Houston vs Kingstown - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Houston	Kingstown
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2265	$1000
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5664	$2468
🏠 One person rent	$1305	$370
🏘️ Family rent	$2467	$623
🍽️ Food expenses	$581	$455
🚐 Transport expenses	$212	$66.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4390	$615
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	100	4
😀 Quality of life	91	26
🏙️ Population	2.3M	13.9K

The cost of living in Houston is 126% more expensive than in Kingstown. Cities ranked 1229th and 5500th ($2265 vs $1000) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1115th 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 1.9 months in Houston compared to 0.6 months in Kingstown. Houston ranked 14th best city to live in the United States vs Kingstown ranked 2nd in Saint Vincent, while ranked 97th and 8510th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Houston vs Kingstown

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	Houston	Kingstown
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.2	$6.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76	$55.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$9.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.88	$1.84
☕ Cappuccino	$5.4	$2.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.71	$2.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1390	$292
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1037	$256
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2766	$630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2058	$451
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$56.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$202	$85.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.6	$50.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.58%	11.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2714	$600
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1949	$601
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$1.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.7	$59.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.9	$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$2.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3	$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.07	$4.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$4.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$7.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$2.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$3.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$3.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$2.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.01	$2.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.15	$2.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.62	$4.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.29	$5.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.13	$3.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.64	$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.46	$1.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.8	$37
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$5.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$127	$37.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.6	$6.79
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.4	$102
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.6	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1470	$184
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18964	$7119

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Cities near Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2182
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2108
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2087
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2196
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2028
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2093
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2097
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2232
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2311
41 km or 25 mi	League	$2065
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$2056
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2107
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2698
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$2014
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1799
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1855
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2089
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$2089
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1673
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1853
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$1944
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1907
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1878
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2215
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$2037
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1986
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1510
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2218
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2455
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2163
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2134
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2223
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2192
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2224
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2244
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2182
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2260
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2230
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$2044
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2182

Cities near Kingstown

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Georgetown	$1007
69 km or 43 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
98 km or 61 mi	Castries	$1161
124 km or 77 mi	Grenville	$1070
136 km or 85 mi	St. George's	$1062
160 km or 100 mi	Fort-de-France	$1568
173 km or 107 mi	Holetown	$1418
175 km or 109 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
227 km or 141 mi	Scarborough	$1084
238 km or 148 mi	Roseau	$1015
269 km or 167 mi	Portsmouth	$1123
280 km or 174 mi	Port of Spain	$1193
281 km or 175 mi	San Juan	$1178
296 km or 184 mi	Chaguanas	$1064
319 km or 198 mi	Basse-Terre	$1508
322 km or 200 mi	San Fernando	$953
339 km or 210 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1497
341 km or 212 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1505
346 km or 215 mi	Les Abymes	$1489
347 km or 216 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1501
352 km or 219 mi	Le Moule	$1499
353 km or 219 mi	Carupano	$737
372 km or 231 mi	La Asuncion	$695
376 km or 234 mi	Porlamar	$684
436 km or 271 mi	Maturin	$890
436 km or 271 mi	All Saints	$1037
440 km or 273 mi	Cumana	$716
445 km or 276 mi	St. John's	$1039
465 km or 289 mi	Tucupita	$777
487 km or 302 mi	Basseterre	$1373
492 km or 306 mi	Cayon	$1377
493 km or 306 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$791
502 km or 312 mi	Lecheria	$837
505 km or 314 mi	Barcelona	$858
545 km or 338 mi	Anaco	$639
548 km or 341 mi	Cantaura	$674
557 km or 346 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$890
574 km or 357 mi	Philipsburg	$1968
579 km or 360 mi	El Tigre	$746
587 km or 365 mi	Upata	$789