Belo Horizonte vs Castries - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Belo Horizonte	Castries
🚶 Cost of living one person	$768	$1161
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1890	$2735
🏠 One person rent	$341	$525
🏘️ Family rent	$550	$858
🍽️ Food expenses	$238	$451
🚐 Transport expenses	$106	$73.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$373	$1236
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	1 km
🎓 Higher education	63	3
😀 Quality of life	59	35
🏙️ Population	2.32M	70K

The cost of living in Belo Horizonte is 34% less expensive than in Castries. Cities ranked 6579th and 4603rd ($768 vs $1161) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th 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 Belo Horizonte compared to 1.1 months in Castries. Belo Horizonte ranked 5th best city to live in Brazil vs Castries ranked 1st in Saint Lucia, while ranked 5438th and 7503rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Belo Horizonte vs Castries

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	Belo Horizonte	Castries
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.88	$7.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29	$46.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.36	$7.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$2.1
☕ Cappuccino	$1.86	$3.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.94	$1.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$375	$618
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$243	$355
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$630	$945
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$406	$636
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.1	$77.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.8	$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.3	$40.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.91%	7.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1419	$1612
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$830	$1166
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.99	$1.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39.4	$36.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.51	$34
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$2.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.21	$1.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.94	$4.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.09	$8.56
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$10.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.14	$8.63
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$6.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$6.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$4.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$3.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$1.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.7	$2.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.22	$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.95	$4.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.08	$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.76	$5.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.41	$2.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.17	$4.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24	$38.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.65	$6.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$43.4	$51.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.06	$7.25
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.6	$80.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$351	$183
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6817	$7323

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Cities near Belo Horizonte

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.4 mi	Contagem	$532
15 km or 9.2 mi	Nova Lima	$627
22 km or 14 mi	Vespasiano	$609
57 km or 35 mi	Sete Lagoas	$412
69 km or 43 mi	Itauna	$558
72 km or 45 mi	Ouro Preto	$550
87 km or 54 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$602
102 km or 63 mi	Divinopolis	$568
123 km or 77 mi	Ponte Nova	$562
136 km or 85 mi	Curvelo	$571
142 km or 88 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$505
147 km or 91 mi	Vicosa	$584
149 km or 93 mi	Barbacena	$487
155 km or 96 mi	Ipatinga	$457
167 km or 104 mi	Formiga	$580
172 km or 107 mi	Uba	$563
190 km or 118 mi	Caratinga	$563
191 km or 119 mi	Lavras	$503
215 km or 133 mi	Muriae	$584
216 km or 134 mi	Juiz de Fora	$462
239 km or 149 mi	Governador Valadares	$471
240 km or 149 mi	Varginha	$449
242 km or 151 mi	Tres Coracoes	$523
269 km or 167 mi	Alfenas	$483
291 km or 181 mi	Resende	$572
292 km or 182 mi	Passos	$536
293 km or 182 mi	Volta Redonda	$522
296 km or 184 mi	Barra Mansa	$537
298 km or 185 mi	Teresopolis	$546
301 km or 187 mi	Petropolis	$587
304 km or 189 mi	Nova Friburgo	$474
306 km or 190 mi	Patos de Minas	$599
314 km or 195 mi	Cachoeiro de Itapemirim	$572
315 km or 196 mi	Araxa	$529
316 km or 197 mi	Cruzeiro	$595
322 km or 200 mi	Itajuba	$518
323 km or 201 mi	Nova Iguacu	$562
324 km or 202 mi	Belford Roxo	$769
328 km or 204 mi	Duque de Caxias	$614
329 km or 205 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$622

Cities near Castries

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
66 km or 41 mi	Fort-de-France	$1568
83 km or 51 mi	Georgetown	$1007
98 km or 61 mi	Kingstown	$1000
149 km or 93 mi	Roseau	$1015
172 km or 107 mi	Holetown	$1418
180 km or 112 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
181 km or 112 mi	Portsmouth	$1123
222 km or 138 mi	Grenville	$1070
234 km or 146 mi	St. George's	$1062
234 km or 146 mi	Basse-Terre	$1508
249 km or 155 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1505
250 km or 156 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1497
257 km or 160 mi	Les Abymes	$1489
259 km or 161 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1501
260 km or 162 mi	Le Moule	$1499
316 km or 196 mi	Scarborough	$1084
348 km or 216 mi	All Saints	$1037
357 km or 222 mi	St. John's	$1039
377 km or 234 mi	Port of Spain	$1193
378 km or 235 mi	San Juan	$1178
392 km or 244 mi	Chaguanas	$1064
410 km or 255 mi	Basseterre	$1373
415 km or 258 mi	Cayon	$1377
418 km or 260 mi	San Fernando	$953
445 km or 277 mi	Carupano	$737
456 km or 283 mi	La Asuncion	$695
461 km or 286 mi	Porlamar	$684
497 km or 309 mi	Philipsburg	$1968
526 km or 327 mi	Cumana	$716
532 km or 330 mi	Maturin	$890
563 km or 350 mi	Tucupita	$777
577 km or 358 mi	Saint Croix	$2551
578 km or 359 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$791
586 km or 364 mi	Lecheria	$837
590 km or 367 mi	Barcelona	$858
626 km or 389 mi	Road Town	$2289
635 km or 395 mi	Anaco	$639
640 km or 398 mi	Cantaura	$674
641 km or 399 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2177