Hamilton vs Kingstown - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Hamilton	Kingstown
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2089	$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4653	$2388
🏠 One person rent	$1278	$381
🏘️ Family rent	$2143	$596
🍽️ Food expenses	$570	$476
🚐 Transport expenses	$126	$63.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2852	$1116
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	73	4
😀 Quality of life	92	55
🏙️ Population	569K	24.5K

The cost of living in Hamilton is 110% more expensive than in Kingstown. Cities ranked 1801st and 5701st ($2089 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th and 1st in Canada and Saint Vincent, respectively. Check Canada vs Saint Vincent comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Hamilton compared to 1.1 months in Kingstown. Hamilton ranked 9th best city to live in Canada vs Kingstown ranked 1st in Saint Vincent, while ranked 111th and 6376th 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	$18.2	$7.37
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.8	$37.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.3	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.07	$1.67
☕ Cappuccino	$4.01	$4.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.18	$2.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1132	$257
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1133	$291
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2089	$454
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1911	$480
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.2	$45
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$143	$69.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.4	$51.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.48%	7.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10419	$600
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3967	$603
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.63	$1.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88.6	$50
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.1	$25.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.2	$3.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.19	$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.65	$4.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.59	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$4.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.85	$9.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$3.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$5.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$3.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$3.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$1.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.17	$2.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.1	$16.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.45	$2.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.4	$4.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$6.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.78	$4.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.34	$1.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.52	$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.9	$32.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.8	$4.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.8	$21.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$6.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.9	$64.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.5	$73.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$634	$105
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17166	$11266

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Cities near Hamilton

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Burlington	$2237
26 km or 16 mi	Oakville	$2360
32 km or 20 mi	Brantford	$1901
38 km or 23 mi	Cambridge	$2087
42 km or 26 mi	Mississauga	$2357
42 km or 26 mi	Halton Hills	$2079
45 km or 28 mi	Guelph	$2073
48 km or 30 mi	Brampton	$2151
52 km or 32 mi	St. Catharines	$2046
54 km or 34 mi	Kitchener	$2144
57 km or 36 mi	Waterloo	$1999
60 km or 37 mi	Welland	$1801
60 km or 37 mi	Toronto	$2493
67 km or 42 mi	Niagara Falls	$1897
71 km or 44 mi	Vaughan	$2309
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1950
76 km or 47 mi	Orangeville	$1910
78 km or 49 mi	Richmond Hill	$2520
79 km or 49 mi	Grand Island	$2073
85 km or 53 mi	North Tonawanda	$2075
86 km or 53 mi	Markham	$2222
90 km or 56 mi	Stratford	$1735
92 km or 57 mi	Buffalo	$2277
92 km or 57 mi	Amherst	$2136
92 km or 57 mi	New Tecumseth	$2039
95 km or 59 mi	Ajax	$2246
97 km or 60 mi	Lockport	$2083
98 km or 61 mi	West Seneca	$2173
99 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2182
100 km or 62 mi	Hamburg	$1870
107 km or 67 mi	Orchard Park	$2035
108 km or 67 mi	Lancaster	$2136
108 km or 67 mi	Clarence	$2115
109 km or 68 mi	Oshawa	$1605
116 km or 72 mi	London	$1916
127 km or 79 mi	Erie	$1804
127 km or 79 mi	Barrie	$1480
139 km or 86 mi	Jamestown	$2036
154 km or 96 mi	Orillia	$1992
169 km or 105 mi	Owen Sound	$1680

Cities near Kingstown

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Georgetown	$989
69 km or 43 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
98 km or 61 mi	Castries	$1170
124 km or 77 mi	Grenville	$1079
136 km or 85 mi	St. George's	$1078
160 km or 100 mi	Fort-de-France	$1812
173 km or 107 mi	Holetown	$1454
175 km or 109 mi	Bridgetown	$1336
227 km or 141 mi	Scarborough	$1136
238 km or 148 mi	Roseau	$1012
269 km or 167 mi	Portsmouth	$1173
280 km or 174 mi	Port of Spain	$1284
281 km or 175 mi	San Juan	$1232
296 km or 184 mi	Chaguanas	$1097
319 km or 198 mi	Basse-Terre	$1739
322 km or 200 mi	San Fernando	$1010
339 km or 210 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1730
341 km or 212 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1732
346 km or 215 mi	Les Abymes	$1717
347 km or 216 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1736
352 km or 219 mi	Le Moule	$1733
353 km or 219 mi	Carupano	$699
372 km or 231 mi	La Asuncion	$641
376 km or 234 mi	Porlamar	$610
436 km or 271 mi	Maturin	$844
436 km or 271 mi	All Saints	$1166
440 km or 273 mi	Cumana	$679
445 km or 276 mi	St. John's	$1145
465 km or 289 mi	Tucupita	$767
487 km or 302 mi	Basseterre	$1330
492 km or 306 mi	Cayon	$1332
493 km or 306 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$703
502 km or 312 mi	Lecheria	$771
505 km or 314 mi	Barcelona	$888
545 km or 338 mi	Anaco	$642
548 km or 341 mi	Cantaura	$675
557 km or 346 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$892
574 km or 357 mi	Philipsburg	$2884
579 km or 360 mi	El Tigre	$741
587 km or 365 mi	Upata	$788