Amsterdam vs Kingstown - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Amsterdam	Kingstown
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3203	$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7246	$2388
🏠 One person rent	$2108	$381
🏘️ Family rent	$3473	$596
🍽️ Food expenses	$661	$476
🚐 Transport expenses	$259	$63.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5294	$1116
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	95	4
😀 Quality of life	96	55
🏙️ Population	921K	24.5K

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 222% more expensive than in Kingstown. Cities ranked 126th and 5701st ($3203 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the Netherlands and Saint Vincent, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs Saint Vincent comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Amsterdam compared to 1.1 months in Kingstown. Amsterdam ranked 2nd best city to live in the Netherlands vs Kingstown ranked 1st in Saint Vincent, while ranked 13th and 6376th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amsterdam vs Kingstown

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	Amsterdam	Kingstown
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.2	$7.37
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$95.4	$37.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.6	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.09	$1.67
☕ Cappuccino	$4.91	$4.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.03	$2.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2237	$257
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1767	$291
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3877	$454
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2931	$480
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$193	$45
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$298	$69.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.1	$51.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.62%	7.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11192	$600
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7947	$603
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.78	$1.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$109	$50
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.8	$25.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.38	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.68	$3.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.59	$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.54	$4.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$4.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23	$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$9.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$3.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.16	$5.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$3.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$3.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$1.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.68	$2.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.48	$16.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$2.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$15	$4.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.94	$6.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.81	$4.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.55	$1.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.99	$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.9	$32.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.8	$4.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$43.8	$21.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$38.4	$6.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$102	$64.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$121	$73.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2472	$105
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21156	$11266

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Purmerend	$2223
18 km or 11 mi	Haarlem	$2822
21 km or 13 mi	IJmuiden	$2383
22 km or 14 mi	Almere	$2440
25 km or 16 mi	Zandvoort	$1907
26 km or 16 mi	Hilversum	$2636
26 km or 16 mi	Huizen	$2383
35 km or 22 mi	Langedijk	$2338
36 km or 22 mi	Utrecht	$2669
38 km or 23 mi	Leiden	$2348
38 km or 24 mi	Oegstgeest	$2258
40 km or 25 mi	Zeist	$2457
42 km or 26 mi	Lelystad	$1512
48 km or 30 mi	Leidschendam	$2481
49 km or 30 mi	Harderwijk	$2172
52 km or 32 mi	The Hague	$2701
53 km or 33 mi	Scheveningen	$2471
55 km or 34 mi	Delft	$2389
57 km or 36 mi	Dronten	$2058
59 km or 36 mi	Rotterdam	$2637
60 km or 37 mi	Veenendaal	$1822
61 km or 38 mi	Ridderkerk	$2403
64 km or 40 mi	Sliedrecht	$2332
64 km or 40 mi	Ede	$1848
65 km or 40 mi	Elburg	$2136
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2721
67 km or 42 mi	Zaltbommel	$2369
70 km or 43 mi	Wageningen	$2360
72 km or 45 mi	Kampen	$2106
75 km or 47 mi	Apeldoorn	$2119
76 km or 47 mi	Texel	$2260
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2337
82 km or 51 mi	Arnhem	$2189
83 km or 51 mi	Zwolle	$2002
83 km or 52 mi	Zwartewaterland	$2094
86 km or 54 mi	Deventer	$2055
89 km or 55 mi	Nijmegen	$2200
89 km or 55 mi	Sneek	$2132
89 km or 55 mi	Breda	$2206
91 km or 57 mi	Tilburg	$2340

Cities near Kingstown

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Georgetown	$989
69 km or 43 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
98 km or 61 mi	Castries	$1170
124 km or 77 mi	Grenville	$1079
136 km or 85 mi	St. George's	$1078
160 km or 100 mi	Fort-de-France	$1812
173 km or 107 mi	Holetown	$1454
175 km or 109 mi	Bridgetown	$1336
227 km or 141 mi	Scarborough	$1136
238 km or 148 mi	Roseau	$1012
269 km or 167 mi	Portsmouth	$1173
280 km or 174 mi	Port of Spain	$1284
281 km or 175 mi	San Juan	$1232
296 km or 184 mi	Chaguanas	$1097
319 km or 198 mi	Basse-Terre	$1739
322 km or 200 mi	San Fernando	$1010
339 km or 210 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1730
341 km or 212 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1732
346 km or 215 mi	Les Abymes	$1717
347 km or 216 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1736
352 km or 219 mi	Le Moule	$1733
353 km or 219 mi	Carupano	$699
372 km or 231 mi	La Asuncion	$641
376 km or 234 mi	Porlamar	$610
436 km or 271 mi	Maturin	$844
436 km or 271 mi	All Saints	$1166
440 km or 273 mi	Cumana	$679
445 km or 276 mi	St. John's	$1145
465 km or 289 mi	Tucupita	$767
487 km or 302 mi	Basseterre	$1330
492 km or 306 mi	Cayon	$1332
493 km or 306 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$703
502 km or 312 mi	Lecheria	$771
505 km or 314 mi	Barcelona	$888
545 km or 338 mi	Anaco	$642
548 km or 341 mi	Cantaura	$675
557 km or 346 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$892
574 km or 357 mi	Philipsburg	$2884
579 km or 360 mi	El Tigre	$741
587 km or 365 mi	Upata	$788