Belo Horizonte vs Port of Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Belo Horizonte	Port of Spain
🚶 Cost of living one person	$898	$1281
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2247	$3074
🏠 One person rent	$387	$621
🏘️ Family rent	$647	$1078
🍽️ Food expenses	$286	$490
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$56.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$598	$761
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	64	27
😀 Quality of life	66	58
🏙️ Population	2.32M	49K

The cost of living in Belo Horizonte is 30% less expensive than in Port of Spain. Cities ranked 6263rd and 4567th ($898 vs $1281) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th 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 Belo Horizonte compared to 0.6 months in Port of Spain. Belo Horizonte ranked 11th best city to live in Brazil vs Port of Spain ranked 1st in Trinidad and Tobago, while ranked 4990th and 6113th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Belo Horizonte vs Port of Spain

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	Belo Horizonte	Port of Spain
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.75	$9.05
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.3	$78.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.06	$8.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.3	$2.37
☕ Cappuccino	$2.48	$4.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.24	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$511	$854
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$256	$436
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$805	$1528
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$467	$803
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60	$54.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.4	$83.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.2	$47.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.32%	5.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2077	$4386
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1065	$1725
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.13	$1.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$58.2	$99.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.88	$9.32
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$2.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.61	$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$2.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.4	$4.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$8.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$9.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.78	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$5.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$3.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$3.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$4.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.45	$1.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.18	$20.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.27	$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.37	$5.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.05	$6.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.52	$5.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.66	$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.33	$2.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$26.8	$52.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.16	$8.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$50.4	$45.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$9.67
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.8	$53.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.2	$128
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$430	$400
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9000	$10377

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Cities near Belo Horizonte

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.4 mi	Contagem	$607
15 km or 9.2 mi	Nova Lima	$653
22 km or 14 mi	Vespasiano	$631
57 km or 35 mi	Sete Lagoas	$475
69 km or 43 mi	Itauna	$636
72 km or 45 mi	Ouro Preto	$572
87 km or 54 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$695
102 km or 63 mi	Divinopolis	$638
123 km or 77 mi	Ponte Nova	$634
136 km or 85 mi	Curvelo	$659
142 km or 88 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$584
147 km or 91 mi	Vicosa	$670
149 km or 93 mi	Barbacena	$568
155 km or 96 mi	Ipatinga	$542
167 km or 104 mi	Formiga	$669
172 km or 107 mi	Uba	$634
190 km or 118 mi	Caratinga	$654
191 km or 119 mi	Lavras	$577
215 km or 133 mi	Muriae	$566
216 km or 134 mi	Juiz de Fora	$623
239 km or 149 mi	Governador Valadares	$538
240 km or 149 mi	Varginha	$519
242 km or 151 mi	Tres Coracoes	$610
269 km or 167 mi	Alfenas	$571
291 km or 181 mi	Resende	$655
292 km or 182 mi	Passos	$618
293 km or 182 mi	Volta Redonda	$581
296 km or 184 mi	Barra Mansa	$607
298 km or 185 mi	Teresopolis	$546
301 km or 187 mi	Petropolis	$805
304 km or 189 mi	Nova Friburgo	$488
306 km or 190 mi	Patos de Minas	$669
314 km or 195 mi	Cachoeiro de Itapemirim	$650
315 km or 196 mi	Araxa	$590
316 km or 197 mi	Cruzeiro	$686
322 km or 200 mi	Itajuba	$576
323 km or 201 mi	Nova Iguacu	$617
324 km or 202 mi	Belford Roxo	$858
328 km or 204 mi	Duque de Caxias	$651
329 km or 205 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$688

Cities near Port of Spain

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	San Juan	$1223
21 km or 13 mi	Chaguanas	$1106
43 km or 27 mi	San Fernando	$1039
103 km or 64 mi	Scarborough	$1138
155 km or 96 mi	St. George's	$1083
162 km or 101 mi	Grenville	$1083
188 km or 117 mi	Tucupita	$772
188 km or 117 mi	Carupano	$707
209 km or 130 mi	Maturin	$830
257 km or 159 mi	Porlamar	$613
259 km or 161 mi	La Asuncion	$645
280 km or 174 mi	Kingstown	$995
285 km or 177 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$896
291 km or 181 mi	Cumana	$680
294 km or 183 mi	Georgetown	$1005
310 km or 193 mi	Upata	$793
340 km or 211 mi	Bridgetown	$1328
343 km or 213 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$716
346 km or 215 mi	Vieux Fort	$1214
346 km or 215 mi	Cantaura	$685
347 km or 216 mi	Holetown	$1453
351 km or 218 mi	Anaco	$650
351 km or 218 mi	Barcelona	$873
352 km or 218 mi	Lecheria	$773
360 km or 224 mi	El Tigre	$752
361 km or 224 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$846
377 km or 234 mi	Castries	$1178
440 km or 273 mi	Fort-de-France	$1844
442 km or 274 mi	Zaraza	$853
515 km or 320 mi	Roseau	$1010
518 km or 322 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$847
540 km or 335 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$865
546 km or 339 mi	Portsmouth	$1107
549 km or 341 mi	Guarenas	$954
550 km or 341 mi	Guatire	$947
563 km or 350 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$832
565 km or 351 mi	Santa Lucia	$805
567 km or 353 mi	Georgetown	$1212
579 km or 360 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$620
586 km or 364 mi	Charallave	$801