Hamilton vs Kingstown - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Hamilton	Kingstown
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2006	$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4535	$2391
🏠 One person rent	$1218	$380
🏘️ Family rent	$2095	$598
🍽️ Food expenses	$554	$475
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$64.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2934	$1067
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	73	4
😀 Quality of life	88	54
🏙️ Population	569K	24.5K

The cost of living in Hamilton is 102% more expensive than in Kingstown. Cities ranked 2004th and 5614th ($2006 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 38th 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 1.5 months in Hamilton compared to 1.1 months in Kingstown. Hamilton ranked 15th best city to live in Canada vs Kingstown ranked 1st in Saint Vincent, while ranked 265th and 6384th 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	$7.35
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.6	$37
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.02	$1.68
☕ Cappuccino	$3.49	$4.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.17	$2.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1114	$254
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1067	$291
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2011	$465
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1880	$481
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90.9	$44.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$138	$69.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.2	$51.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.64%	7.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8824	$602
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3366	$599
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.71	$1.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$85.3	$50.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.9	$25.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.91	$3.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.15	$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.42	$4.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.42	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.79	$9.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$3.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.9	$5.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$3.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$3.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$1.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.15	$2.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13	$16.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.38	$2.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.1	$4.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.7	$4.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.29	$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$2.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.5	$32.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.5	$4.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.1	$24.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$6.48
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.1	$64.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.6	$73.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$620	$105
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16689	$10636

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Cities near Hamilton

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Burlington	$2214
26 km or 16 mi	Oakville	$2318
32 km or 20 mi	Brantford	$1832
38 km or 23 mi	Cambridge	$2049
42 km or 26 mi	Mississauga	$2308
42 km or 26 mi	Halton Hills	$2034
45 km or 28 mi	Guelph	$2017
48 km or 30 mi	Brampton	$2102
52 km or 32 mi	St. Catharines	$1994
54 km or 34 mi	Kitchener	$2109
57 km or 36 mi	Waterloo	$1936
60 km or 37 mi	Welland	$1848
60 km or 37 mi	Toronto	$2415
67 km or 42 mi	Niagara Falls	$1892
71 km or 44 mi	Vaughan	$2233
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1958
76 km or 47 mi	Orangeville	$1892
78 km or 49 mi	Richmond Hill	$2483
79 km or 49 mi	Grand Island	$2078
85 km or 53 mi	North Tonawanda	$2084
86 km or 53 mi	Markham	$2172
90 km or 56 mi	Stratford	$1706
92 km or 57 mi	Buffalo	$2303
92 km or 57 mi	Amherst	$2138
92 km or 57 mi	New Tecumseth	$1997
95 km or 59 mi	Ajax	$2124
97 km or 60 mi	Lockport	$2081
98 km or 61 mi	West Seneca	$2181
99 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2175
100 km or 62 mi	Hamburg	$1863
107 km or 67 mi	Orchard Park	$2030
108 km or 67 mi	Lancaster	$2125
108 km or 67 mi	Clarence	$2123
109 km or 68 mi	Oshawa	$1581
116 km or 72 mi	London	$1930
127 km or 79 mi	Erie	$1802
127 km or 79 mi	Barrie	$1449
139 km or 86 mi	Jamestown	$1910
154 km or 96 mi	Orillia	$1939
169 km or 105 mi	Owen Sound	$1757

Cities near Kingstown

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Georgetown	$1005
69 km or 43 mi	Vieux Fort	$1214
98 km or 61 mi	Castries	$1178
124 km or 77 mi	Grenville	$1083
136 km or 85 mi	St. George's	$1083
160 km or 100 mi	Fort-de-France	$1844
173 km or 107 mi	Holetown	$1453
175 km or 109 mi	Bridgetown	$1328
227 km or 141 mi	Scarborough	$1138
238 km or 148 mi	Roseau	$1010
269 km or 167 mi	Portsmouth	$1107
280 km or 174 mi	Port of Spain	$1281
281 km or 175 mi	San Juan	$1223
296 km or 184 mi	Chaguanas	$1106
319 km or 198 mi	Basse-Terre	$1736
322 km or 200 mi	San Fernando	$1039
339 km or 210 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1724
341 km or 212 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1716
346 km or 215 mi	Les Abymes	$1715
347 km or 216 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1723
352 km or 219 mi	Le Moule	$1718
353 km or 219 mi	Carupano	$707
372 km or 231 mi	La Asuncion	$645
376 km or 234 mi	Porlamar	$613
436 km or 271 mi	Maturin	$830
436 km or 271 mi	All Saints	$1143
440 km or 273 mi	Cumana	$680
445 km or 276 mi	St. John's	$1114
465 km or 289 mi	Tucupita	$772
487 km or 302 mi	Basseterre	$1330
492 km or 306 mi	Cayon	$1327
493 km or 306 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$716
502 km or 312 mi	Lecheria	$773
505 km or 314 mi	Barcelona	$873
545 km or 338 mi	Anaco	$650
548 km or 341 mi	Cantaura	$685
557 km or 346 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$896
574 km or 357 mi	Philipsburg	$2940
579 km or 360 mi	El Tigre	$752
587 km or 365 mi	Upata	$793