Kingstown vs Lima - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Kingstown	Lima
🚶 Cost of living one person	$995	$1034
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2391	$2503
🏠 One person rent	$380	$466
🏘️ Family rent	$598	$771
🍽️ Food expenses	$475	$297
🚐 Transport expenses	$64.2	$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1067	$632
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	4	77
😀 Quality of life	54	71
🏙️ Population	24.5K	9.94M

The cost of living in Kingstown is 4% less expensive than in Lima. Cities ranked 5614th and 5300th ($995 vs $1034) 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 1.1 months in Kingstown compared to 0.6 months in Lima. Kingstown ranked 1st best city to live in Saint Vincent vs Lima ranked 1st in Peru, while ranked 6384th and 3484th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Kingstown	Lima
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.35	$4.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37	$28.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$6.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.68	$2.86
☕ Cappuccino	$4.11	$3.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.32	$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$254	$660
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$291	$336
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$465	$1102
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$481	$580
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.8	$39.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$69.3	$60.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.6	$26.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.52%	8.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$602	$2328
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$599	$1422
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.19	$0.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$50.4	$34.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.9	$16.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.07	$1.44
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.24	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.12	$2.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.48	$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$7.76
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$6.62
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$10
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.43	$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.5	$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.86	$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.86	$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.6	$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.72	$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.07	$5.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.94	$6.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.59	$6.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.07	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.13	$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.5	$31.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.61	$6.46
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$24.2	$35.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.48	$11.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.5	$49.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$73.8	$83.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$105	$184
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10636	$11057

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Cities near Kingstown

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Georgetown	$1005
69 km or 43 mi	Vieux Fort	$1214
98 km or 61 mi	Castries	$1178
124 km or 77 mi	Grenville	$1083
136 km or 85 mi	St. George's	$1083
160 km or 100 mi	Fort-de-France	$1844
173 km or 107 mi	Holetown	$1453
175 km or 109 mi	Bridgetown	$1328
227 km or 141 mi	Scarborough	$1138
238 km or 148 mi	Roseau	$1010
269 km or 167 mi	Portsmouth	$1107
280 km or 174 mi	Port of Spain	$1281
281 km or 175 mi	San Juan	$1223
296 km or 184 mi	Chaguanas	$1106
319 km or 198 mi	Basse-Terre	$1736
322 km or 200 mi	San Fernando	$1039
339 km or 210 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1724
341 km or 212 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1716
346 km or 215 mi	Les Abymes	$1715
347 km or 216 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1723
352 km or 219 mi	Le Moule	$1718
353 km or 219 mi	Carupano	$707
372 km or 231 mi	La Asuncion	$645
376 km or 234 mi	Porlamar	$613
436 km or 271 mi	Maturin	$830
436 km or 271 mi	All Saints	$1143
440 km or 273 mi	Cumana	$680
445 km or 276 mi	St. John's	$1114
465 km or 289 mi	Tucupita	$772
487 km or 302 mi	Basseterre	$1330
492 km or 306 mi	Cayon	$1327
493 km or 306 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$716
502 km or 312 mi	Lecheria	$773
505 km or 314 mi	Barcelona	$873
545 km or 338 mi	Anaco	$650
548 km or 341 mi	Cantaura	$685
557 km or 346 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$896
574 km or 357 mi	Philipsburg	$2940
579 km or 360 mi	El Tigre	$752
587 km or 365 mi	Upata	$793

Cities near Lima

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Callao	$820
64 km or 40 mi	Huaral	$771
122 km or 76 mi	Huacho	$730
198 km or 123 mi	Huancayo	$598
205 km or 128 mi	Pisco	$571
251 km or 156 mi	Huanuco	$641
265 km or 165 mi	Ica	$725
285 km or 177 mi	Huaraz	$604
329 km or 204 mi	Ayacucho	$621
372 km or 231 mi	Chimbote	$527
483 km or 300 mi	Abancay	$612
489 km or 304 mi	Trujillo	$811
490 km or 304 mi	Pucallpa	$524
567 km or 352 mi	Cajamarca	$583
572 km or 355 mi	Cusco	$631
623 km or 387 mi	Tarapoto	$626
655 km or 407 mi	Chachapoyas	$611
663 km or 412 mi	Chiclayo	$667
685 km or 426 mi	Cruzeiro do Sul	$670
732 km or 455 mi	Jaen	$617
765 km or 475 mi	Arequipa	$670
838 km or 521 mi	Juliaca	$589
855 km or 531 mi	Puerto Maldonado	$589
858 km or 533 mi	Piura	$651
866 km or 538 mi	Puno	$558
891 km or 554 mi	Sullana	$593
896 km or 557 mi	Paita	$638
927 km or 576 mi	Loja	$559
952 km or 591 mi	Talara	$705
987 km or 614 mi	Mancora	$660
988 km or 614 mi	Tacna	$459
1014 km or 630 mi	Iquitos	$745
1014 km or 630 mi	Arica	$686
1015 km or 631 mi	Tumbes	$577
1029 km or 639 mi	Machala	$584
1032 km or 642 mi	Rio Branco	$815
1041 km or 647 mi	Cuenca	$829
1073 km or 666 mi	El Alto	$691
1077 km or 669 mi	La Paz	$694
1138 km or 707 mi	Milagro	$731