Austin vs Kingstown - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Austin	Kingstown
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2590	$1008
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6302	$2491
🏠 One person rent	$1683	$386
🏘️ Family rent	$3179	$729
🍽️ Food expenses	$594	$450
🚐 Transport expenses	$130	$70.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5536	$613
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	66	4
😀 Quality of life	90	35
🏙️ Population	962K	12.9K

The cost of living in Austin is 157% more expensive than in Kingstown. Cities ranked 548th and 5256th ($2590 vs $1008) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 492nd and 1st in the United States and Saint Vincent, respectively. Check the United States vs Saint Vincent comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Austin compared to 0.6 months in Kingstown. Austin ranked 20th best city to live in the United States vs Kingstown ranked 2nd in Saint Vincent, while ranked 126th and 7788th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Austin vs Kingstown

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	Austin	Kingstown
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.9	$7.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.7	$55.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.93	$9.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.72	$2.23
☕ Cappuccino	$5.58	$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.82	$1.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1988	$367
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1357	$264
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4238	$831
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2575	$543
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$52.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$204	$80.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68	$48.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.76%	12.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7634	$592
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2615	$595
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.5	$1.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.8	$59.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.5	$25.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.82	$1.73
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$2.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.99	$1.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$2.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.66	$3.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$5.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$9.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.1	$6.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.41	$1.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.54	$3.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$3.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$2.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$2.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.79	$2.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.7	$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.33	$2.51
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8	$4.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.58	$5.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.38	$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.04	$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.51	$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.9	$64.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$6.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$147	$34.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.2	$5.59
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.9	$82.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$100	$98
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1599	$149
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21605	$3332

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Cities near Austin

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Pflugerville	$2179
25 km or 15 mi	Round Rock	$2095
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Park	$2191
31 km or 20 mi	Leander	$2190
37 km or 23 mi	Kyle	$2150
39 km or 24 mi	Georgetown	$2146
51 km or 32 mi	San Marcos	$2093
76 km or 47 mi	New Braunfels	$2175
84 km or 52 mi	Seguin	$2146
86 km or 53 mi	Harker Heights	$1989
90 km or 56 mi	Killeen	$1902
93 km or 58 mi	Copperas Cove	$2013
95 km or 59 mi	Cibolo	$2158
96 km or 60 mi	Schertz	$2146
96 km or 60 mi	Temple	$2066
122 km or 76 mi	San Antonio	$2219
137 km or 85 mi	Bryan	$1925
138 km or 86 mi	Kerrville	$2186
140 km or 87 mi	College Station	$1829
150 km or 93 mi	Waco	$2071
180 km or 112 mi	Victoria	$2220
204 km or 126 mi	Rosenberg	$2136
214 km or 133 mi	Huntsville	$1988
215 km or 133 mi	The Woodlands	$2737
218 km or 136 mi	Stephenville	$2108
218 km or 136 mi	Conroe	$1801
219 km or 136 mi	Sugar Land	$2148
226 km or 140 mi	Missouri	$2128
227 km or 141 mi	Spring	$2126
230 km or 143 mi	Cleburne	$2149
233 km or 145 mi	Corsicana	$2129
234 km or 145 mi	Houston	$2221
248 km or 154 mi	Waxahachie	$2199
249 km or 155 mi	Pearland	$2118
252 km or 156 mi	Burleson	$2143
252 km or 157 mi	Midlothian	$2306
256 km or 159 mi	Pasadena	$2141
258 km or 160 mi	Alvin	$2055
260 km or 161 mi	Friendswood	$2107
260 km or 161 mi	Mansfield	$2338

Cities near Kingstown

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Georgetown	$993
69 km or 43 mi	Vieux Fort	$1191
98 km or 61 mi	Castries	$1108
124 km or 77 mi	Grenville	$1069
136 km or 85 mi	St. George's	$1069
160 km or 100 mi	Fort-de-France	$1571
173 km or 107 mi	Holetown	$1294
175 km or 109 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
227 km or 141 mi	Scarborough	$1099
238 km or 148 mi	Roseau	$834
269 km or 167 mi	Portsmouth	$1168
280 km or 174 mi	Port of Spain	$1218
281 km or 175 mi	San Juan	$1217
296 km or 184 mi	Chaguanas	$1053
319 km or 198 mi	Basse-Terre	$1576
322 km or 200 mi	San Fernando	$898
339 km or 210 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1570
341 km or 212 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1570
346 km or 215 mi	Les Abymes	$1561
347 km or 216 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1579
352 km or 219 mi	Le Moule	$1575
353 km or 219 mi	Carupano	$710
372 km or 231 mi	La Asuncion	$666
376 km or 234 mi	Porlamar	$654
436 km or 271 mi	Maturin	$838
436 km or 271 mi	All Saints	$1074
440 km or 273 mi	Cumana	$686
445 km or 276 mi	St. John's	$1076
465 km or 289 mi	Tucupita	$748
487 km or 302 mi	Basseterre	$1212
492 km or 306 mi	Cayon	$1214
493 km or 306 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$732
502 km or 312 mi	Lecheria	$769
505 km or 314 mi	Barcelona	$719
545 km or 338 mi	Anaco	$608
548 km or 341 mi	Cantaura	$637
557 km or 346 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$868
574 km or 357 mi	Philipsburg	$1857
579 km or 360 mi	El Tigre	$700
587 km or 365 mi	Upata	$760