Kingstown vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kingstown Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1000
$2194
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2468
$5150
🏠 One person rent
$370
$1216
🏘️ Family rent
$623
$1971
🍽️ Food expenses
$455
$541
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.7
$296
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$615
$3902
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
4
100
😀 Quality of life
26
100
🏙️ Population
13.9K
5.03M

The cost of living in Kingstown is 54% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 5500th and 1365th ($1000 vs $2194) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 4th in Saint Vincent and Australia, respectively. Check Saint Vincent vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Kingstown compared to 1.8 months in Melbourne. Kingstown ranked 2nd best city to live in Saint Vincent vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 8510th and 1st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kingstown vs Melbourne

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Kingstown Melbourne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.63
$14.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.3
$67.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.79
$9.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.84
$8.09
☕ Cappuccino
$2.72
$3.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.11
$2.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$292
$1287
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$256
$1014
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$630
$2611
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$451
$1561
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.6
$98.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.9
$150
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.1
$49.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.98%
6.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$600
$6900
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$601
$5335
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.68
$3.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.2
$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.8
$15.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.87
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.68
$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.34
$4.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.88
$9.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.16
$3.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$2.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$3.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.88
$2.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$2.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.22
$0.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.9
$2.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.7
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.2
$4.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.43
$29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.64
$5.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.78
$7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$3.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.4
$3.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37
$47.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.52
$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.8
$52.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.79
$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$102
$70.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$184
$1683
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7119
$19705

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$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
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$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
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Distance City Cost of living
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$1620
24 km or 15 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1635
25 km or 16 mi Tarneit
$1625
29 km or 18 mi Dandenong
$1645
34 km or 21 mi Sunbury
$1691
37 km or 23 mi Melton
$1669
40 km or 25 mi Frankston
$1671
41 km or 25 mi Berwick
$1643
42 km or 26 mi Cranbourne
$1600
54 km or 34 mi Pakenham
$1654
65 km or 40 mi Geelong
$1981
102 km or 64 mi Ballarat
$1390
134 km or 83 mi Bendigo
$1291
144 km or 90 mi Traralgon
$1727
164 km or 102 mi Shepparton
$1601
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$1631
367 km or 228 mi Mount Gambier
$1701
369 km or 230 mi Wagga Wagga
$1457
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$1768
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$1619
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$1651
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$2023
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$1691
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$1616
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$2106
628 km or 390 mi Orange
$1511
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$1538
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$1416
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$1978
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$1584
702 km or 436 mi Dubbo
$1702
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$2252
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$1824
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$2099
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$1448
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$1795
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$1681
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$1185
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$1963