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Belo Horizonte vs. Manila Cost of Living Summary

Belo Horizonte is 23.0% more expensive than Manila.

Restaurants: pay 28.7% more in Belo Horizonte
Groceries: pay 30.3% less in Belo Horizonte
Transportation: pay 2.3 times more in Belo Horizonte
Housing: pay 21.3% less in Belo Horizonte
Childcare: pay 51.5% more in Belo Horizonte
Entertainment and Sports: pay 14.5% less in Belo Horizonte
Clothing: pay 20.5% more in Belo Horizonte

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

Belo Horizonte vs. Manila Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 28.7% more for restaurants

	Manila	Belo Horizonte
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.02 ₱355.03	$5.63 R$30.60	-6.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.30 ₱253.60	$7.50 R$40.80	+74.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.97 ₱57.27	$1.06 R$5.77	+9.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 ₱29.69	$0.69 R$3.77	+37.8%
Average			+28.7%

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pay 30.3% less for groceries

	Manila	Belo Horizonte
Bread 1 loaf	$1.33 ₱78.64	$1.61 R$8.74	+20.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.28 ₱252.12	$4.38 R$23.84	+2.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.32 ₱431.63	$3.60 R$19.59	-50.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.21 ₱130.51	$2.12 R$11.52	-4.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.28 ₱134.63	$1.72 R$9.34	-24.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.52 ₱89.37	$1.09 R$5.92	-28.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 ₱48.49	$0.61 R$3.32	-25.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.64 ₱96.51	$0.55 R$3.01	-66.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.02 ₱60.36	$0.67 R$3.65	-34.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.17 ₱68.98	$0.54 R$2.95	-53.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.37 ₱81.04	$0.44 R$2.37	-68.3%
Average			-30.3%

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pay 2.3 times more for transportation

	Manila	Belo Horizonte
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.18 ₱246.46	$4.33 R$23.55	+3.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$13.76 ₱811.51	$46.88 R$255.02	+240.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,288.58 ₱1,491,141.28	$23,442.04 R$127,510.64	-7.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.92 ₱172.44	$10.75 R$58.45	+267.4%
Average			+126.1%

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pay 21.3% less for housing

	Manila	Belo Horizonte
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.10 ₱1,598.07	$21.18 R$115.18	-21.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$512.96 ₱30,246.98	$406.58 R$2,211.54	-20.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$251.74 ₱14,843.72	$265.48 R$1,444.06	+5.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$100.49 ₱5,925.44	$52.16 R$283.70	-48.1%
Average			-21.3%

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pay 51.5% more for childcare

	Manila	Belo Horizonte
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$138.58 ₱8,171.41	$362.57 R$1,972.16	+161.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$17,035.39 ₱1,004,491.60	$7,051.37 R$38,355.20	-58.6%
Average			+51.5%

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pay 14.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Manila	Belo Horizonte
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.46 ₱86.22	$1.88 R$10.20	+28.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.59 ₱152.56	$1.79 R$9.74	-30.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.27 ₱192.73	$2.25 R$12.24	-31.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.13 ₱2,484.39	$25.74 R$139.98	-38.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.48 ₱441.26	$7.50 R$40.80	+0.2%
Average			-14.5%

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pay 20.5% more for clothing

	Manila	Belo Horizonte
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$49.23 ₱2,902.69	$54.05 R$294.00	+9.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.70 ₱1,751.10	$41.09 R$223.49	+38.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$80.85 ₱4,767.52	$81.25 R$441.95	+0.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$49.70 ₱2,930.32	$66.27 R$360.49	+33.4%
Average			+20.5%

Manila vs. Belo Horizonte - Cost of clothing

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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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