Amsterdam vs Kingstown - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Amsterdam	Kingstown
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2791	$1000
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6603	$2468
🏠 One person rent	$1828	$370
🏘️ Family rent	$3238	$623
🍽️ Food expenses	$586	$455
🚐 Transport expenses	$226	$66.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4145	$615
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	95	4
😀 Quality of life	95	26
🏙️ Population	921K	13.9K

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 179% more expensive than in Kingstown. Cities ranked 331st and 5500th ($2791 vs $1000) 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 0.6 months in Kingstown. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Kingstown ranked 2nd in Saint Vincent, while ranked 29th and 8510th 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	$6.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93.8	$55.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.9	$9.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.3	$1.84
☕ Cappuccino	$4.22	$2.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.13	$2.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1920	$292
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1536	$256
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3785	$630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2716	$451
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$172	$56.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$264	$85.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.6	$50.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.17%	11.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9911	$600
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7140	$601
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.59	$1.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$93.9	$59.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.2	$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.11	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$2.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.08	$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.65	$4.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$4.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$7.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.93	$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$3.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$3.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.65	$2.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.1	$2.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.64	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.5	$2.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$4.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.93	$5.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.67	$3.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.02	$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.25	$1.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.3	$37
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.7	$5.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.9	$37.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$30.2	$6.79
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.7	$102
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2405	$184
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18104	$7119

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Purmerend	$1944
18 km or 11 mi	Haarlem	$2291
21 km or 13 mi	IJmuiden	$2085
22 km or 14 mi	Almere	$1937
25 km or 16 mi	Zandvoort	$2090
26 km or 16 mi	Hilversum	$2049
26 km or 16 mi	Huizen	$1957
35 km or 22 mi	Langedijk	$1995
36 km or 22 mi	Utrecht	$2251
38 km or 23 mi	Leiden	$2081
38 km or 24 mi	Oegstgeest	$1934
40 km or 25 mi	Zeist	$2180
42 km or 26 mi	Lelystad	$1357
48 km or 30 mi	Leidschendam	$2042
49 km or 30 mi	Harderwijk	$1844
52 km or 32 mi	The Hague	$2199
53 km or 33 mi	Scheveningen	$2049
55 km or 34 mi	Delft	$1861
57 km or 36 mi	Dronten	$1760
59 km or 36 mi	Rotterdam	$2359
60 km or 37 mi	Veenendaal	$1631
61 km or 38 mi	Ridderkerk	$2062
64 km or 40 mi	Sliedrecht	$1969
64 km or 40 mi	Ede	$1651
65 km or 40 mi	Elburg	$1829
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2432
67 km or 42 mi	Zaltbommel	$2026
70 km or 43 mi	Wageningen	$2105
72 km or 45 mi	Kampen	$1823
75 km or 47 mi	Apeldoorn	$1893
76 km or 47 mi	Texel	$1941
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1975
82 km or 51 mi	Arnhem	$1613
83 km or 51 mi	Zwolle	$1764
83 km or 52 mi	Zwartewaterland	$1813
86 km or 54 mi	Deventer	$1851
89 km or 55 mi	Nijmegen	$1999
89 km or 55 mi	Sneek	$1890
89 km or 55 mi	Breda	$1739
91 km or 57 mi	Tilburg	$1862

Cities near Kingstown

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Georgetown	$1007
69 km or 43 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
98 km or 61 mi	Castries	$1161
124 km or 77 mi	Grenville	$1070
136 km or 85 mi	St. George's	$1062
160 km or 100 mi	Fort-de-France	$1568
173 km or 107 mi	Holetown	$1418
175 km or 109 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
227 km or 141 mi	Scarborough	$1084
238 km or 148 mi	Roseau	$1015
269 km or 167 mi	Portsmouth	$1123
280 km or 174 mi	Port of Spain	$1193
281 km or 175 mi	San Juan	$1178
296 km or 184 mi	Chaguanas	$1064
319 km or 198 mi	Basse-Terre	$1508
322 km or 200 mi	San Fernando	$953
339 km or 210 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1497
341 km or 212 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1505
346 km or 215 mi	Les Abymes	$1489
347 km or 216 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1501
352 km or 219 mi	Le Moule	$1499
353 km or 219 mi	Carupano	$737
372 km or 231 mi	La Asuncion	$695
376 km or 234 mi	Porlamar	$684
436 km or 271 mi	Maturin	$890
436 km or 271 mi	All Saints	$1037
440 km or 273 mi	Cumana	$716
445 km or 276 mi	St. John's	$1039
465 km or 289 mi	Tucupita	$777
487 km or 302 mi	Basseterre	$1373
492 km or 306 mi	Cayon	$1377
493 km or 306 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$791
502 km or 312 mi	Lecheria	$837
505 km or 314 mi	Barcelona	$858
545 km or 338 mi	Anaco	$639
548 km or 341 mi	Cantaura	$674
557 km or 346 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$890
574 km or 357 mi	Philipsburg	$1968
579 km or 360 mi	El Tigre	$746
587 km or 365 mi	Upata	$789