Belem vs Port of Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Belem	Port of Spain
🚶 Cost of living one person	$770	$1168
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1609	$2841
🏠 One person rent	$417	$537
🏘️ Family rent	$586	$1029
🍽️ Food expenses	$212	$471
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.3	$51.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$504	$841
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	40	27
😀 Quality of life	41	50
🏙️ Population	1.3M	81.1K

The cost of living in Belem is 34% less expensive than in Port of Spain. Cities ranked 6566th and 4682nd ($770 vs $1168) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th 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 0.7 months in Belem compared to 0.7 months in Port of Spain. Belem ranked 56th best city to live in Brazil vs Port of Spain ranked 1st in Trinidad and Tobago, while ranked 6772nd and 6176th 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	$3.31	$8.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.9	$78.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.98	$7.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.91	$2.08
☕ Cappuccino	$2.5	$4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.97	$1.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$540	$606
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$303	$395
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$623	$1240
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$459	$817
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49.3	$50.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.6	$78.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.9	$49
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.28%	5.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1839	$4464
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1093	$1776
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.74	$1.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.9	$86.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.63	$9.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$2.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.68	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.28	$4.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.11	$9.36
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$8.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.09	$9.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$4.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$3.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$4.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.62	$1.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.06	$19.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$2.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.64	$5.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.36	$7.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.5	$5.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.9	$2.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.88	$2.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.7	$49.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.48	$8.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.7	$45.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.59	$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.1	$58.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$56.6	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$101	$222
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3187	$3731

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Cities near Belem

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Ananindeua	$668
51 km or 32 mi	Abaetetuba	$538
67 km or 42 mi	Castanhal	$647
141 km or 88 mi	Cameta	$602
150 km or 93 mi	Capanema	$638
197 km or 123 mi	Braganca	$637
214 km or 133 mi	Paragominas	$631
221 km or 137 mi	Breves	$611
264 km or 164 mi	Viseu	$636
288 km or 179 mi	Tucurui	$625
329 km or 205 mi	Macapa	$633
336 km or 209 mi	Santana	$582
398 km or 247 mi	Pinheiro	$639
425 km or 264 mi	Santa Ines	$625
440 km or 274 mi	Maraba	$652
455 km or 283 mi	Altamira	$630
467 km or 290 mi	Imperatriz	$649
482 km or 299 mi	Sao Luis	$692
508 km or 316 mi	Itapecuru Mirim	$632
510 km or 317 mi	Sao Jose de Ribamar	$654
516 km or 320 mi	Bacabal	$611
552 km or 343 mi	Grajau	$621
570 km or 354 mi	Coroata	$603
578 km or 359 mi	Barra do Corda	$604
612 km or 380 mi	Codo	$580
625 km or 389 mi	Chapadinha	$595
639 km or 397 mi	Araguaina	$618
685 km or 426 mi	Caxias	$562
698 km or 434 mi	Santarem	$666
729 km or 453 mi	Balsas	$592
748 km or 465 mi	Timon	$554
751 km or 467 mi	Teresina	$576
765 km or 475 mi	Parnaiba	$584
810 km or 503 mi	Piripiri	$575
819 km or 509 mi	Oriximina	$728
829 km or 515 mi	Cayenne	$1642
847 km or 527 mi	Floriano	$544
867 km or 538 mi	Camocim	$561
867 km or 539 mi	Kourou	$1698
888 km or 552 mi	Itaituba	$727

Cities near Port of Spain

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	San Juan	$1164
21 km or 13 mi	Chaguanas	$1070
43 km or 27 mi	San Fernando	$964
103 km or 64 mi	Scarborough	$1101
155 km or 96 mi	St. George's	$1065
162 km or 101 mi	Grenville	$1061
188 km or 117 mi	Tucupita	$770
188 km or 117 mi	Carupano	$719
209 km or 130 mi	Maturin	$871
257 km or 159 mi	Porlamar	$684
259 km or 161 mi	La Asuncion	$692
280 km or 174 mi	Kingstown	$981
285 km or 177 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$892
291 km or 181 mi	Cumana	$691
294 km or 183 mi	Georgetown	$1004
310 km or 193 mi	Upata	$785
340 km or 211 mi	Bridgetown	$1360
343 km or 213 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$771
346 km or 215 mi	Vieux Fort	$1196
346 km or 215 mi	Cantaura	$662
347 km or 216 mi	Holetown	$1390
351 km or 218 mi	Anaco	$627
351 km or 218 mi	Barcelona	$704
352 km or 218 mi	Lecheria	$821
360 km or 224 mi	El Tigre	$731
361 km or 224 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$870
377 km or 234 mi	Castries	$1159
440 km or 273 mi	Fort-de-France	$1665
442 km or 274 mi	Zaraza	$783
515 km or 320 mi	Roseau	$1003
518 km or 322 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$752
540 km or 335 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$787
546 km or 339 mi	Portsmouth	$1138
549 km or 341 mi	Guarenas	$896
550 km or 341 mi	Guatire	$892
563 km or 350 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$910
565 km or 351 mi	Santa Lucia	$865
567 km or 353 mi	Georgetown	$986
579 km or 360 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$871
586 km or 364 mi	Charallave	$877