Bulach	$3231
19 km or 12 mi	Wettingen	$3264
19 km or 12 mi	Wadenswil	$3441
19 km or 12 mi	Winterthur	$3267
20 km or 13 mi	Wetzikon	$3240
20 km or 13 mi	Baden	$3312
20 km or 13 mi	Baar	$3519
23 km or 15 mi	Zug	$4491
28 km or 17 mi	Rapperswil-Jona	$3286
33 km or 21 mi	Frauenfeld	$2641
36 km or 22 mi	Schaffhausen	$2611
37 km or 23 mi	Waldshut-Tiengen	$1679
37 km or 23 mi	Aarau	$2644
38 km or 24 mi	Emmen	$3288
40 km or 25 mi	Wil	$2638
40 km or 25 mi	Lucerne	$3321
43 km or 27 mi	Kriens	$3199
48 km or 30 mi	Singen	$1703
51 km or 32 mi	Radolfzell	$1751
56 km or 35 mi	Kreuzlingen	$2986
57 km or 36 mi	Konstanz	$1807
60 km or 37 mi	Rheinfelden	$1695
63 km or 39 mi	St. Gallen	$3120
63 km or 39 mi	Uberlingen	$1784
64 km or 40 mi	Donaueschingen	$1533
70 km or 44 mi	Riehen	$3587
71 km or 44 mi	Tuttlingen	$1582
71 km or 44 mi	Lorrach	$1700
74 km or 46 mi	Weil am Rhein	$1700
74 km or 46 mi	Basel	$3034
76 km or 47 mi	Villingen-Schwenningen	$1385
77 km or 48 mi	Saint-Louis	$1507
77 km or 48 mi	Friedrichshafen	$2091
77 km or 48 mi	Schaan	$2459
78 km or 48 mi	Allschwil	$3117