Belem vs Port of Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Belem	Port of Spain
🚶 Cost of living one person	$755	$1193
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1572	$2981
🏠 One person rent	$405	$555
🏘️ Family rent	$562	$1122
🍽️ Food expenses	$216	$477
🚐 Transport expenses	$67	$52
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$421	$933
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	40	27
😀 Quality of life	41	51
🏙️ Population	1.3M	84.1K

The cost of living in Belem is 37% less expensive than in Port of Spain. Cities ranked 6655th and 4503rd ($755 vs $1193) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th 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 0.6 months in Belem compared to 0.8 months in Port of Spain. Belem ranked 67th best city to live in Brazil vs Port of Spain ranked 1st in Trinidad and Tobago, while ranked 6876th and 6190th 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	$3.66	$9.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14	$78.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.92	$7.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$2.09
☕ Cappuccino	$2.4	$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.87	$0.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$462	$669
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$303	$408
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$575	$1406
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$435	$902
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.8	$43.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81.6	$68.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17	$51.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.21%	5.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1728	$4421
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1162	$1764
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$1.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30	$86.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.37	$9.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$2.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.75	$2.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$2.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.04	$4.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.64	$9.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$9.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.68	$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$4.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$2.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$4.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$1.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$0.88
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.64	$1.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.95	$19.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.15	$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.56	$5.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.63	$6.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.68	$5.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1	$2.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.88	$2.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.5	$49.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.95	$8.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34	$45.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.63	$9.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.4	$54.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$51.6	$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$96.1	$261
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3002	$5597

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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 Port of Spain

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	San Juan	$1178
21 km or 13 mi	Chaguanas	$1064
43 km or 27 mi	San Fernando	$953
103 km or 64 mi	Scarborough	$1084
155 km or 96 mi	St. George's	$1062
162 km or 101 mi	Grenville	$1070
188 km or 117 mi	Tucupita	$777
188 km or 117 mi	Carupano	$737
209 km or 130 mi	Maturin	$890
257 km or 159 mi	Porlamar	$684
259 km or 161 mi	La Asuncion	$695
280 km or 174 mi	Kingstown	$1000
285 km or 177 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$890
291 km or 181 mi	Cumana	$716
294 km or 183 mi	Georgetown	$1007
310 km or 193 mi	Upata	$789
340 km or 211 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
343 km or 213 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$791
346 km or 215 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
346 km or 215 mi	Cantaura	$674
347 km or 216 mi	Holetown	$1418
351 km or 218 mi	Anaco	$639
351 km or 218 mi	Barcelona	$858
352 km or 218 mi	Lecheria	$837
360 km or 224 mi	El Tigre	$746
361 km or 224 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$880
377 km or 234 mi	Castries	$1161
440 km or 273 mi	Fort-de-France	$1568
442 km or 274 mi	Zaraza	$804
515 km or 320 mi	Roseau	$1015
518 km or 322 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$782
540 km or 335 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$847
546 km or 339 mi	Portsmouth	$1123
549 km or 341 mi	Guarenas	$918
550 km or 341 mi	Guatire	$917
563 km or 350 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$939
565 km or 351 mi	Santa Lucia	$892
567 km or 353 mi	Georgetown	$1062
579 km or 360 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$901
586 km or 364 mi	Charallave	$904