Boston vs Kingstown - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Boston	Kingstown
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3680	$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8143	$2391
🏠 One person rent	$2555	$380
🏘️ Family rent	$4103	$598
🍽️ Food expenses	$749	$475
🚐 Transport expenses	$146	$64.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6248	$1067
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	100	4
😀 Quality of life	91	54
🏙️ Population	676K	24.5K

The cost of living in Boston is 270% more expensive than in Kingstown. Cities ranked 27th and 5614th ($3680 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 2nd 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 1.7 months in Boston compared to 1.1 months in Kingstown. Boston ranked 20th best city to live in the United States vs Kingstown ranked 1st in Saint Vincent, while ranked 105th and 6384th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Boston vs Kingstown

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	Boston	Kingstown
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$24.8	$7.35
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$102	$37
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.02	$1.68
☕ Cappuccino	$5.38	$4.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.8	$2.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2870	$254
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2200	$291
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5120	$465
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3473	$481
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$44.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$224	$69.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$77.3	$51.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.34%	7.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12808	$602
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6220	$599
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.39	$1.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.7	$50.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.9	$25.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$3.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.58	$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.32	$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.77	$4.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.92	$9.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$3.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.58	$2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.74	$5.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.32	$3.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$3.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.84	$1.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.94	$2.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.6	$16.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.98	$2.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$4.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.53	$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.96	$4.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4	$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.99	$2.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$89.6	$32.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.9	$4.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$192	$24.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.8	$6.48
👖 Brand Jeans	$73.4	$64.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$116	$73.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2859	$105
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26444	$10636

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Cities near Boston

Distance	City	Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi	Cambridge	$3862
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Chelsea	$3168
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Somerville	$3685
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Everett	$3012
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Brookline	$3170
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Revere	$3028
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Malden	$3009
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Medford	$2712
10 km or 6.2 mi	Belmont	$3028
10 km or 6.2 mi	Arlington	$2977
10 km or 6.2 mi	Watertown	$3000
11 km or 6.9 mi	Melrose	$2914
12 km or 7.5 mi	Milton	$3038
12 km or 7.5 mi	Winchester	$2866
12 km or 7.7 mi	Newton	$2910
13 km or 7.8 mi	Saugus	$2866
13 km or 8.1 mi	Quincy	$3232
14 km or 8.6 mi	Stoneham	$2845
14 km or 8.9 mi	Waltham	$2886
15 km or 9.4 mi	Lynn	$2783
15 km or 9.5 mi	Woburn	$2759
16 km or 9.6 mi	Dedham	$2959
16 km or 10 mi	Needham	$2901
16 km or 10 mi	Lexington	$2794
16 km or 10 mi	Wakefield	$2851
18 km or 11 mi	Braintree	$3007
18 km or 11 mi	Weymouth	$3005
19 km or 12 mi	Reading	$2796
19 km or 12 mi	Hingham	$2963
20 km or 12 mi	Burlington	$2420
20 km or 13 mi	Wellesley	$2828
21 km or 13 mi	Norwood	$2906
22 km or 14 mi	Peabody	$2867
22 km or 14 mi	Randolph	$2923
22 km or 14 mi	Salem	$3022
23 km or 14 mi	Wilmington	$2636
23 km or 14 mi	Marblehead	$2855
23 km or 14 mi	Canton	$2900
25 km or 16 mi	Natick	$2890
26 km or 16 mi	Stoughton	$2890

Cities near Kingstown

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Georgetown	$1005
69 km or 43 mi	Vieux Fort	$1214
98 km or 61 mi	Castries	$1178
124 km or 77 mi	Grenville	$1083
136 km or 85 mi	St. George's	$1083
160 km or 100 mi	Fort-de-France	$1844
173 km or 107 mi	Holetown	$1453
175 km or 109 mi	Bridgetown	$1328
227 km or 141 mi	Scarborough	$1138
238 km or 148 mi	Roseau	$1010
269 km or 167 mi	Portsmouth	$1107
280 km or 174 mi	Port of Spain	$1281
281 km or 175 mi	San Juan	$1223
296 km or 184 mi	Chaguanas	$1106
319 km or 198 mi	Basse-Terre	$1736
322 km or 200 mi	San Fernando	$1039
339 km or 210 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1724
341 km or 212 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1716
346 km or 215 mi	Les Abymes	$1715
347 km or 216 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1723
352 km or 219 mi	Le Moule	$1718
353 km or 219 mi	Carupano	$707
372 km or 231 mi	La Asuncion	$645
376 km or 234 mi	Porlamar	$613
436 km or 271 mi	Maturin	$830
436 km or 271 mi	All Saints	$1143
440 km or 273 mi	Cumana	$680
445 km or 276 mi	St. John's	$1114
465 km or 289 mi	Tucupita	$772
487 km or 302 mi	Basseterre	$1330
492 km or 306 mi	Cayon	$1327
493 km or 306 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$716
502 km or 312 mi	Lecheria	$773
505 km or 314 mi	Barcelona	$873
545 km or 338 mi	Anaco	$650
548 km or 341 mi	Cantaura	$685
557 km or 346 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$896
574 km or 357 mi	Philipsburg	$2940
579 km or 360 mi	El Tigre	$752
587 km or 365 mi	Upata	$793