Brisbane vs Kingstown - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brisbane Kingstown
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2065
$988
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4896
$2356
🏠 One person rent
$1253
$380
🏘️ Family rent
$2149
$601
🍽️ Food expenses
$525
$469
🚐 Transport expenses
$152
$64.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3956
$1322
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
66
4
😀 Quality of life
98
52
🏙️ Population
2.71M
12.9K

The cost of living in Brisbane is 109% more expensive than in Kingstown. Cities ranked 1813th and 5682nd ($2065 vs $988) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th 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 1.9 months in Brisbane compared to 1.3 months in Kingstown. Brisbane ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Kingstown ranked 1st in Saint Vincent, while ranked 9th and 6494th among best cities to live in the world.

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Brisbane Kingstown
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.4
$7.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$62.7
$36.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7
$1.66
☕ Cappuccino
$3.66
$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.65
$2.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1514
$254
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1022
$291
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2603
$454
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1816
$485
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.2
$44.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$125
$70.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.5
$52
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.15%
7.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8291
$593
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6020
$594
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$1.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.8
$50.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.6
$26.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.36
$3.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2
$2.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.41
$4.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.11
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.8
$4.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$8.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$2.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$5.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$3.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$3.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.48
$2.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.9
$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.28
$2.19
🚬 Cigarette pack
$24.1
$4.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.9
$5.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.91
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.28
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.35
$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.9
$32.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$4.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56.3
$18.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.2
$6.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.5
$64.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$74.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1795
$106
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11423
$9791

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Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Ipswich
$1662
45 km or 28 mi Caboolture
$1798
66 km or 41 mi Southport
$2140
71 km or 44 mi Gold Coast
$2297
75 km or 47 mi Caloundra
$1710
91 km or 57 mi Sunshine Coast
$1697
107 km or 66 mi Toowoomba
$1639
143 km or 89 mi Byron Bay
$2471
243 km or 151 mi Hervey Bay
$1712
299 km or 186 mi Bundaberg
$1595
315 km or 196 mi Coffs Harbour
$1988
362 km or 225 mi Armidale
$1184
441 km or 274 mi Gladstone
$1503
441 km or 274 mi Port Macquarie
$1633
520 km or 323 mi Rockhampton
$1482
618 km or 384 mi Newcastle
$1839
682 km or 424 mi Dubbo
$1747
719 km or 447 mi Dee Why
$2181
722 km or 449 mi Kellyville
$1888
730 km or 453 mi Blacktown
$1599
732 km or 455 mi Parramatta
$2292
733 km or 455 mi Sydney
$2640
740 km or 460 mi Bathurst
$1568
748 km or 465 mi Orange
$1364
801 km or 498 mi Wollongong
$1580
869 km or 540 mi Goulburn
$1678
945 km or 587 mi Canberra
$2019
1006 km or 625 mi Wagga Wagga
$1458
1009 km or 627 mi Griffith
$1667
1111 km or 690 mi Townsville
$1683
1224 km or 761 mi Shepparton
$1662
1278 km or 794 mi Mildura
$1771
1320 km or 820 mi Bendigo
$1362
1337 km or 831 mi Traralgon
$1813
1367 km or 849 mi Sunbury
$1768
1372 km or 853 mi Pakenham
$1725
1375 km or 855 mi Melbourne
$2308
1376 km or 855 mi Berwick
$1706
1376 km or 855 mi South Yarra
$1681
1377 km or 856 mi Dandenong
$1736

Cities near Kingstown

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Georgetown
$988
69 km or 43 mi Vieux Fort
$1196
98 km or 61 mi Castries
$1169
124 km or 77 mi Grenville
$1076
136 km or 85 mi St. George's
$1075
160 km or 100 mi Fort-de-France
$1741
173 km or 107 mi Holetown
$1463
175 km or 109 mi Bridgetown
$1352
227 km or 141 mi Scarborough
$1111
238 km or 148 mi Roseau
$1008
269 km or 167 mi Portsmouth
$1168
280 km or 174 mi Port of Spain
$1248
281 km or 175 mi San Juan
$1213
296 km or 184 mi Chaguanas
$1079
319 km or 198 mi Basse-Terre
$1673
322 km or 200 mi San Fernando
$1007
339 km or 210 mi Petit-Bourg
$1673
341 km or 212 mi Sainte-Anne
$1662
346 km or 215 mi Les Abymes
$1656
347 km or 216 mi Baie-Mahault
$1662
352 km or 219 mi Le Moule
$1659
353 km or 219 mi Carupano
$697
372 km or 231 mi La Asuncion
$638
376 km or 234 mi Porlamar
$610
436 km or 271 mi Maturin
$838
436 km or 271 mi All Saints
$1135
440 km or 273 mi Cumana
$688
445 km or 276 mi St. John's
$1131
465 km or 289 mi Tucupita
$764
487 km or 302 mi Basseterre
$1336
492 km or 306 mi Cayon
$1338
493 km or 306 mi Puerto la Cruz
$696
502 km or 312 mi Lecheria
$760
505 km or 314 mi Barcelona
$908
545 km or 338 mi Anaco
$642
548 km or 341 mi Cantaura
$674
557 km or 346 mi Ciudad Guayana
$889
574 km or 357 mi Philipsburg
$2878
579 km or 360 mi El Tigre
$736
587 km or 365 mi Upata
$784