Belem vs Castries - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Belem	Castries
🚶 Cost of living one person	$860	$1108
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2055	$2674
🏠 One person rent	$458	$458
🏘️ Family rent	$911	$820
🍽️ Food expenses	$252	$471
🚐 Transport expenses	$81.1	$73.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$286	$1226
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	1 km
🎓 Higher education	40	3
😀 Quality of life	39	40
🏙️ Population	1.51M	70K

The cost of living in Belem is 22% less expensive than in Castries. Cities ranked 6173rd and 4701st ($860 vs $1108) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 2nd in Brazil and Saint Lucia, respectively. Check Brazil vs Saint Lucia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Belem compared to 1.1 months in Castries. Belem ranked 85th best city to live in Brazil vs Castries ranked 1st in Saint Lucia, while ranked 7261st and 7227th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Belem vs Castries

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	Belem	Castries
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.41	$7.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33	$47
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.05	$8.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.24	$1.93
☕ Cappuccino	$2.2	$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.08	$2.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$790	$603
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$303	$276
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1374	$871
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$697	$613
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.2	$75.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.2	$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.5	$41.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.15%	8.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1128	$1525
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$775	$1166
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.81	$1.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.1	$35.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.98	$34
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$1.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$2.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.82	$1.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.75	$3.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.5	$9.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$10.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.1	$8.62
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$8.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$6.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$4.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$3.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.2	$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.73	$2.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.3	$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.15	$2.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.95	$4.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.64	$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.77	$5.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.98	$2.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.96	$4.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.2	$39.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.76	$7.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.1	$47.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.34	$6.43
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.4	$68.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$53.7	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$101	$189
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2155	$1840

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Cities near Belem

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Ananindeua	$556
51 km or 32 mi	Abaetetuba	$577
67 km or 42 mi	Castanhal	$627
141 km or 88 mi	Cameta	$617
150 km or 93 mi	Capanema	$638
197 km or 123 mi	Braganca	$643
214 km or 133 mi	Paragominas	$655
221 km or 137 mi	Breves	$605
264 km or 164 mi	Viseu	$669
288 km or 179 mi	Tucurui	$636
329 km or 205 mi	Macapa	$574
336 km or 209 mi	Santana	$562
398 km or 247 mi	Pinheiro	$732
425 km or 264 mi	Santa Ines	$692
440 km or 274 mi	Maraba	$694
455 km or 283 mi	Altamira	$618
467 km or 290 mi	Imperatriz	$710
482 km or 299 mi	Sao Luis	$832
508 km or 316 mi	Itapecuru Mirim	$723
510 km or 317 mi	Sao Jose de Ribamar	$759
516 km or 320 mi	Bacabal	$681
552 km or 343 mi	Grajau	$678
570 km or 354 mi	Coroata	$667
578 km or 359 mi	Barra do Corda	$659
612 km or 380 mi	Codo	$623
625 km or 389 mi	Chapadinha	$650
639 km or 397 mi	Araguaina	$668
685 km or 426 mi	Caxias	$585
698 km or 434 mi	Santarem	$627
729 km or 453 mi	Balsas	$627
748 km or 465 mi	Timon	$574
751 km or 467 mi	Teresina	$595
765 km or 475 mi	Parnaiba	$632
810 km or 503 mi	Piripiri	$599
819 km or 509 mi	Oriximina	$772
829 km or 515 mi	Cayenne	$1528
847 km or 527 mi	Floriano	$562
867 km or 538 mi	Camocim	$597
867 km or 539 mi	Kourou	$1490
888 km or 552 mi	Itaituba	$771

Cities near Castries

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Vieux Fort	$1191
66 km or 41 mi	Fort-de-France	$1571
83 km or 51 mi	Georgetown	$993
98 km or 61 mi	Kingstown	$1008
149 km or 93 mi	Roseau	$834
172 km or 107 mi	Holetown	$1294
180 km or 112 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
181 km or 112 mi	Portsmouth	$1168
222 km or 138 mi	Grenville	$1069
234 km or 146 mi	St. George's	$1069
234 km or 146 mi	Basse-Terre	$1576
249 km or 155 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1570
250 km or 156 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1570
257 km or 160 mi	Les Abymes	$1561
259 km or 161 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1579
260 km or 162 mi	Le Moule	$1575
316 km or 196 mi	Scarborough	$1099
348 km or 216 mi	All Saints	$1074
357 km or 222 mi	St. John's	$1076
377 km or 234 mi	Port of Spain	$1218
378 km or 235 mi	San Juan	$1217
392 km or 244 mi	Chaguanas	$1053
410 km or 255 mi	Basseterre	$1212
415 km or 258 mi	Cayon	$1214
418 km or 260 mi	San Fernando	$898
445 km or 277 mi	Carupano	$710
456 km or 283 mi	La Asuncion	$666
461 km or 286 mi	Porlamar	$654
497 km or 309 mi	Philipsburg	$1857
526 km or 327 mi	Cumana	$686
532 km or 330 mi	Maturin	$838
563 km or 350 mi	Tucupita	$748
577 km or 358 mi	Saint Croix	$2446
578 km or 359 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$732
586 km or 364 mi	Lecheria	$769
590 km or 367 mi	Barcelona	$719
626 km or 389 mi	Road Town	$2309
635 km or 395 mi	Anaco	$608
640 km or 398 mi	Cantaura	$637
641 km or 399 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2185