Amsterdam vs Kingstown - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Amsterdam	Kingstown
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3118	$988
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7329	$2356
🏠 One person rent	$2031	$380
🏘️ Family rent	$3485	$601
🍽️ Food expenses	$654	$469
🚐 Transport expenses	$260	$64.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4702	$1322
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	95	4
😀 Quality of life	96	52
🏙️ Population	921K	12.9K

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 216% more expensive than in Kingstown. Cities ranked 143rd and 5682nd ($3118 vs $988) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 1.5 months in Amsterdam compared to 1.3 months in Kingstown. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Kingstown ranked 1st in Saint Vincent, while ranked 31st and 6494th 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	$21.3	$7.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$103	$36.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.4	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.2	$1.66
☕ Cappuccino	$4.94	$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.76	$2.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2130	$254
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1705	$291
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3833	$454
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2970	$485
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$191	$44.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$292	$70.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51	$52
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.81%	7.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10418	$593
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7591	$594
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.92	$1.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$113	$50.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.2	$26.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.31	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$3.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.56	$2.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.68
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.47	$4.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$4.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.8	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$8.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$2.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.47	$5.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$3.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$3.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$1.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.85	$2.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.23	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$2.19
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.2	$4.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.84	$5.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.62	$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.5	$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.96	$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.9	$32.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.3	$4.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.2	$18.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$37.4	$6.31
👖 Brand Jeans	$103	$64.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$124	$74.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2892	$106
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19920	$9791

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Purmerend	$2178
18 km or 11 mi	Haarlem	$2589
21 km or 13 mi	IJmuiden	$2252
22 km or 14 mi	Almere	$2230
25 km or 16 mi	Zandvoort	$1846
26 km or 16 mi	Hilversum	$2568
26 km or 16 mi	Huizen	$2256
35 km or 22 mi	Langedijk	$2235
36 km or 22 mi	Utrecht	$2718
38 km or 23 mi	Leiden	$2222
38 km or 24 mi	Oegstgeest	$2134
40 km or 25 mi	Zeist	$2414
42 km or 26 mi	Lelystad	$1514
48 km or 30 mi	Leidschendam	$2392
49 km or 30 mi	Harderwijk	$2111
52 km or 32 mi	The Hague	$2581
53 km or 33 mi	Scheveningen	$2374
55 km or 34 mi	Delft	$2228
57 km or 36 mi	Dronten	$2011
59 km or 36 mi	Rotterdam	$2615
60 km or 37 mi	Veenendaal	$1829
61 km or 38 mi	Ridderkerk	$2329
64 km or 40 mi	Sliedrecht	$2262
64 km or 40 mi	Ede	$1860
65 km or 40 mi	Elburg	$2082
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2706
67 km or 42 mi	Zaltbommel	$2302
70 km or 43 mi	Wageningen	$2318
72 km or 45 mi	Kampen	$2070
75 km or 47 mi	Apeldoorn	$2154
76 km or 47 mi	Texel	$2187
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2263
82 km or 51 mi	Arnhem	$1986
83 km or 51 mi	Zwolle	$1992
83 km or 52 mi	Zwartewaterland	$2058
86 km or 54 mi	Deventer	$2107
89 km or 55 mi	Nijmegen	$2164
89 km or 55 mi	Sneek	$2100
89 km or 55 mi	Breda	$2087
91 km or 57 mi	Tilburg	$2238

Cities near Kingstown

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Georgetown	$988
69 km or 43 mi	Vieux Fort	$1196
98 km or 61 mi	Castries	$1169
124 km or 77 mi	Grenville	$1076
136 km or 85 mi	St. George's	$1075
160 km or 100 mi	Fort-de-France	$1741
173 km or 107 mi	Holetown	$1463
175 km or 109 mi	Bridgetown	$1352
227 km or 141 mi	Scarborough	$1111
238 km or 148 mi	Roseau	$1008
269 km or 167 mi	Portsmouth	$1168
280 km or 174 mi	Port of Spain	$1248
281 km or 175 mi	San Juan	$1213
296 km or 184 mi	Chaguanas	$1079
319 km or 198 mi	Basse-Terre	$1673
322 km or 200 mi	San Fernando	$1007
339 km or 210 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1673
341 km or 212 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1662
346 km or 215 mi	Les Abymes	$1656
347 km or 216 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1662
352 km or 219 mi	Le Moule	$1659
353 km or 219 mi	Carupano	$697
372 km or 231 mi	La Asuncion	$638
376 km or 234 mi	Porlamar	$610
436 km or 271 mi	Maturin	$838
436 km or 271 mi	All Saints	$1135
440 km or 273 mi	Cumana	$688
445 km or 276 mi	St. John's	$1131
465 km or 289 mi	Tucupita	$764
487 km or 302 mi	Basseterre	$1336
492 km or 306 mi	Cayon	$1338
493 km or 306 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$696
502 km or 312 mi	Lecheria	$760
505 km or 314 mi	Barcelona	$908
545 km or 338 mi	Anaco	$642
548 km or 341 mi	Cantaura	$674
557 km or 346 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$889
574 km or 357 mi	Philipsburg	$2878
579 km or 360 mi	El Tigre	$736
587 km or 365 mi	Upata	$784