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Belo Horizonte vs. Singapore Cost of Living Summary

Belo Horizonte is 51.2% cheaper than Singapore.

Restaurants: pay 28.8% less in Belo Horizonte
Groceries: pay 52.5% less in Belo Horizonte
Transportation: pay 42.5% less in Belo Horizonte
Housing: pay 67.5% less in Belo Horizonte
Childcare: pay 73.4% less in Belo Horizonte
Entertainment and Sports: pay 66.6% less in Belo Horizonte
Clothing: pay 27.4% less in Belo Horizonte

Expenses including childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, transportation, and restaurants are lower in Belo Horizonte.

Belo Horizonte vs. Singapore Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 28.8% less for restaurants

	Singapore	Belo Horizonte
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.28 SGD12.02	$5.63 R$30.60	-39.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.73 SGD10.02	$7.50 R$40.80	-3.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.58 SGD2.04	$1.06 R$5.77	-32.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.16 SGD1.50	$0.69 R$3.77	-40.0%
Average			-28.8%

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pay 52.5% less for groceries

	Singapore	Belo Horizonte
Bread 1 loaf	$2.36 SGD3.06	$1.61 R$8.74	-32.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.89 SGD11.51	$4.38 R$23.84	-50.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.53 SGD14.94	$3.60 R$19.59	-68.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.24 SGD4.20	$2.12 R$11.52	-34.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.05 SGD6.55	$1.72 R$9.34	-66.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.95 SGD2.53	$1.09 R$5.92	-44.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.36 SGD1.77	$0.61 R$3.32	-55.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.22 SGD2.88	$0.55 R$3.01	-75.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.19 SGD1.54	$0.67 R$3.65	-43.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.12 SGD1.45	$0.54 R$2.95	-51.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.98 SGD1.26	$0.44 R$2.37	-55.3%
Average			-52.5%

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pay 42.5% less for transportation

	Singapore	Belo Horizonte
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.27 SGD10.71	$4.33 R$23.55	-47.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$92.79 SGD120.22	$46.88 R$255.02	-49.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$139,191.98 SGD180,323.20	$23,442.04 R$127,510.64	-83.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.74 SGD12.62	$10.75 R$58.45	+10.3%
Average			-42.5%

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pay 67.5% less for housing

	Singapore	Belo Horizonte
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$35.10 SGD45.48	$21.18 R$115.18	-39.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$3,116.78 SGD4,037.79	$406.58 R$2,211.54	-87.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,276.91 SGD2,949.73	$265.48 R$1,444.06	-88.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$116.26 SGD150.61	$52.16 R$283.70	-55.1%
Average			-67.5%

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pay 73.4% less for childcare

	Singapore	Belo Horizonte
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,253.76 SGD1,624.24	$362.57 R$1,972.16	-71.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$29,085.74 SGD37,680.58	$7,051.37 R$38,355.20	-75.8%
Average			-73.4%

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pay 66.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Singapore	Belo Horizonte
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.73 SGD10.02	$1.88 R$10.20	-75.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.68 SGD6.06	$1.79 R$9.74	-61.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$12.76 SGD16.53	$2.25 R$12.24	-82.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$117.15 SGD151.77	$25.74 R$139.98	-78.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.60 SGD15.03	$7.50 R$40.80	-35.3%
Average			-66.6%

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pay 27.4% less for clothing

	Singapore	Belo Horizonte
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$84.93 SGD110.03	$54.05 R$294.00	-36.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.58 SGD55.16	$41.09 R$223.49	-3.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.51 SGD135.40	$81.25 R$441.95	-22.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$126.20 SGD163.49	$66.27 R$360.49	-47.5%
Average			-27.4%

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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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