Belem vs Kingstown - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Belem	Kingstown
🚶 Cost of living one person	$755	$1000
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1572	$2468
🏠 One person rent	$405	$370
🏘️ Family rent	$562	$623
🍽️ Food expenses	$216	$455
🚐 Transport expenses	$67	$66.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$421	$615
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	40	4
😀 Quality of life	41	26
🏙️ Population	1.3M	13.9K

The cost of living in Belem is 25% less expensive than in Kingstown. Cities ranked 6655th and 5500th ($755 vs $1000) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 2nd in Brazil and Saint Vincent, respectively. Check Brazil vs Saint Vincent comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Belem compared to 0.6 months in Kingstown. Belem ranked 67th best city to live in Brazil vs Kingstown ranked 2nd in Saint Vincent, while ranked 6876th and 8510th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Belem vs Kingstown

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	Belem	Kingstown
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.66	$6.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14	$55.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.92	$9.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$1.84
☕ Cappuccino	$2.4	$2.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.87	$2.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$462	$292
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$303	$256
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$575	$630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$435	$451
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.8	$56.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81.6	$85.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17	$50.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.21%	11.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1728	$600
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1162	$601
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$1.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30	$59.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.37	$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$2.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.75	$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.04	$4.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.64	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$4.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.68	$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$7.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$2.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$3.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$3.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$2.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.64	$2.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.95	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.15	$2.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.56	$4.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.63	$5.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.68	$3.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1	$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.88	$1.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.5	$37
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.95	$5.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34	$37.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.63	$6.79
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.4	$102
👟 Brand Sneakers	$51.6	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$96.1	$184
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3002	$7119

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Cities near Belem

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Ananindeua	$638
51 km or 32 mi	Abaetetuba	$518
67 km or 42 mi	Castanhal	$621
141 km or 88 mi	Cameta	$583
150 km or 93 mi	Capanema	$615
197 km or 123 mi	Braganca	$615
214 km or 133 mi	Paragominas	$614
221 km or 137 mi	Breves	$590
264 km or 164 mi	Viseu	$624
288 km or 179 mi	Tucurui	$603
329 km or 205 mi	Macapa	$610
336 km or 209 mi	Santana	$565
398 km or 247 mi	Pinheiro	$642
425 km or 264 mi	Santa Ines	$621
440 km or 274 mi	Maraba	$629
455 km or 283 mi	Altamira	$611
467 km or 290 mi	Imperatriz	$621
482 km or 299 mi	Sao Luis	$710
508 km or 316 mi	Itapecuru Mirim	$639
510 km or 317 mi	Sao Jose de Ribamar	$665
516 km or 320 mi	Bacabal	$603
552 km or 343 mi	Grajau	$602
570 km or 354 mi	Coroata	$600
578 km or 359 mi	Barra do Corda	$593
612 km or 380 mi	Codo	$572
625 km or 389 mi	Chapadinha	$591
639 km or 397 mi	Araguaina	$590
685 km or 426 mi	Caxias	$546
698 km or 434 mi	Santarem	$639
729 km or 453 mi	Balsas	$569
748 km or 465 mi	Timon	$537
751 km or 467 mi	Teresina	$557
765 km or 475 mi	Parnaiba	$589
810 km or 503 mi	Piripiri	$570
819 km or 509 mi	Oriximina	$697
829 km or 515 mi	Cayenne	$1643
847 km or 527 mi	Floriano	$543
867 km or 538 mi	Camocim	$564
867 km or 539 mi	Kourou	$1645
888 km or 552 mi	Itaituba	$695

Cities near Kingstown

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Georgetown	$1007
69 km or 43 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
98 km or 61 mi	Castries	$1161
124 km or 77 mi	Grenville	$1070
136 km or 85 mi	St. George's	$1062
160 km or 100 mi	Fort-de-France	$1568
173 km or 107 mi	Holetown	$1418
175 km or 109 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
227 km or 141 mi	Scarborough	$1084
238 km or 148 mi	Roseau	$1015
269 km or 167 mi	Portsmouth	$1123
280 km or 174 mi	Port of Spain	$1193
281 km or 175 mi	San Juan	$1178
296 km or 184 mi	Chaguanas	$1064
319 km or 198 mi	Basse-Terre	$1508
322 km or 200 mi	San Fernando	$953
339 km or 210 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1497
341 km or 212 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1505
346 km or 215 mi	Les Abymes	$1489
347 km or 216 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1501
352 km or 219 mi	Le Moule	$1499
353 km or 219 mi	Carupano	$737
372 km or 231 mi	La Asuncion	$695
376 km or 234 mi	Porlamar	$684
436 km or 271 mi	Maturin	$890
436 km or 271 mi	All Saints	$1037
440 km or 273 mi	Cumana	$716
445 km or 276 mi	St. John's	$1039
465 km or 289 mi	Tucupita	$777
487 km or 302 mi	Basseterre	$1373
492 km or 306 mi	Cayon	$1377
493 km or 306 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$791
502 km or 312 mi	Lecheria	$837
505 km or 314 mi	Barcelona	$858
545 km or 338 mi	Anaco	$639
548 km or 341 mi	Cantaura	$674
557 km or 346 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$890
574 km or 357 mi	Philipsburg	$1968
579 km or 360 mi	El Tigre	$746
587 km or 365 mi	Upata	$789