Belem vs Port of Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Belem	Port of Spain
🚶 Cost of living one person	$784	$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1751	$2980
🏠 One person rent	$413	$586
🏘️ Family rent	$676	$1013
🍽️ Food expenses	$226	$494
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.1	$51.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$312	$917
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	41	26
😀 Quality of life	45	54
🏙️ Population	1.3M	84.1K

The cost of living in Belem is 37% less expensive than in Port of Spain. Cities ranked 6728th and 4606th ($784 vs $1248) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 1st in Brazil and Trinidad and Tobago, respectively. Check Brazil vs Trinidad and Tobago comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Belem compared to 0.7 months in Port of Spain. Belem ranked 96th best city to live in Brazil vs Port of Spain ranked 1st in Trinidad and Tobago, while ranked 7040th and 6345th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Belem vs Port of Spain

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	Belem	Port of Spain
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.19	$9.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$15	$77.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.98	$8.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.93	$2.1
☕ Cappuccino	$2.53	$4.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.96	$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$481	$727
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$306	$424
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$752	$1336
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$531	$773
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.8	$50
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$84.1	$76.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.1	$50.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.09%	5.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1804	$4481
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1219	$1779
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.8	$1.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.1	$85.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.64	$9.44
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$2.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.81	$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$2.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.21	$5.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.84	$9.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$9.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.52	$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$5.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$2.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$3.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$4.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$1.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$0.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.73	$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$20.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.11	$2.07
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.61	$5.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.72	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.8	$5.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.03	$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.26	$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.7	$51.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.53	$9.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.3	$46.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.37	$9.59
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.6	$56.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$55.7	$127
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$102	$342
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3163	$8058

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Cities near Belem

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Ananindeua	$660
51 km or 32 mi	Abaetetuba	$577
67 km or 42 mi	Castanhal	$646
141 km or 88 mi	Cameta	$620
150 km or 93 mi	Capanema	$643
197 km or 123 mi	Braganca	$645
214 km or 133 mi	Paragominas	$643
221 km or 137 mi	Breves	$622
264 km or 164 mi	Viseu	$652
288 km or 179 mi	Tucurui	$631
329 km or 205 mi	Macapa	$606
336 km or 209 mi	Santana	$573
398 km or 247 mi	Pinheiro	$661
425 km or 264 mi	Santa Ines	$642
440 km or 274 mi	Maraba	$656
455 km or 283 mi	Altamira	$631
467 km or 290 mi	Imperatriz	$645
482 km or 299 mi	Sao Luis	$732
508 km or 316 mi	Itapecuru Mirim	$658
510 km or 317 mi	Sao Jose de Ribamar	$683
516 km or 320 mi	Bacabal	$623
552 km or 343 mi	Grajau	$621
570 km or 354 mi	Coroata	$624
578 km or 359 mi	Barra do Corda	$611
612 km or 380 mi	Codo	$596
625 km or 389 mi	Chapadinha	$618
639 km or 397 mi	Araguaina	$617
685 km or 426 mi	Caxias	$568
698 km or 434 mi	Santarem	$653
729 km or 453 mi	Balsas	$592
748 km or 465 mi	Timon	$554
751 km or 467 mi	Teresina	$572
765 km or 475 mi	Parnaiba	$662
810 km or 503 mi	Piripiri	$617
819 km or 509 mi	Oriximina	$716
829 km or 515 mi	Cayenne	$1931
847 km or 527 mi	Floriano	$566
867 km or 538 mi	Camocim	$690
867 km or 539 mi	Kourou	$1934
888 km or 552 mi	Itaituba	$707

Cities near Port of Spain

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	San Juan	$1213
21 km or 13 mi	Chaguanas	$1079
43 km or 27 mi	San Fernando	$1007
103 km or 64 mi	Scarborough	$1111
155 km or 96 mi	St. George's	$1075
162 km or 101 mi	Grenville	$1076
188 km or 117 mi	Tucupita	$764
188 km or 117 mi	Carupano	$697
209 km or 130 mi	Maturin	$838
257 km or 159 mi	Porlamar	$610
259 km or 161 mi	La Asuncion	$638
280 km or 174 mi	Kingstown	$988
285 km or 177 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$889
291 km or 181 mi	Cumana	$688
294 km or 183 mi	Georgetown	$988
310 km or 193 mi	Upata	$784
340 km or 211 mi	Bridgetown	$1352
343 km or 213 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$696
346 km or 215 mi	Vieux Fort	$1196
346 km or 215 mi	Cantaura	$674
347 km or 216 mi	Holetown	$1463
351 km or 218 mi	Anaco	$642
351 km or 218 mi	Barcelona	$908
352 km or 218 mi	Lecheria	$760
360 km or 224 mi	El Tigre	$736
361 km or 224 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$868
377 km or 234 mi	Castries	$1169
440 km or 273 mi	Fort-de-France	$1741
442 km or 274 mi	Zaraza	$803
515 km or 320 mi	Roseau	$1008
518 km or 322 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$774
540 km or 335 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$811
546 km or 339 mi	Portsmouth	$1168
549 km or 341 mi	Guarenas	$894
550 km or 341 mi	Guatire	$890
563 km or 350 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$787
565 km or 351 mi	Santa Lucia	$759
567 km or 353 mi	Georgetown	$1151
579 km or 360 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$596
586 km or 364 mi	Charallave	$757