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Belo Horizonte vs. Ankara Cost of Living Summary

Belo Horizonte is 4.3% more expensive than Ankara.

Restaurants: pay 1.2% more in Belo Horizonte
Groceries: pay 22.8% more in Belo Horizonte
Transportation: pay 2.1 times more in Belo Horizonte
Housing: pay 13.3% less in Belo Horizonte
Childcare: pay 44.8% less in Belo Horizonte
Entertainment and Sports: pay 25.2% less in Belo Horizonte
Clothing: pay 17.1% less in Belo Horizonte

The cost of transportation, groceries, and restaurants in Belo Horizonte are more expensive than in Ankara. Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, clothing, and housing are lower in Belo Horizonte. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Belo Horizonte.

Belo Horizonte vs. Ankara Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Belo Horizonte instead of Ankara, you would:

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pay 1.2% more for restaurants

	Ankara	Belo Horizonte
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.62 TRY409.29	$5.63 R$30.60	-41.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.42 TRY358.13	$7.50 R$40.80	-10.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.21 TRY51.39	$1.06 R$5.77	-12.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.41 TRY17.42	$0.69 R$3.77	+69.3%
Average			+1.2%

Ankara vs. Belo Horizonte - Cost of restaurants

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pay 22.8% more for groceries

	Ankara	Belo Horizonte
Bread 1 loaf	$0.69 TRY29.36	$1.61 R$8.74	+132.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.81 TRY204.56	$4.38 R$23.84	-8.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.67 TRY156.04	$3.60 R$19.59	-1.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.32 TRY98.68	$2.12 R$11.52	-8.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.55 TRY108.32	$1.72 R$9.34	-32.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.70 TRY29.65	$1.09 R$5.92	+56.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.05 TRY44.70	$0.61 R$3.32	-42.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.60 TRY25.52	$0.55 R$3.01	-7.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.64 TRY27.05	$0.67 R$3.65	+5.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.30 TRY12.55	$0.54 R$2.95	+83.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.25 TRY10.63	$0.44 R$2.37	+74.2%
Average			+22.8%

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pay 2.1 times more for transportation

	Ankara	Belo Horizonte
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.41 TRY187.55	$4.33 R$23.55	-1.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.02 TRY383.71	$46.88 R$255.02	+419.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$48,122.27 TRY2,046,447.66	$23,442.04 R$127,510.64	-51.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.74 TRY286.50	$10.75 R$58.45	+59.5%
Average			+106.5%

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pay 13.3% less for housing

	Ankara	Belo Horizonte
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.72 TRY583.66	$21.18 R$115.18	+54.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$717.46 TRY30,510.67	$406.58 R$2,211.54	-43.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$512.73 TRY21,804.41	$265.48 R$1,444.06	-48.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$62.15 TRY2,643.06	$52.16 R$283.70	-16.1%
Average			-13.3%

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pay 44.8% less for childcare

	Ankara	Belo Horizonte
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$600.60 TRY25,541.24	$362.57 R$1,972.16	-39.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,110.57 TRY600,066.10	$7,051.37 R$38,355.20	-50.0%
Average			-44.8%

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pay 25.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Ankara	Belo Horizonte
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.61 TRY153.48	$1.88 R$10.20	-48.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.22 TRY137.05	$1.79 R$9.74	-44.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.17 TRY92.09	$2.25 R$12.24	+3.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$55.91 TRY2,377.78	$25.74 R$139.98	-54.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.44 TRY273.71	$7.50 R$40.80	+16.5%
Average			-25.2%

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pay 17.1% less for clothing

	Ankara	Belo Horizonte
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$57.32 TRY2,437.66	$54.05 R$294.00	-5.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.55 TRY1,937.12	$41.09 R$223.49	-9.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.18 TRY4,430.56	$81.25 R$441.95	-22.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$95.96 TRY4,080.86	$66.27 R$360.49	-30.9%
Average			-17.1%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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