Kingstown vs Linyi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Kingstown	Linyi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$995	$523
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2391	$1403
🏠 One person rent	$380	$175
🏘️ Family rent	$598	$297
🍽️ Food expenses	$475	$201
🚐 Transport expenses	$64.2	$71
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1067	$808
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	4	19
😀 Quality of life	54	47
🏙️ Population	24.5K	11M

The cost of living in Kingstown is 90% more expensive than in Linyi. Cities ranked 5614th and 8545th ($995 vs $523) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 483rd in Saint Vincent and China, respectively. Check Saint Vincent vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Kingstown compared to 1.5 months in Linyi. Kingstown ranked 1st best city to live in Saint Vincent vs Linyi ranked 207th in China, while ranked 6384th and 6979th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kingstown vs Linyi

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	Kingstown	Linyi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.35	$2.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37	$23.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$4.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.68	$0.95
☕ Cappuccino	$4.11	$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.32	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$254	$162
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$291	$102
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$465	$292
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$481	$183
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.8	$55.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$69.3	$87.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.6	$5.02
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.52%	3.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$602	$3127
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$599	$1041
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.19	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$50.4	$16.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.9	$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.07	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.24	$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.12	$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$0.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.48	$1.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$8.17
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$3.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.43	$1.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.5	$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$0.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.86	$0.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$0.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.86	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.6	$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.72	$0.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.07	$3.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.94	$4.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.59	$4.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.07	$1.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.13	$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.5	$23.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.61	$5.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$24.2	$39.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.48	$4.06
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.5	$50.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$73.8	$70.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$105	$171
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10636	$8258

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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 Linyi

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 47 mi	Zaozhuang	$557
77 km or 48 mi	Xinyi	$587
85 km or 53 mi	Pizhou	$590
93 km or 58 mi	Lianyungang	$571
107 km or 66 mi	Rizhao	$550
107 km or 67 mi	Xintai	$578
109 km or 67 mi	Tengzhou	$585
125 km or 78 mi	Suqian	$633
137 km or 85 mi	Qufu	$573
138 km or 86 mi	Xuzhou	$531
139 km or 86 mi	Laiwu	$578
143 km or 89 mi	Zhucheng	$549
160 km or 100 mi	Anqiu	$536
166 km or 103 mi	Jining	$565
170 km or 106 mi	Tai'an	$560
175 km or 109 mi	Zoucheng	$575
182 km or 113 mi	Qingzhou	$582
188 km or 117 mi	Huaibei	$595
188 km or 117 mi	Huai'an	$672
189 km or 118 mi	Feicheng	$562
193 km or 120 mi	Zibo	$576
194 km or 121 mi	Gaomi	$523
196 km or 122 mi	Weifang	$453
197 km or 122 mi	Jiaozhou	$460
203 km or 126 mi	Suzhou	$605
206 km or 128 mi	Shouguang	$596
208 km or 129 mi	Zouping	$582
214 km or 133 mi	Yongcheng	$588
217 km or 135 mi	Jinan	$546
220 km or 137 mi	Qingdao	$649
220 km or 137 mi	Changyi	$522
240 km or 149 mi	Pingdu	$553
248 km or 154 mi	Yancheng	$938
253 km or 157 mi	Bengbu	$523
255 km or 159 mi	Mingguang	$602
256 km or 159 mi	Shangqiu	$612
258 km or 161 mi	Yucheng	$549
260 km or 161 mi	Binzhou	$759
263 km or 163 mi	Liaocheng	$508
265 km or 165 mi	Heze	$811