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Belo Horizonte vs. Beijing Cost of Living Summary

Belo Horizonte is 9.1% cheaper than Beijing.

Restaurants: pay 68.5% more in Belo Horizonte
Groceries: pay 7.6% less in Belo Horizonte
Transportation: pay 30.7% more in Belo Horizonte
Housing: pay 31.6% less in Belo Horizonte
Childcare: pay 36.6% less in Belo Horizonte
Entertainment and Sports: pay 11.3% less in Belo Horizonte
Clothing: pay 9.4% less in Belo Horizonte

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

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Belo Horizonte vs. Beijing Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 68.5% more for restaurants

	Beijing	Belo Horizonte
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.47 CN¥29.95	$5.97 R$29.79	+33.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.22 CN¥34.94	$8.96 R$44.68	+71.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.52 CN¥3.49	$1.38 R$6.87	+164.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.27 CN¥1.82	$0.78 R$3.91	+187.5%
Average			+68.5%

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pay 7.6% less for groceries

	Beijing	Belo Horizonte
Bread 1 loaf	$1.73 CN¥11.56	$1.79 R$8.95	+3.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.22 CN¥48.29	$4.86 R$24.23	-32.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.41 CN¥42.89	$3.65 R$18.20	-43.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.02 CN¥13.53	$2.26 R$11.25	+11.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.47 CN¥9.81	$1.93 R$9.64	+31.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.93 CN¥6.25	$0.89 R$4.46	-4.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.79 CN¥5.28	$0.53 R$2.66	-32.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.93 CN¥6.21	$0.55 R$2.75	-40.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 CN¥4.76	$0.73 R$3.65	+3.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.32 CN¥2.15	$0.51 R$2.52	+57.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.40 CN¥2.66	$0.45 R$2.26	+14.0%
Average			-7.6%

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pay 30.7% more for transportation

	Beijing	Belo Horizonte
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.96 CN¥33.20	$4.89 R$24.39	-1.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$34.30 CN¥229.59	$68.69 R$342.55	+100.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,374.76 CN¥130K	$23,669.59 R$118K	+22.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.68 CN¥31.34	$6.95 R$34.67	+48.4%
Average			+30.7%

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pay 31.6% less for housing

	Beijing	Belo Horizonte
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$14.27 CN¥95.50	$21.12 R$105.32	+48.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$936.67 CN¥6,268.85	$581.67 R$2,900.93	-37.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$530.98 CN¥3,553.68	$286.24 R$1,427.57	-46.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$44.49 CN¥297.74	$57.47 R$286.64	+29.2%
Average			-31.6%

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pay 36.6% less for childcare

	Beijing	Belo Horizonte
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$653.29 CN¥4,372.25	$457.90 R$2,283.68	-29.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$24,281.96 CN¥163K	$13,909.51 R$69,370.18	-42.7%
Average			-36.6%

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pay 11.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Beijing	Belo Horizonte
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.19 CN¥7.99	$2.09 R$10.43	+75.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.60 CN¥24.09	$2.21 R$11.01	-38.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.33 CN¥28.95	$2.48 R$12.39	-42.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.45 CN¥277.40	$28.37 R$141.49	-31.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.46 CN¥49.91	$7.96 R$39.72	+6.8%
Average			-11.3%

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pay 9.4% less for clothing

	Beijing	Belo Horizonte
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$70.55 CN¥472.16	$61.19 R$305.15	-13.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.41 CN¥270.44	$48.57 R$242.22	+20.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$86.99 CN¥582.17	$98.17 R$489.62	+12.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$125.40 CN¥839.26	$71.79 R$358.06	-42.7%
Average			-9.4%

Beijing vs. Belo Horizonte - Cost of clothing

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