Kingstown vs Lima - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kingstown	Lima
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1000	$977
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2468	$2440
🏠 One person rent	$370	$407
🏘️ Family rent	$623	$726
🍽️ Food expenses	$455	$278
🚐 Transport expenses	$66.7	$203
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$615	$498
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	4	78
😀 Quality of life	26	65
🏙️ Population	13.9K	9.94M

The cost of living in Kingstown is 2% more expensive than in Lima. Cities ranked 5500th and 5647th ($1000 vs $977) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Saint Vincent and Peru, respectively. Check Saint Vincent vs Peru comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Kingstown compared to 0.5 months in Lima. Kingstown ranked 2nd best city to live in Saint Vincent vs Lima ranked 1st in Peru, while ranked 8510th and 4234th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kingstown vs Lima

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	Kingstown	Lima
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.63	$4.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$55.3	$29
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.79	$6.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.84	$2.45
☕ Cappuccino	$2.72	$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.11	$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$292	$525
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$256	$305
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$630	$943
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$451	$577
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.6	$34.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$85.9	$52.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.1	$23.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.98%	10%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$600	$1476
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$601	$1418
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.68	$0.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59.2	$33.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.8	$20.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.87	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.68	$1.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.34	$2.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$7.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.88	$5.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.16	$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.22	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.9	$2.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.7	$9.11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.2	$1.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.43	$5.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.64	$5.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.78	$5.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.5	$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.4	$2.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37	$33.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.52	$7.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.8	$32.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.79	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$102	$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$88.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$184	$201
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7119	$7764

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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

Cities near Lima

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Callao	$790
64 km or 40 mi	Huaral	$727
122 km or 76 mi	Huacho	$685
198 km or 123 mi	Huancayo	$562
205 km or 128 mi	Pisco	$614
251 km or 156 mi	Huanuco	$622
265 km or 165 mi	Ica	$656
285 km or 177 mi	Huaraz	$561
329 km or 204 mi	Ayacucho	$598
372 km or 231 mi	Chimbote	$504
483 km or 300 mi	Abancay	$591
489 km or 304 mi	Trujillo	$714
490 km or 304 mi	Pucallpa	$489
567 km or 352 mi	Cajamarca	$549
572 km or 355 mi	Cusco	$626
623 km or 387 mi	Tarapoto	$562
655 km or 407 mi	Chachapoyas	$549
663 km or 412 mi	Chiclayo	$598
685 km or 426 mi	Cruzeiro do Sul	$580
732 km or 455 mi	Jaen	$548
765 km or 475 mi	Arequipa	$588
838 km or 521 mi	Juliaca	$547
855 km or 531 mi	Puerto Maldonado	$560
858 km or 533 mi	Piura	$565
866 km or 538 mi	Puno	$520
891 km or 554 mi	Sullana	$505
896 km or 557 mi	Paita	$518
927 km or 576 mi	Loja	$600
952 km or 591 mi	Talara	$513
987 km or 614 mi	Mancora	$505
988 km or 614 mi	Tacna	$414
1014 km or 630 mi	Iquitos	$694
1014 km or 630 mi	Arica	$748
1015 km or 631 mi	Tumbes	$463
1029 km or 639 mi	Machala	$569
1032 km or 642 mi	Rio Branco	$735
1041 km or 647 mi	Cuenca	$758
1073 km or 666 mi	El Alto	$673
1077 km or 669 mi	La Paz	$688
1138 km or 707 mi	Milagro	$697