Austin vs Kingstown - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Austin	Kingstown
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2444	$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5560	$2388
🏠 One person rent	$1531	$381
🏘️ Family rent	$2491	$596
🍽️ Food expenses	$605	$476
🚐 Transport expenses	$120	$63.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4939	$1116
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	65	4
😀 Quality of life	90	55
🏙️ Population	962K	24.5K

The cost of living in Austin is 146% more expensive than in Kingstown. Cities ranked 985th and 5701st ($2444 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 845th 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 months in Austin compared to 1.1 months in Kingstown. Austin ranked 54th best city to live in the United States vs Kingstown ranked 1st in Saint Vincent, while ranked 217th and 6376th 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	$19.4	$7.37
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.5	$37.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.4	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.38	$1.67
☕ Cappuccino	$5.62	$4.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.98	$2.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1919	$257
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1200	$291
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3122	$454
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2017	$480
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$45
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$185	$69.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68	$51.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.32%	7.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5020	$600
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3187	$603
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.05	$1.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.7	$50
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.1	$25.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.72	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$3.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.96	$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.12	$4.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$4.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.23	$9.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$3.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$5.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$3.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$3.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$1.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.75	$2.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.8	$16.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.85	$2.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.32	$4.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.76	$6.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.05	$4.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.18	$1.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$70.3	$32.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.7	$4.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$148	$21.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.6	$6.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.6	$64.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.5	$73.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1382	$105
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21398	$11266

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Cities near Austin

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Pflugerville	$2115
25 km or 15 mi	Round Rock	$2027
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Park	$2171
31 km or 20 mi	Leander	$2187
37 km or 23 mi	Kyle	$2237
39 km or 24 mi	Georgetown	$2125
51 km or 32 mi	San Marcos	$2229
76 km or 47 mi	New Braunfels	$2221
84 km or 52 mi	Seguin	$2200
86 km or 53 mi	Harker Heights	$2059
90 km or 56 mi	Killeen	$1991
93 km or 58 mi	Copperas Cove	$2083
95 km or 59 mi	Cibolo	$2175
96 km or 60 mi	Schertz	$2174
96 km or 60 mi	Temple	$2153
122 km or 76 mi	San Antonio	$2063
137 km or 85 mi	Bryan	$2000
138 km or 86 mi	Kerrville	$2165
140 km or 87 mi	College Station	$1913
150 km or 93 mi	Waco	$2285
180 km or 112 mi	Victoria	$2226
204 km or 126 mi	Rosenberg	$2114
214 km or 133 mi	Huntsville	$2022
215 km or 133 mi	The Woodlands	$2738
218 km or 136 mi	Stephenville	$2150
218 km or 136 mi	Conroe	$1836
219 km or 136 mi	Sugar Land	$2071
226 km or 140 mi	Missouri	$2094
227 km or 141 mi	Spring	$2112
230 km or 143 mi	Cleburne	$2177
233 km or 145 mi	Corsicana	$2189
234 km or 145 mi	Houston	$2265
248 km or 154 mi	Waxahachie	$2196
249 km or 155 mi	Pearland	$2150
252 km or 156 mi	Burleson	$2175
252 km or 157 mi	Midlothian	$2193
256 km or 159 mi	Pasadena	$2228
258 km or 160 mi	Alvin	$2072
260 km or 161 mi	Friendswood	$2136
260 km or 161 mi	Mansfield	$2302

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