Belem vs Castries - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Belem	Castries
🚶 Cost of living one person	$789	$1170
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1831	$2822
🏠 One person rent	$390	$514
🏘️ Family rent	$671	$872
🍽️ Food expenses	$242	$473
🚐 Transport expenses	$77.1	$73.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$359	$862
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	1 km
🎓 Higher education	41	3
😀 Quality of life	60	38
🏙️ Population	1.3M	20K

The cost of living in Belem is 33% less expensive than in Castries. Cities ranked 6804th and 4844th ($789 vs $1170) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd 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 0.5 months in Belem compared to 0.7 months in Castries. Belem ranked 28th best city to live in Brazil vs Castries ranked 2nd in Saint Lucia, while ranked 5967th and 8195th 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	$4.81	$7.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$16	$58.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.9	$7.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$2.59
☕ Cappuccino	$2.15	$3.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.95	$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$461	$590
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$275	$353
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$811	$1074
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$500	$631
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.2	$72.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$89.5	$112
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.5	$40.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.58%	7.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1927	$2032
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1367	$1444
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.88	$1.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.3	$35.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.42	$33.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$2.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.94	$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.13	$4.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.23	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.2	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.23	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$7.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$5.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$4.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$3.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$1.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.88	$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.28	$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.87	$7.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.85	$6.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.93	$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.11	$2.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.34	$4.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.3	$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.3	$6.74
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.2	$52.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.2	$7.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.3	$80.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64.1	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$109	$197
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3338	$9156

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Cities near Belem

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Ananindeua	$702
51 km or 32 mi	Abaetetuba	$589
67 km or 42 mi	Castanhal	$680
141 km or 88 mi	Cameta	$643
150 km or 93 mi	Capanema	$679
197 km or 123 mi	Braganca	$681
214 km or 133 mi	Paragominas	$677
221 km or 137 mi	Breves	$649
264 km or 164 mi	Viseu	$694
288 km or 179 mi	Tucurui	$666
329 km or 205 mi	Macapa	$638
336 km or 209 mi	Santana	$607
398 km or 247 mi	Pinheiro	$725
425 km or 264 mi	Santa Ines	$690
440 km or 274 mi	Maraba	$697
455 km or 283 mi	Altamira	$669
467 km or 290 mi	Imperatriz	$687
482 km or 299 mi	Sao Luis	$808
508 km or 316 mi	Itapecuru Mirim	$718
510 km or 317 mi	Sao Jose de Ribamar	$750
516 km or 320 mi	Bacabal	$667
552 km or 343 mi	Grajau	$666
570 km or 354 mi	Coroata	$659
578 km or 359 mi	Barra do Corda	$647
612 km or 380 mi	Codo	$615
625 km or 389 mi	Chapadinha	$653
639 km or 397 mi	Araguaina	$664
685 km or 426 mi	Caxias	$563
698 km or 434 mi	Santarem	$676
729 km or 453 mi	Balsas	$632
748 km or 465 mi	Timon	$543
751 km or 467 mi	Teresina	$559
765 km or 475 mi	Parnaiba	$706
810 km or 503 mi	Piripiri	$640
819 km or 509 mi	Oriximina	$753
829 km or 515 mi	Cayenne	$1979
847 km or 527 mi	Floriano	$582
867 km or 538 mi	Camocim	$740
867 km or 539 mi	Kourou	$1996
888 km or 552 mi	Itaituba	$750

Cities near Castries

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
66 km or 41 mi	Fort-de-France	$1812
83 km or 51 mi	Georgetown	$989
98 km or 61 mi	Kingstown	$995
149 km or 93 mi	Roseau	$1012
172 km or 107 mi	Holetown	$1454
180 km or 112 mi	Bridgetown	$1336
181 km or 112 mi	Portsmouth	$1173
222 km or 138 mi	Grenville	$1079
234 km or 146 mi	St. George's	$1078
234 km or 146 mi	Basse-Terre	$1739
249 km or 155 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1732
250 km or 156 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1730
257 km or 160 mi	Les Abymes	$1717
259 km or 161 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1736
260 km or 162 mi	Le Moule	$1733
316 km or 196 mi	Scarborough	$1136
348 km or 216 mi	All Saints	$1166
357 km or 222 mi	St. John's	$1145
377 km or 234 mi	Port of Spain	$1284
378 km or 235 mi	San Juan	$1232
392 km or 244 mi	Chaguanas	$1097
410 km or 255 mi	Basseterre	$1330
415 km or 258 mi	Cayon	$1332
418 km or 260 mi	San Fernando	$1010
445 km or 277 mi	Carupano	$699
456 km or 283 mi	La Asuncion	$641
461 km or 286 mi	Porlamar	$610
497 km or 309 mi	Philipsburg	$2884
526 km or 327 mi	Cumana	$679
532 km or 330 mi	Maturin	$844
563 km or 350 mi	Tucupita	$767
577 km or 358 mi	Saint Croix	$2600
578 km or 359 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$703
586 km or 364 mi	Lecheria	$771
590 km or 367 mi	Barcelona	$888
626 km or 389 mi	Road Town	$2293
635 km or 395 mi	Anaco	$642
640 km or 398 mi	Cantaura	$675
641 km or 399 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2022