Boston vs Kingstown - Cost of Living Comparison

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Boston Kingstown
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3467
$981
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7682
$2430
🏠 One person rent
$2394
$367
🏘️ Family rent
$3923
$626
🍽️ Food expenses
$726
$439
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$66.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5787
$613
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
100
4
😀 Quality of life
92
26
🏙️ Population
676K
13.9K

The cost of living in Boston is 253% more expensive than in Kingstown. Cities ranked 32nd and 5821st ($3467 vs $981) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 28th 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 0.6 months in Kingstown. Boston ranked 15th best city to live in the United States vs Kingstown ranked 2nd in Saint Vincent, while ranked 89th and 8479th among best cities to live in the world.

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Boston Kingstown
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.3
$6.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$93.5
$55.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.1
$9.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.4
$1.85
☕ Cappuccino
$5.78
$2.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.16
$1.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2739
$287
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2042
$254
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4881
$622
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3321
$457
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$55.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$222
$85.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.4
$50.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.53%
12.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11569
$595
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6730
$593
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.4
$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.4
$59.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18
$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$2.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.86
$1.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.86
$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.16
$4.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$4.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.7
$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.07
$7.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.77
$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.47
$3.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$3.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$2.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$1.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.74
$2.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.72
$2.23
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.4
$4.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.76
$5.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.03
$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.03
$1.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2
$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$81
$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.1
$5.56
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$164
$38.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.7
$6.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.7
$102
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2437
$186
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25118
$7051

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Cities near Boston

Distance City Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi Cambridge
$3756
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Chelsea
$3040
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Somerville
$3647
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Everett
$2916
5.7 km or 3.5 mi Brookline
$3093
6.9 km or 4.3 mi Revere
$2932
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Malden
$3008
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Medford
$2349
10 km or 6.2 mi Belmont
$2951
10 km or 6.2 mi Arlington
$2847
10 km or 6.2 mi Watertown
$2913
11 km or 6.9 mi Melrose
$2826
12 km or 7.5 mi Milton
$2938
12 km or 7.5 mi Winchester
$2755
12 km or 7.7 mi Newton
$2790
13 km or 7.8 mi Saugus
$2897
13 km or 8.1 mi Quincy
$3122
14 km or 8.6 mi Stoneham
$2778
14 km or 8.9 mi Waltham
$2817
15 km or 9.4 mi Lynn
$3172
15 km or 9.5 mi Woburn
$2735
16 km or 9.6 mi Dedham
$2869
16 km or 10 mi Needham
$2797
16 km or 10 mi Lexington
$2746
16 km or 10 mi Wakefield
$2846
18 km or 11 mi Braintree
$2925
18 km or 11 mi Weymouth
$2920
19 km or 12 mi Reading
$2773
19 km or 12 mi Hingham
$2869
20 km or 12 mi Burlington
$2443
20 km or 13 mi Wellesley
$2798
21 km or 13 mi Norwood
$2804
22 km or 14 mi Peabody
$2878
22 km or 14 mi Randolph
$2848
22 km or 14 mi Salem
$3005
23 km or 14 mi Wilmington
$2607
23 km or 14 mi Marblehead
$2853
23 km or 14 mi Canton
$2815
25 km or 16 mi Natick
$2961
26 km or 16 mi Stoughton
$2803

Cities near Kingstown

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Georgetown
$1004
69 km or 43 mi Vieux Fort
$1196
98 km or 61 mi Castries
$1159
124 km or 77 mi Grenville
$1061
136 km or 85 mi St. George's
$1065
160 km or 100 mi Fort-de-France
$1665
173 km or 107 mi Holetown
$1390
175 km or 109 mi Bridgetown
$1360
227 km or 141 mi Scarborough
$1101
238 km or 148 mi Roseau
$1003
269 km or 167 mi Portsmouth
$1138
280 km or 174 mi Port of Spain
$1168
281 km or 175 mi San Juan
$1164
296 km or 184 mi Chaguanas
$1070
319 km or 198 mi Basse-Terre
$1599
322 km or 200 mi San Fernando
$964
339 km or 210 mi Petit-Bourg
$1598
341 km or 212 mi Sainte-Anne
$1593
346 km or 215 mi Les Abymes
$1582
347 km or 216 mi Baie-Mahault
$1596
352 km or 219 mi Le Moule
$1594
353 km or 219 mi Carupano
$719
372 km or 231 mi La Asuncion
$692
376 km or 234 mi Porlamar
$684
436 km or 271 mi Maturin
$871
436 km or 271 mi All Saints
$1081
440 km or 273 mi Cumana
$691
445 km or 276 mi St. John's
$1084
465 km or 289 mi Tucupita
$770
487 km or 302 mi Basseterre
$1241
492 km or 306 mi Cayon
$1242
493 km or 306 mi Puerto la Cruz
$771
502 km or 312 mi Lecheria
$821
505 km or 314 mi Barcelona
$704
545 km or 338 mi Anaco
$627
548 km or 341 mi Cantaura
$662
557 km or 346 mi Ciudad Guayana
$892
574 km or 357 mi Philipsburg
$1926
579 km or 360 mi El Tigre
$731
587 km or 365 mi Upata
$785