Houston vs Kingstown - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Houston	Kingstown
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2240	$988
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5311	$2356
🏠 One person rent	$1275	$380
🏘️ Family rent	$2042	$601
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$469
🚐 Transport expenses	$199	$64.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4580	$1322
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	100	4
😀 Quality of life	93	52
🏙️ Population	2.3M	12.9K

The cost of living in Houston is 127% more expensive than in Kingstown. Cities ranked 1375th and 5682nd ($2240 vs $988) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1186th 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 2 months in Houston compared to 1.3 months in Kingstown. Houston ranked 15th best city to live in the United States vs Kingstown ranked 1st in Saint Vincent, while ranked 77th and 6494th 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	$18.5	$7.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$72	$36.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.31	$1.66
☕ Cappuccino	$5.42	$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.76	$2.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1397	$254
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$997	$291
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2394	$454
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1614	$485
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$133	$44.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$207	$70.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.4	$52
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.45%	7.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2608	$593
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1961	$594
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.24	$1.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71	$50.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.5	$26.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.75	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$3.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.1	$2.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$1.68
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.7	$4.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$4.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.1	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.77	$8.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$2.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$5.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$3.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$3.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.42	$1.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.3	$2.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.4	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.01	$2.19
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.68	$4.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.36	$5.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.92	$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.88	$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.19	$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.6	$32.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$4.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$141	$18.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.5	$6.31
👖 Brand Jeans	$46	$64.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.4	$74.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1504	$106
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23708	$9791

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Cities near Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2240
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2177
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2216
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2260
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2229
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2094
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2155
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2308
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2376
41 km or 25 mi	League	$2110
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$2095
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2209
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2730
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$2067
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1828
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1948
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2129
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$2020
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1592
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1900
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$1993
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1881
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1883
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2220
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$2029
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1975
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1493
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2196
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2416
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2148
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2136
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2222
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2188
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2215
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2221
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2210
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2241
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2279
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$2075
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2233

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