Boston vs Kingstown - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Boston	Kingstown
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3638	$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8082	$2388
🏠 One person rent	$2543	$381
🏘️ Family rent	$4126	$596
🍽️ Food expenses	$722	$476
🚐 Transport expenses	$145	$63.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6556	$1116
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	100	4
😀 Quality of life	92	55
🏙️ Population	676K	24.5K

The cost of living in Boston is 266% more expensive than in Kingstown. Cities ranked 30th and 5701st ($3638 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st 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 1.8 months in Boston compared to 1.1 months in Kingstown. Boston ranked 16th best city to live in the United States vs Kingstown ranked 1st in Saint Vincent, while ranked 94th and 6376th 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	$21.5	$7.37
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$103	$37.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.04	$1.67
☕ Cappuccino	$5.31	$4.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$2.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2878	$257
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2181	$291
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5280	$454
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3456	$480
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$147	$45
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$229	$69.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.1	$51.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.34%	7.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11142	$600
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6207	$603
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.41	$1.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.6	$50
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.8	$25.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$3.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.63	$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.6	$4.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$4.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.4	$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.14	$9.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$3.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.48	$2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.77	$5.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$3.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.73	$3.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.78	$2.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.2	$16.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.07	$2.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.1	$4.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.48	$6.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.06	$4.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4	$1.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.99	$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$89.2	$32.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.9	$4.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$190	$21.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.2	$6.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$67.6	$64.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$73.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2835	$105
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26679	$11266

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Cities near Boston

Distance	City	Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi	Cambridge	$3830
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Chelsea	$3097
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Somerville	$3650
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Everett	$2960
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Brookline	$3140
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Revere	$2981
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Malden	$3000
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Medford	$2691
10 km or 6.2 mi	Belmont	$3017
10 km or 6.2 mi	Arlington	$2944
10 km or 6.2 mi	Watertown	$2966
11 km or 6.9 mi	Melrose	$2870
12 km or 7.5 mi	Milton	$3006
12 km or 7.5 mi	Winchester	$2845
12 km or 7.7 mi	Newton	$2862
13 km or 7.8 mi	Saugus	$2839
13 km or 8.1 mi	Quincy	$3186
14 km or 8.6 mi	Stoneham	$2823
14 km or 8.9 mi	Waltham	$2870
15 km or 9.4 mi	Lynn	$2762
15 km or 9.5 mi	Woburn	$2714
16 km or 9.6 mi	Dedham	$2921
16 km or 10 mi	Needham	$2837
16 km or 10 mi	Lexington	$2771
16 km or 10 mi	Wakefield	$2808
18 km or 11 mi	Braintree	$2980
18 km or 11 mi	Weymouth	$2986
19 km or 12 mi	Reading	$2786
19 km or 12 mi	Hingham	$2939
20 km or 12 mi	Burlington	$2405
20 km or 13 mi	Wellesley	$2803
21 km or 13 mi	Norwood	$2866
22 km or 14 mi	Peabody	$2859
22 km or 14 mi	Randolph	$2894
22 km or 14 mi	Salem	$3006
23 km or 14 mi	Wilmington	$2629
23 km or 14 mi	Marblehead	$2854
23 km or 14 mi	Canton	$2871
25 km or 16 mi	Natick	$2867
26 km or 16 mi	Stoughton	$2852

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