Columbus vs Kingstown - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Columbus	Kingstown
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2181	$988
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5273	$2356
🏠 One person rent	$1256	$380
🏘️ Family rent	$2214	$601
🍽️ Food expenses	$662	$469
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$64.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3957	$1322
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	72	4
😀 Quality of life	90	52
🏙️ Population	906K	12.9K

The cost of living in Columbus is 121% more expensive than in Kingstown. Cities ranked 1512th and 5682nd ($2181 vs $988) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1292nd 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 1.3 months in Kingstown. Columbus ranked 64th best city to live in the United States vs Kingstown ranked 1st in Saint Vincent, while ranked 217th and 6494th 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	$19.3	$7.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68	$36.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.3	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.21	$1.66
☕ Cappuccino	$4.98	$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.74	$2.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1298	$254
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$973	$291
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2399	$454
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1787	$485
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$44.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$244	$70.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$60.7	$52
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.42%	7.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3028	$593
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2566	$594
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$1.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$61.3	$50.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$26.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$3.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.13	$2.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$1.68
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.13	$4.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$4.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.06	$8.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$2.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.2	$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.57	$5.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$3.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$3.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$1.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.25	$2.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.5	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.88	$2.19
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.33	$4.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.22	$5.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.75	$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.04	$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.23	$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.5	$32.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.7	$4.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$86.1	$18.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.9	$6.31
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.1	$64.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.6	$74.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1105	$106
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28983	$9791

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Cities near Columbus

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi	Upper Arlington	$2105
11 km or 7.1 mi	Grove	$2091
13 km or 8.3 mi	Gahanna	$2020
15 km or 9 mi	Hilliard	$2094
17 km or 11 mi	Reynoldsburg	$2030
18 km or 11 mi	Dublin	$2084
19 km or 12 mi	Westerville	$1836
22 km or 13 mi	Pickerington	$2014
38 km or 24 mi	Delaware	$2028
43 km or 27 mi	Lancaster	$1951
43 km or 27 mi	Marysville	$2019
51 km or 32 mi	Newark	$1932
69 km or 43 mi	Springfield	$1933
70 km or 43 mi	Chillicothe	$1933
70 km or 44 mi	Marion	$1954
84 km or 52 mi	Zanesville	$1928
86 km or 53 mi	Xenia	$1918
89 km or 55 mi	Fairborn	$1842
94 km or 59 mi	Beavercreek	$1918
97 km or 60 mi	Huber Heights	$1934
97 km or 60 mi	Mansfield	$1697
98 km or 61 mi	Riverside	$1947
103 km or 64 mi	Kettering	$1961
103 km or 64 mi	Troy	$1965
104 km or 65 mi	Athens	$1571
104 km or 65 mi	Centerville	$1942
105 km or 65 mi	Dayton	$1917
105 km or 65 mi	Sidney	$2025
108 km or 67 mi	Piqua	$1980
112 km or 69 mi	Trotwood	$1957
116 km or 72 mi	Ashland	$1684
120 km or 74 mi	Lebanon	$1850
128 km or 80 mi	Middletown	$1495
128 km or 80 mi	Lima	$2188
130 km or 81 mi	Wooster	$1482
131 km or 81 mi	Mason	$1899
132 km or 82 mi	Findlay	$1922
136 km or 84 mi	Portsmouth	$1493
144 km or 90 mi	New Philadelphia	$1743
146 km or 91 mi	Norwalk	$2061

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