Boston vs Kingstown - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Boston	Kingstown
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3547	$1000
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7979	$2468
🏠 One person rent	$2453	$370
🏘️ Family rent	$4007	$623
🍽️ Food expenses	$729	$455
🚐 Transport expenses	$146	$66.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5732	$615
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	100	4
😀 Quality of life	91	26
🏙️ Population	676K	13.9K

The cost of living in Boston is 255% more expensive than in Kingstown. Cities ranked 24th and 5500th ($3547 vs $1000) 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 1.6 months in Boston compared to 0.6 months in Kingstown. Boston ranked 17th best city to live in the United States vs Kingstown ranked 2nd in Saint Vincent, while ranked 103rd and 8510th 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	$21.6	$6.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$101	$55.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.3	$9.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.36	$1.84
☕ Cappuccino	$5.8	$2.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.99	$2.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2794	$292
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2107	$256
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5075	$630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3386	$451
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$140	$56.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$215	$85.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68	$50.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.63%	11.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10352	$600
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5877	$601
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.39	$1.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.1	$59.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.1	$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.92	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$2.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.95	$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.06	$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.67	$4.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$4.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.17	$7.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$2.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.61	$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.54	$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$3.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.61	$3.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.8	$2.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.78	$2.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.77	$2.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.5	$4.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.78	$5.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.02	$3.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.05	$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.97	$1.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$79.2	$37
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.2	$5.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$195	$37.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.7	$6.79
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.8	$102
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2725	$184
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$31112	$7119

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Cities near Boston

Distance	City	Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi	Cambridge	$3805
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Chelsea	$3101
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Somerville	$3627
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Everett	$2936
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Brookline	$3088
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Revere	$2948
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Malden	$2922
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Medford	$2320
10 km or 6.2 mi	Belmont	$2943
10 km or 6.2 mi	Arlington	$2834
10 km or 6.2 mi	Watertown	$2906
11 km or 6.9 mi	Melrose	$2803
12 km or 7.5 mi	Milton	$2939
12 km or 7.5 mi	Winchester	$2710
12 km or 7.7 mi	Newton	$2784
13 km or 7.8 mi	Saugus	$2883
13 km or 8.1 mi	Quincy	$3131
14 km or 8.6 mi	Stoneham	$2740
14 km or 8.9 mi	Waltham	$2813
15 km or 9.4 mi	Lynn	$3088
15 km or 9.5 mi	Woburn	$2601
16 km or 9.6 mi	Dedham	$2873
16 km or 10 mi	Needham	$2824
16 km or 10 mi	Lexington	$2774
16 km or 10 mi	Wakefield	$2783
18 km or 11 mi	Braintree	$2934
18 km or 11 mi	Weymouth	$2922
19 km or 12 mi	Reading	$2732
19 km or 12 mi	Hingham	$2882
20 km or 12 mi	Burlington	$2403
20 km or 13 mi	Wellesley	$2805
21 km or 13 mi	Norwood	$2844
22 km or 14 mi	Peabody	$2851
22 km or 14 mi	Randolph	$2866
22 km or 14 mi	Salem	$3022
23 km or 14 mi	Wilmington	$2592
23 km or 14 mi	Marblehead	$2848
23 km or 14 mi	Canton	$2833
25 km or 16 mi	Natick	$2861
26 km or 16 mi	Stoughton	$2825

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