Hamilton vs Kingstown - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Hamilton	Kingstown
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2160	$982
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4722	$2423
🏠 One person rent	$1367	$369
🏘️ Family rent	$2206	$622
🍽️ Food expenses	$547	$438
🚐 Transport expenses	$126	$67.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2783	$614
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	73	4
😀 Quality of life	88	26
🏙️ Population	569K	13.9K

The cost of living in Hamilton is 120% more expensive than in Kingstown. Cities ranked 1452nd and 5825th ($2160 vs $982) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 28th and 2nd in Canada and Saint Vincent, respectively. Check Canada vs Saint Vincent comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Hamilton compared to 0.6 months in Kingstown. Hamilton ranked 20th best city to live in Canada vs Kingstown ranked 2nd in Saint Vincent, while ranked 244th and 8480th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hamilton vs Kingstown

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	Hamilton	Kingstown
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.9	$6.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.6	$55.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.2	$9.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.88	$1.87
☕ Cappuccino	$4.09	$2.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.85	$1.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1205	$292
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1203	$255
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2176	$628
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1932	$450
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$113	$55.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$174	$86
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.8	$50.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.64%	12.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$17168	$595
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4985	$602
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.39	$1.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88	$59.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.4	$25.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.11	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.26	$2.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.29	$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.16	$4.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.71	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$4.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.2	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$7.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.78	$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$3.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$3.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.51	$2.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$1.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.19	$2.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$14.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.32	$2.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.7	$4.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.2	$5.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.44	$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.54	$1.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.7	$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.7	$37
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$5.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.7	$38.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.7	$6.89
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.9	$102
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.2	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$645	$184
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22272	$7042

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Cities near Hamilton

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Burlington	$2303
26 km or 16 mi	Oakville	$2259
32 km or 20 mi	Brantford	$1886
38 km or 23 mi	Cambridge	$2275
42 km or 26 mi	Mississauga	$2483
42 km or 26 mi	Halton Hills	$2106
45 km or 28 mi	Guelph	$2009
48 km or 30 mi	Brampton	$2129
52 km or 32 mi	St. Catharines	$1973
54 km or 34 mi	Kitchener	$2147
57 km or 36 mi	Waterloo	$2089
60 km or 37 mi	Welland	$1770
60 km or 37 mi	Toronto	$2576
67 km or 42 mi	Niagara Falls	$1888
71 km or 44 mi	Vaughan	$2318
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1545
76 km or 47 mi	Orangeville	$1982
78 km or 49 mi	Richmond Hill	$2632
79 km or 49 mi	Grand Island	$1800
85 km or 53 mi	North Tonawanda	$1851
86 km or 53 mi	Markham	$2391
90 km or 56 mi	Stratford	$1808
92 km or 57 mi	Buffalo	$2044
92 km or 57 mi	Amherst	$2008
92 km or 57 mi	New Tecumseth	$2141
95 km or 59 mi	Ajax	$2579
97 km or 60 mi	Lockport	$1882
98 km or 61 mi	West Seneca	$2027
99 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2027
100 km or 62 mi	Hamburg	$2000
107 km or 67 mi	Orchard Park	$2011
108 km or 67 mi	Lancaster	$1994
108 km or 67 mi	Clarence	$1967
109 km or 68 mi	Oshawa	$1628
116 km or 72 mi	London	$2044
127 km or 79 mi	Erie	$1601
127 km or 79 mi	Barrie	$2008
139 km or 86 mi	Jamestown	$1970
154 km or 96 mi	Orillia	$2040
169 km or 105 mi	Owen Sound	$1868

Cities near Kingstown

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Georgetown	$1003
69 km or 43 mi	Vieux Fort	$1193
98 km or 61 mi	Castries	$1163
124 km or 77 mi	Grenville	$1060
136 km or 85 mi	St. George's	$1063
160 km or 100 mi	Fort-de-France	$1664
173 km or 107 mi	Holetown	$1389
175 km or 109 mi	Bridgetown	$1364
227 km or 141 mi	Scarborough	$1101
238 km or 148 mi	Roseau	$1004
269 km or 167 mi	Portsmouth	$1134
280 km or 174 mi	Port of Spain	$1170
281 km or 175 mi	San Juan	$1164
296 km or 184 mi	Chaguanas	$1068
319 km or 198 mi	Basse-Terre	$1604
322 km or 200 mi	San Fernando	$961
339 km or 210 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1596
341 km or 212 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1599
346 km or 215 mi	Les Abymes	$1587
347 km or 216 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1596
352 km or 219 mi	Le Moule	$1589
353 km or 219 mi	Carupano	$719
372 km or 231 mi	La Asuncion	$692
376 km or 234 mi	Porlamar	$682
436 km or 271 mi	Maturin	$870
436 km or 271 mi	All Saints	$1081
440 km or 273 mi	Cumana	$689
445 km or 276 mi	St. John's	$1084
465 km or 289 mi	Tucupita	$768
487 km or 302 mi	Basseterre	$1243
492 km or 306 mi	Cayon	$1246
493 km or 306 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$769
502 km or 312 mi	Lecheria	$818
505 km or 314 mi	Barcelona	$703
545 km or 338 mi	Anaco	$625
548 km or 341 mi	Cantaura	$660
557 km or 346 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$892
574 km or 357 mi	Philipsburg	$1935
579 km or 360 mi	El Tigre	$731
587 km or 365 mi	Upata	$784