Columbus vs Kingstown - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Columbus	Kingstown
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2145	$1000
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5059	$2468
🏠 One person rent	$1248	$370
🏘️ Family rent	$2171	$623
🍽️ Food expenses	$632	$455
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$66.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4018	$615
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	73	4
😀 Quality of life	88	26
🏙️ Population	906K	13.9K

The cost of living in Columbus is 114% more expensive than in Kingstown. Cities ranked 1476th and 5500th ($2145 vs $1000) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1323rd 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 1.9 months in Columbus compared to 0.6 months in Kingstown. Columbus ranked 59th best city to live in the United States vs Kingstown ranked 2nd in Saint Vincent, while ranked 249th and 8510th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Columbus vs Kingstown

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	Columbus	Kingstown
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.9	$6.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.4	$55.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$9.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.69	$1.84
☕ Cappuccino	$4.78	$2.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.44	$2.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1314	$292
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$972	$256
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2378	$630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1757	$451
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$149	$56.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$232	$85.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.9	$50.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.57%	11.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3095	$600
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2954	$601
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$1.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$60.8	$59.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.86	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$2.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.74	$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.4	$4.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$4.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.29	$7.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$2.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.69	$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.95	$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$3.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$3.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.47	$2.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.28	$2.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.6	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.66	$2.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.45	$4.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.35	$5.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.76	$3.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.07	$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.2	$1.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.3	$37
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.7	$5.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$85.5	$37.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.9	$6.79
👖 Brand Jeans	$61	$102
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.4	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1236	$184
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15423	$7119

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Cities near Columbus

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi	Upper Arlington	$2084
11 km or 7.1 mi	Grove	$2062
13 km or 8.3 mi	Gahanna	$1986
15 km or 9 mi	Hilliard	$2085
17 km or 11 mi	Reynoldsburg	$1994
18 km or 11 mi	Dublin	$2095
19 km or 12 mi	Westerville	$1798
22 km or 13 mi	Pickerington	$1983
38 km or 24 mi	Delaware	$1851
43 km or 27 mi	Lancaster	$1903
43 km or 27 mi	Marysville	$1968
51 km or 32 mi	Newark	$1881
69 km or 43 mi	Springfield	$1897
70 km or 43 mi	Chillicothe	$1764
70 km or 44 mi	Marion	$1871
84 km or 52 mi	Zanesville	$1825
86 km or 53 mi	Xenia	$1870
89 km or 55 mi	Fairborn	$1798
94 km or 59 mi	Beavercreek	$1862
97 km or 60 mi	Huber Heights	$1852
97 km or 60 mi	Mansfield	$1832
98 km or 61 mi	Riverside	$1865
103 km or 64 mi	Kettering	$1890
103 km or 64 mi	Troy	$1897
104 km or 65 mi	Athens	$1674
104 km or 65 mi	Centerville	$1902
105 km or 65 mi	Dayton	$1783
105 km or 65 mi	Sidney	$1973
108 km or 67 mi	Piqua	$1914
112 km or 69 mi	Trotwood	$1870
116 km or 72 mi	Ashland	$1681
120 km or 74 mi	Lebanon	$1834
128 km or 80 mi	Middletown	$1427
128 km or 80 mi	Lima	$1923
130 km or 81 mi	Wooster	$1481
131 km or 81 mi	Mason	$1853
132 km or 82 mi	Findlay	$1839
136 km or 84 mi	Portsmouth	$1428
144 km or 90 mi	New Philadelphia	$1683
146 km or 91 mi	Norwalk	$1858

Cities near Kingstown

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Georgetown	$1007
69 km or 43 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
98 km or 61 mi	Castries	$1161
124 km or 77 mi	Grenville	$1070
136 km or 85 mi	St. George's	$1062
160 km or 100 mi	Fort-de-France	$1568
173 km or 107 mi	Holetown	$1418
175 km or 109 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
227 km or 141 mi	Scarborough	$1084
238 km or 148 mi	Roseau	$1015
269 km or 167 mi	Portsmouth	$1123
280 km or 174 mi	Port of Spain	$1193
281 km or 175 mi	San Juan	$1178
296 km or 184 mi	Chaguanas	$1064
319 km or 198 mi	Basse-Terre	$1508
322 km or 200 mi	San Fernando	$953
339 km or 210 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1497
341 km or 212 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1505
346 km or 215 mi	Les Abymes	$1489
347 km or 216 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1501
352 km or 219 mi	Le Moule	$1499
353 km or 219 mi	Carupano	$737
372 km or 231 mi	La Asuncion	$695
376 km or 234 mi	Porlamar	$684
436 km or 271 mi	Maturin	$890
436 km or 271 mi	All Saints	$1037
440 km or 273 mi	Cumana	$716
445 km or 276 mi	St. John's	$1039
465 km or 289 mi	Tucupita	$777
487 km or 302 mi	Basseterre	$1373
492 km or 306 mi	Cayon	$1377
493 km or 306 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$791
502 km or 312 mi	Lecheria	$837
505 km or 314 mi	Barcelona	$858
545 km or 338 mi	Anaco	$639
548 km or 341 mi	Cantaura	$674
557 km or 346 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$890
574 km or 357 mi	Philipsburg	$1968
579 km or 360 mi	El Tigre	$746
587 km or 365 mi	Upata	$789