Houston vs Kingstown - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Houston	Kingstown
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2265	$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5394	$2388
🏠 One person rent	$1281	$381
🏘️ Family rent	$2031	$596
🍽️ Food expenses	$603	$476
🚐 Transport expenses	$201	$63.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4606	$1116
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	100	4
😀 Quality of life	95	55
🏙️ Population	2.3M	24.5K

The cost of living in Houston is 128% more expensive than in Kingstown. Cities ranked 1354th and 5701st ($2265 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1137th and 1st 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 1.1 months in Kingstown. Houston ranked 1st best city to live in the United States vs Kingstown ranked 1st in Saint Vincent, while ranked 16th and 6376th 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	$18.7	$7.37
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.6	$37.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.31	$1.67
☕ Cappuccino	$5.52	$4.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.74	$2.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1411	$257
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1003	$291
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2380	$454
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1609	$480
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$45
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$204	$69.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.9	$51.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.39%	7.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2542	$600
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1944	$603
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.24	$1.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.3	$50
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.8	$25.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.72	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.9	$3.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.19	$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.06	$4.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$4.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$9.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$3.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.76	$2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$5.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$3.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$3.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$1.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.17	$2.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.5	$16.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.31	$2.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.24	$4.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.34	$6.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8	$4.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.92	$1.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.9	$32.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$4.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$149	$21.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$6.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.3	$64.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$73.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1729	$105
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22380	$11266

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Cities near Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2228
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2150
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2094
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2260
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2071
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2112
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2136
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2297
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2386
41 km or 25 mi	League	$2102
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$2072
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2114
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2738
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$2048
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1836
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1897
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2112
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$2022
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1605
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1913
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$2000
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1900
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1887
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2226
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$1971
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1904
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1510
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2115
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2444
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2027
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2153
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2237
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2125
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2229
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2171
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2200
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2187
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2285
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$2059
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2221

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