Charlotte vs Kingstown - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Charlotte	Kingstown
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2470	$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5697	$2391
🏠 One person rent	$1502	$380
🏘️ Family rent	$2463	$598
🍽️ Food expenses	$640	$475
🚐 Transport expenses	$155	$64.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4381	$1067
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	68	4
😀 Quality of life	89	54
🏙️ Population	875K	24.5K

The cost of living in Charlotte is 148% more expensive than in Kingstown. Cities ranked 946th and 5614th ($2470 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 818th 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 1.8 months in Charlotte compared to 1.1 months in Kingstown. Charlotte ranked 64th best city to live in the United States vs Kingstown ranked 1st in Saint Vincent, while ranked 246th and 6384th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Charlotte vs Kingstown

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	Charlotte	Kingstown
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17	$7.35
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.4	$37
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.31	$1.68
☕ Cappuccino	$5.65	$4.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.68	$2.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1645	$254
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1249	$291
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2953	$465
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2052	$481
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$44.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$161	$69.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.1	$51.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.11%	7.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4312	$602
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2445	$599
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.2	$1.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.2	$50.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.4	$25.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$3.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.24	$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.06	$4.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.1	$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$9.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$3.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.08	$2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$5.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$3.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$3.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.47	$2.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.4	$16.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.78	$2.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.63	$4.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.11	$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.06	$4.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.04	$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.05	$2.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$60.5	$32.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16	$4.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$24.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.1	$6.48
👖 Brand Jeans	$52	$64.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.3	$73.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1481	$105
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24568	$10636

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Cities near Charlotte

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi	Matthews	$2217
17 km or 11 mi	Mint Hill	$2204
20 km or 13 mi	Huntersville	$2130
23 km or 14 mi	Indian Trail	$2190
28 km or 18 mi	Cornelius	$2095
30 km or 18 mi	Concord	$1904
31 km or 19 mi	Gastonia	$1959
36 km or 22 mi	Kannapolis	$2031
36 km or 22 mi	Rock Hill	$1975
38 km or 23 mi	Monroe	$2129
40 km or 25 mi	Mooresville	$1973
57 km or 35 mi	Lancaster	$2183
59 km or 37 mi	Salisbury	$2075
62 km or 39 mi	Statesville	$2058
63 km or 39 mi	Shelby	$1727
72 km or 45 mi	Hickory	$1946
94 km or 58 mi	Forest	$2070
101 km or 63 mi	Thomasville	$2007
104 km or 64 mi	Rockingham	$2070
104 km or 65 mi	Spartanburg	$1868
108 km or 67 mi	Asheboro	$2059
111 km or 69 mi	Winston-Salem	$2105
113 km or 70 mi	High Point	$1909
120 km or 75 mi	Kernersville	$2200
130 km or 81 mi	Greer	$2171
132 km or 82 mi	Greensboro	$2027
138 km or 86 mi	Columbia	$1816
142 km or 88 mi	Mauldin	$2253
143 km or 89 mi	Lexington	$1940
147 km or 91 mi	Greenville	$2284
152 km or 94 mi	Florence	$1892
152 km or 95 mi	Sumter	$1678
154 km or 96 mi	Sanford	$1842
159 km or 99 mi	Burlington	$2089
160 km or 99 mi	Asheville	$2671
166 km or 103 mi	Greenwood	$2083
176 km or 109 mi	Fayetteville	$2212
179 km or 111 mi	Chapel Hill	$2133
180 km or 112 mi	Lumberton	$1863
184 km or 114 mi	Anderson	$1932

Cities near Kingstown

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Georgetown	$1005
69 km or 43 mi	Vieux Fort	$1214
98 km or 61 mi	Castries	$1178
124 km or 77 mi	Grenville	$1083
136 km or 85 mi	St. George's	$1083
160 km or 100 mi	Fort-de-France	$1844
173 km or 107 mi	Holetown	$1453
175 km or 109 mi	Bridgetown	$1328
227 km or 141 mi	Scarborough	$1138
238 km or 148 mi	Roseau	$1010
269 km or 167 mi	Portsmouth	$1107
280 km or 174 mi	Port of Spain	$1281
281 km or 175 mi	San Juan	$1223
296 km or 184 mi	Chaguanas	$1106
319 km or 198 mi	Basse-Terre	$1736
322 km or 200 mi	San Fernando	$1039
339 km or 210 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1724
341 km or 212 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1716
346 km or 215 mi	Les Abymes	$1715
347 km or 216 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1723
352 km or 219 mi	Le Moule	$1718
353 km or 219 mi	Carupano	$707
372 km or 231 mi	La Asuncion	$645
376 km or 234 mi	Porlamar	$613
436 km or 271 mi	Maturin	$830
436 km or 271 mi	All Saints	$1143
440 km or 273 mi	Cumana	$680
445 km or 276 mi	St. John's	$1114
465 km or 289 mi	Tucupita	$772
487 km or 302 mi	Basseterre	$1330
492 km or 306 mi	Cayon	$1327
493 km or 306 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$716
502 km or 312 mi	Lecheria	$773
505 km or 314 mi	Barcelona	$873
545 km or 338 mi	Anaco	$650
548 km or 341 mi	Cantaura	$685
557 km or 346 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$896
574 km or 357 mi	Philipsburg	$2940
579 km or 360 mi	El Tigre	$752
587 km or 365 mi	Upata	$793