Brisbane vs Kingstown - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brisbane Kingstown
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2491
$981
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5397
$2430
🏠 One person rent
$1506
$367
🏘️ Family rent
$2275
$626
🍽️ Food expenses
$562
$439
🚐 Transport expenses
$280
$66.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4184
$613
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
66
4
😀 Quality of life
97
26
🏙️ Population
2.36M
13.9K

The cost of living in Brisbane is 154% more expensive than in Kingstown. Cities ranked 781st and 5821st ($2491 vs $981) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Australia and Saint Vincent, respectively. Check Australia vs Saint Vincent comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Brisbane compared to 0.6 months in Kingstown. Brisbane ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Kingstown ranked 2nd in Saint Vincent, while ranked 15th and 8479th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brisbane vs Kingstown

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Brisbane Kingstown
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14
$6.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$83.5
$55.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$9.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.26
$1.85
☕ Cappuccino
$3.81
$2.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.77
$1.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1542
$287
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1283
$254
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2771
$622
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1860
$457
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$55.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$178
$85.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$50.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.33%
12.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7907
$595
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5572
$593
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.99
$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$145
$59.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.4
$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$2.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.42
$1.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.52
$4.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.96
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.74
$4.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$7.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$3.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$3.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$2.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$1.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.95
$2.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.61
$2.23
🚬 Cigarette pack
$27.8
$4.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$5.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.28
$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.28
$1.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.33
$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.1
$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$5.56
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.4
$38.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.3
$6.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$74.3
$102
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1752
$186
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9531
$7051

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Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Ipswich
$1877
45 km or 28 mi Caboolture
$1925
66 km or 41 mi Southport
$2141
71 km or 44 mi Gold Coast
$2300
75 km or 47 mi Caloundra
$1754
91 km or 57 mi Sunshine Coast
$1733
107 km or 66 mi Toowoomba
$1635
143 km or 89 mi Byron Bay
$1958
243 km or 151 mi Hervey Bay
$1835
299 km or 186 mi Bundaberg
$1689
315 km or 196 mi Coffs Harbour
$1913
362 km or 225 mi Armidale
$1289
441 km or 274 mi Gladstone
$1615
441 km or 274 mi Port Macquarie
$1661
520 km or 323 mi Rockhampton
$1514
618 km or 384 mi Newcastle
$1833
682 km or 424 mi Dubbo
$1815
719 km or 447 mi Dee Why
$2286
722 km or 449 mi Kellyville
$1997
730 km or 453 mi Blacktown
$1732
732 km or 455 mi Parramatta
$2472
733 km or 455 mi Sydney
$2801
740 km or 460 mi Bathurst
$1674
748 km or 465 mi Orange
$1500
801 km or 498 mi Wollongong
$1532
869 km or 540 mi Goulburn
$1748
945 km or 587 mi Canberra
$2393
1006 km or 625 mi Wagga Wagga
$1628
1009 km or 627 mi Griffith
$1746
1111 km or 690 mi Townsville
$1303
1224 km or 761 mi Shepparton
$1717
1278 km or 794 mi Mildura
$1816
1320 km or 820 mi Bendigo
$1397
1337 km or 831 mi Traralgon
$1829
1367 km or 849 mi Sunbury
$1822
1372 km or 853 mi Pakenham
$1805
1375 km or 855 mi Melbourne
$2397
1376 km or 855 mi Berwick
$1800
1376 km or 855 mi South Yarra
$1758
1377 km or 856 mi Dandenong
$1876

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