Boston vs Kingstown - Cost of Living Comparison

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Boston Kingstown
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3345
$1008
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7700
$2491
🏠 One person rent
$2257
$386
🏘️ Family rent
$3867
$729
🍽️ Food expenses
$739
$450
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$70.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5860
$613
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
100
4
😀 Quality of life
92
35
🏙️ Population
676K
12.9K

The cost of living in Boston is 232% more expensive than in Kingstown. Cities ranked 35th and 5256th ($3345 vs $1008) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th 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 0.6 months in Kingstown. Boston ranked 10th best city to live in the United States vs Kingstown ranked 2nd in Saint Vincent, while ranked 83rd and 7788th among best cities to live in the world.

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Boston Kingstown
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$22.1
$7.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$90.5
$55.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$9.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.95
$2.23
 Cappuccino
$5.4
$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.65
$1.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2636
$367
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1919
$264
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4850
$831
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3294
$543
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$127
$52.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$194
$80.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$67.3
$48.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.55%
12.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11687
$592
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6831
$595
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.4
$1.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.6
$59.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.9
$25.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.97
$1.73
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$2.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.14
$1.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.26
$2.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.29
$3.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.4
$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$5.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.6
$9.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.47
$6.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.3
$1.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$3.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$3.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$2.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$2.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.3
$2.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.6
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$2.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.1
$4.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.3
$5.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.01
$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.02
$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.01
$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$93
$64.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16
$6.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$165
$34.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.2
$5.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.3
$82.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.5
$98
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2399
$149
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27937
$3332

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Cities near Boston

Distance City Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi Cambridge
$3795
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Chelsea
$3105
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Somerville
$3630
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Everett
$2892
5.7 km or 3.5 mi Brookline
$3114
6.9 km or 4.3 mi Revere
$2953
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Malden
$2770
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Medford
$2989
10 km or 6.2 mi Belmont
$3022
10 km or 6.2 mi Arlington
$3023
10 km or 6.2 mi Watertown
$2958
11 km or 6.9 mi Melrose
$2802
12 km or 7.5 mi Milton
$2947
12 km or 7.5 mi Winchester
$2820
12 km or 7.7 mi Newton
$2890
13 km or 7.8 mi Saugus
$2841
13 km or 8.1 mi Quincy
$3122
14 km or 8.6 mi Stoneham
$2761
14 km or 8.9 mi Waltham
$2846
15 km or 9.4 mi Lynn
$3042
15 km or 9.5 mi Woburn
$2618
16 km or 9.6 mi Dedham
$2847
16 km or 10 mi Needham
$2796
16 km or 10 mi Lexington
$2723
16 km or 10 mi Wakefield
$2746
18 km or 11 mi Braintree
$2915
18 km or 11 mi Weymouth
$2905
19 km or 12 mi Reading
$2698
19 km or 12 mi Hingham
$2859
20 km or 12 mi Burlington
$2338
20 km or 13 mi Wellesley
$2677
21 km or 13 mi Norwood
$2773
22 km or 14 mi Peabody
$2556
22 km or 14 mi Randolph
$2823
22 km or 14 mi Salem
$2537
23 km or 14 mi Wilmington
$2522
23 km or 14 mi Marblehead
$2594
23 km or 14 mi Canton
$2787
25 km or 16 mi Natick
$2395
26 km or 16 mi Stoughton
$2750

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