Amsterdam vs Kingstown - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Amsterdam	Kingstown
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2859	$981
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6482	$2430
🏠 One person rent	$1887	$367
🏘️ Family rent	$3118	$626
🍽️ Food expenses	$599	$439
🚐 Transport expenses	$216	$66.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4389	$613
😷 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 191% more expensive than in Kingstown. Cities ranked 252nd and 5821st ($2859 vs $981) 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 25th and 8479th 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	$20	$6.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.7	$55.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.3	$9.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.72	$1.85
☕ Cappuccino	$4.45	$2.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.44	$1.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1928	$287
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1599	$254
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3529	$622
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2619	$457
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$172	$55.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$267	$85.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.6	$50.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.24%	12.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10663	$595
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7824	$593
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.81	$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$91.7	$59.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.1	$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.28	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.41	$2.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.22	$1.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.01	$4.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$4.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$7.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$3.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$3.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$2.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$1.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.76	$2.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.41	$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.62	$2.23
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.6	$4.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.16	$5.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.66	$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$1.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.44	$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.8	$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$5.56
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.3	$38.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.8	$6.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$99.1	$102
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2462	$186
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13828	$7051

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Purmerend	$2064
18 km or 11 mi	Haarlem	$2373
21 km or 13 mi	IJmuiden	$2170
22 km or 14 mi	Almere	$2076
25 km or 16 mi	Zandvoort	$2246
26 km or 16 mi	Hilversum	$2180
26 km or 16 mi	Huizen	$2072
35 km or 22 mi	Langedijk	$2088
36 km or 22 mi	Utrecht	$2184
38 km or 23 mi	Leiden	$2228
38 km or 24 mi	Oegstgeest	$2039
40 km or 25 mi	Zeist	$2375
42 km or 26 mi	Lelystad	$1412
48 km or 30 mi	Leidschendam	$2053
49 km or 30 mi	Harderwijk	$1916
52 km or 32 mi	The Hague	$2094
53 km or 33 mi	Scheveningen	$2010
55 km or 34 mi	Delft	$1991
57 km or 36 mi	Dronten	$1821
59 km or 36 mi	Rotterdam	$2219
60 km or 37 mi	Veenendaal	$1916
61 km or 38 mi	Ridderkerk	$2034
64 km or 40 mi	Sliedrecht	$1987
64 km or 40 mi	Ede	$1782
65 km or 40 mi	Elburg	$1897
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$1968
67 km or 42 mi	Zaltbommel	$1985
70 km or 43 mi	Wageningen	$1831
72 km or 45 mi	Kampen	$1891
75 km or 47 mi	Apeldoorn	$2027
76 km or 47 mi	Texel	$1994
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1953
82 km or 51 mi	Arnhem	$1661
83 km or 51 mi	Zwolle	$1841
83 km or 52 mi	Zwartewaterland	$1886
86 km or 54 mi	Deventer	$2006
89 km or 55 mi	Nijmegen	$1827
89 km or 55 mi	Sneek	$1845
89 km or 55 mi	Breda	$1750
91 km or 57 mi	Tilburg	$1865

Cities near Kingstown

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Georgetown	$1004
69 km or 43 mi	Vieux Fort	$1196
98 km or 61 mi	Castries	$1159
124 km or 77 mi	Grenville	$1061
136 km or 85 mi	St. George's	$1065
160 km or 100 mi	Fort-de-France	$1665
173 km or 107 mi	Holetown	$1390
175 km or 109 mi	Bridgetown	$1360
227 km or 141 mi	Scarborough	$1101
238 km or 148 mi	Roseau	$1003
269 km or 167 mi	Portsmouth	$1138
280 km or 174 mi	Port of Spain	$1168
281 km or 175 mi	San Juan	$1164
296 km or 184 mi	Chaguanas	$1070
319 km or 198 mi	Basse-Terre	$1599
322 km or 200 mi	San Fernando	$964
339 km or 210 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1598
341 km or 212 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1593
346 km or 215 mi	Les Abymes	$1582
347 km or 216 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1596
352 km or 219 mi	Le Moule	$1594
353 km or 219 mi	Carupano	$719
372 km or 231 mi	La Asuncion	$692
376 km or 234 mi	Porlamar	$684
436 km or 271 mi	Maturin	$871
436 km or 271 mi	All Saints	$1081
440 km or 273 mi	Cumana	$691
445 km or 276 mi	St. John's	$1084
465 km or 289 mi	Tucupita	$770
487 km or 302 mi	Basseterre	$1241
492 km or 306 mi	Cayon	$1242
493 km or 306 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$771
502 km or 312 mi	Lecheria	$821
505 km or 314 mi	Barcelona	$704
545 km or 338 mi	Anaco	$627
548 km or 341 mi	Cantaura	$662
557 km or 346 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$892
574 km or 357 mi	Philipsburg	$1926
579 km or 360 mi	El Tigre	$731
587 km or 365 mi	Upata	$785