Belo Horizonte vs Port of Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Belo Horizonte	Port of Spain
🚶 Cost of living one person	$875	$1284
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2166	$3064
🏠 One person rent	$390	$621
🏘️ Family rent	$654	$1077
🍽️ Food expenses	$269	$496
🚐 Transport expenses	$120	$51.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$465	$779
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	64	27
😀 Quality of life	64	57
🏙️ Population	2.32M	49K

The cost of living in Belo Horizonte is 32% less expensive than in Port of Spain. Cities ranked 6468th and 4601st ($875 vs $1284) 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 0.5 months in Belo Horizonte compared to 0.6 months in Port of Spain. Belo Horizonte ranked 14th best city to live in Brazil vs Port of Spain ranked 1st in Trinidad and Tobago, while ranked 5495th and 6239th 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	$5.44	$9.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.3	$78.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.42	$8.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.23	$2.39
☕ Cappuccino	$2.3	$4.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.07	$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$446	$842
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$274	$442
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$781	$1522
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$479	$807
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.3	$49.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.7	$76.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.9	$50.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.18%	5.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1804	$4336
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$926	$1728
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.09	$1.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$50.8	$86.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.07	$9.39
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$2.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.44	$2.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.21	$4.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.84	$9.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$9.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.93	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$4.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$2.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$3.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$4.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.5	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.12	$1.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.18	$21.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.3	$5.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.36	$7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.34	$5.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.88	$2.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.33	$2.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.9	$52.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.07	$9.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$47.8	$45.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$9.57
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.2	$53.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.2	$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$394	$388
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7813	$9211

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Cities near Belo Horizonte

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.4 mi	Contagem	$596
15 km or 9.2 mi	Nova Lima	$651
22 km or 14 mi	Vespasiano	$628
57 km or 35 mi	Sete Lagoas	$444
69 km or 43 mi	Itauna	$629
72 km or 45 mi	Ouro Preto	$578
87 km or 54 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$679
102 km or 63 mi	Divinopolis	$626
123 km or 77 mi	Ponte Nova	$631
136 km or 85 mi	Curvelo	$642
142 km or 88 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$568
147 km or 91 mi	Vicosa	$643
149 km or 93 mi	Barbacena	$565
155 km or 96 mi	Ipatinga	$538
167 km or 104 mi	Formiga	$654
172 km or 107 mi	Uba	$625
190 km or 118 mi	Caratinga	$636
191 km or 119 mi	Lavras	$562
215 km or 133 mi	Muriae	$585
216 km or 134 mi	Juiz de Fora	$600
239 km or 149 mi	Governador Valadares	$523
240 km or 149 mi	Varginha	$505
242 km or 151 mi	Tres Coracoes	$594
269 km or 167 mi	Alfenas	$549
291 km or 181 mi	Resende	$652
292 km or 182 mi	Passos	$609
293 km or 182 mi	Volta Redonda	$576
296 km or 184 mi	Barra Mansa	$600
298 km or 185 mi	Teresopolis	$537
301 km or 187 mi	Petropolis	$782
304 km or 189 mi	Nova Friburgo	$482
306 km or 190 mi	Patos de Minas	$664
314 km or 195 mi	Cachoeiro de Itapemirim	$648
315 km or 196 mi	Araxa	$586
316 km or 197 mi	Cruzeiro	$672
322 km or 200 mi	Itajuba	$565
323 km or 201 mi	Nova Iguacu	$632
324 km or 202 mi	Belford Roxo	$851
328 km or 204 mi	Duque de Caxias	$648
329 km or 205 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$681

Cities near Port of Spain

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	San Juan	$1232
21 km or 13 mi	Chaguanas	$1097
43 km or 27 mi	San Fernando	$1010
103 km or 64 mi	Scarborough	$1136
155 km or 96 mi	St. George's	$1078
162 km or 101 mi	Grenville	$1079
188 km or 117 mi	Tucupita	$767
188 km or 117 mi	Carupano	$699
209 km or 130 mi	Maturin	$844
257 km or 159 mi	Porlamar	$610
259 km or 161 mi	La Asuncion	$641
280 km or 174 mi	Kingstown	$995
285 km or 177 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$892
291 km or 181 mi	Cumana	$679
294 km or 183 mi	Georgetown	$989
310 km or 193 mi	Upata	$788
340 km or 211 mi	Bridgetown	$1336
343 km or 213 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$703
346 km or 215 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
346 km or 215 mi	Cantaura	$675
347 km or 216 mi	Holetown	$1454
351 km or 218 mi	Anaco	$642
351 km or 218 mi	Barcelona	$888
352 km or 218 mi	Lecheria	$771
360 km or 224 mi	El Tigre	$741
361 km or 224 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$848
377 km or 234 mi	Castries	$1170
440 km or 273 mi	Fort-de-France	$1812
442 km or 274 mi	Zaraza	$827
515 km or 320 mi	Roseau	$1012
518 km or 322 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$811
540 km or 335 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$840
546 km or 339 mi	Portsmouth	$1173
549 km or 341 mi	Guarenas	$923
550 km or 341 mi	Guatire	$918
563 km or 350 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$805
565 km or 351 mi	Santa Lucia	$780
567 km or 353 mi	Georgetown	$1181
579 km or 360 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$605
586 km or 364 mi	Charallave	$775