Houston vs Kingstown - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Houston	Kingstown
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2248	$981
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5589	$2430
🏠 One person rent	$1325	$367
🏘️ Family rent	$2490	$626
🍽️ Food expenses	$564	$439
🚐 Transport expenses	$201	$66.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4672	$613
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	100	4
😀 Quality of life	92	26
🏙️ Population	2.3M	13.9K

The cost of living in Houston is 129% more expensive than in Kingstown. Cities ranked 1258th and 5821st ($2248 vs $981) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1108th 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 2.1 months in Houston compared to 0.6 months in Kingstown. Houston ranked 13th best city to live in the United States vs Kingstown ranked 2nd in Saint Vincent, while ranked 82nd and 8479th 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	$16.2	$6.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.3	$55.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.71	$9.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.52	$1.85
☕ Cappuccino	$5.31	$2.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.49	$1.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1392	$287
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1059	$254
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2964	$622
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2036	$457
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$55.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$85.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68	$50.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.66%	12.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2925	$595
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2076	$593
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.1	$59.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.7	$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$2.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.07	$1.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.95	$4.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$4.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.51	$7.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$3.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$3.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$2.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$1.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.15	$2.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.02	$2.23
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.66	$4.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.31	$5.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.09	$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.86	$1.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.26	$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.9	$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.7	$5.56
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$38.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.9	$6.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.2	$102
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1368	$186
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22908	$7051

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Cities near Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2101
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2080
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2143
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2089
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2164
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2093
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2035
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2074
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2084
41 km or 25 mi	League	$1983
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$2003
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2151
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2692
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$1971
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1798
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1844
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2063
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$2129
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1653
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1764
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$1890
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1865
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1838
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2231
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$2004
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1960
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1468
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2211
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2473
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2145
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2186
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2223
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2194
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2226
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2232
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2177
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2250
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2223
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$2075
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2156

Cities near Kingstown

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Georgetown	$1004
69 km or 43 mi	Vieux Fort	$1196
98 km or 61 mi	Castries	$1159
124 km or 77 mi	Grenville	$1061
136 km or 85 mi	St. George's	$1065
160 km or 100 mi	Fort-de-France	$1665
173 km or 107 mi	Holetown	$1390
175 km or 109 mi	Bridgetown	$1360
227 km or 141 mi	Scarborough	$1101
238 km or 148 mi	Roseau	$1003
269 km or 167 mi	Portsmouth	$1138
280 km or 174 mi	Port of Spain	$1168
281 km or 175 mi	San Juan	$1164
296 km or 184 mi	Chaguanas	$1070
319 km or 198 mi	Basse-Terre	$1599
322 km or 200 mi	San Fernando	$964
339 km or 210 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1598
341 km or 212 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1593
346 km or 215 mi	Les Abymes	$1582
347 km or 216 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1596
352 km or 219 mi	Le Moule	$1594
353 km or 219 mi	Carupano	$719
372 km or 231 mi	La Asuncion	$692
376 km or 234 mi	Porlamar	$684
436 km or 271 mi	Maturin	$871
436 km or 271 mi	All Saints	$1081
440 km or 273 mi	Cumana	$691
445 km or 276 mi	St. John's	$1084
465 km or 289 mi	Tucupita	$770
487 km or 302 mi	Basseterre	$1241
492 km or 306 mi	Cayon	$1242
493 km or 306 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$771
502 km or 312 mi	Lecheria	$821
505 km or 314 mi	Barcelona	$704
545 km or 338 mi	Anaco	$627
548 km or 341 mi	Cantaura	$662
557 km or 346 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$892
574 km or 357 mi	Philipsburg	$1926
579 km or 360 mi	El Tigre	$731
587 km or 365 mi	Upata	$785