Columbus vs Kingstown - Cost of Living Comparison

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Columbus Kingstown
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2252
$981
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5500
$2430
🏠 One person rent
$1332
$367
🏘️ Family rent
$2531
$626
🍽️ Food expenses
$644
$439
🚐 Transport expenses
$120
$66.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4005
$613
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
72
4
😀 Quality of life
88
26
🏙️ Population
906K
13.9K

The cost of living in Columbus is 129% more expensive than in Kingstown. Cities ranked 1248th and 5821st ($2252 vs $981) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1100th 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 Columbus compared to 0.6 months in Kingstown. Columbus ranked 65th best city to live in the United States vs Kingstown ranked 2nd in Saint Vincent, while ranked 242nd and 8479th 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
$19.9
$6.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.3
$55.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$9.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.96
$1.85
☕ Cappuccino
$4.97
$2.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.54
$1.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1379
$287
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1067
$254
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3082
$622
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2051
$457
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$55.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$206
$85.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.4
$50.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.49%
12.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3169
$595
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3154
$593
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.99
$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$64
$59.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.2
$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$2.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.89
$1.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.77
$4.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$4.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.51
$7.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$3.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.99
$3.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$2.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$1.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.81
$2.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.1
$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$2.23
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10
$4.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$5.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.69
$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.01
$1.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.24
$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.1
$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.1
$5.56
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$116
$38.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.1
$6.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$64
$102
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.7
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1235
$186
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15346
$7051

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Distance City Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Upper Arlington
$2099
11 km or 7.1 mi Grove
$2116
13 km or 8.3 mi Gahanna
$2034
15 km or 9 mi Hilliard
$2078
17 km or 11 mi Reynoldsburg
$2042
18 km or 11 mi Dublin
$2047
19 km or 12 mi Westerville
$1819
22 km or 13 mi Pickerington
$2039
38 km or 24 mi Delaware
$2074
43 km or 27 mi Lancaster
$1946
43 km or 27 mi Marysville
$2006
51 km or 32 mi Newark
$1916
69 km or 43 mi Springfield
$1914
70 km or 43 mi Chillicothe
$1987
70 km or 44 mi Marion
$1915
84 km or 52 mi Zanesville
$1876
86 km or 53 mi Xenia
$1832
89 km or 55 mi Fairborn
$1698
94 km or 59 mi Beavercreek
$1795
97 km or 60 mi Huber Heights
$1791
97 km or 60 mi Mansfield
$1865
98 km or 61 mi Riverside
$1794
103 km or 64 mi Kettering
$1828
103 km or 64 mi Troy
$1860
104 km or 65 mi Athens
$1635
104 km or 65 mi Centerville
$1839
105 km or 65 mi Dayton
$1735
105 km or 65 mi Sidney
$1935
108 km or 67 mi Piqua
$1894
112 km or 69 mi Trotwood
$1824
116 km or 72 mi Ashland
$1623
120 km or 74 mi Lebanon
$1856
128 km or 80 mi Middletown
$1436
128 km or 80 mi Lima
$1944
130 km or 81 mi Wooster
$1568
131 km or 81 mi Mason
$1852
132 km or 82 mi Findlay
$1817
136 km or 84 mi Portsmouth
$1530
144 km or 90 mi New Philadelphia
$1670
146 km or 91 mi Norwalk
$1829

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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