Kingstown vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kingstown Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person
$981
$2397
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2430
$5694
🏠 One person rent
$367
$1344
🏘️ Family rent
$626
$2215
🍽️ Food expenses
$439
$557
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.8
$345
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$613
$4357
😷 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 59% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 5821st and 923rd ($981 vs $2397) 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 8479th 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
$6.59
$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.4
$62.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.66
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$8.61
☕ Cappuccino
$2.72
$3.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.87
$2.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$287
$1361
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$254
$1146
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$622
$2752
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$457
$1818
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.5
$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.4
$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.7
$54
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.01%
6.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$595
$7512
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$593
$5768
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.66
$3.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.6
$126
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.8
$21.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.75
$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.69
$2.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.18
$4.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.86
$9.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$14.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.12
$3.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$2.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.4
$4.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.99
$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.9
$2.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.6
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.23
$4.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.43
$26.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.73
$6.82
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.86
$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$3.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.41
$4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.7
$52.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.56
$15.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.3
$56.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.8
$23.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$102
$81.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$186
$1974
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7051
$21306

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$1004
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$1196
98 km or 61 mi Castries
$1159
124 km or 77 mi Grenville
$1061
136 km or 85 mi St. George's
$1065
160 km or 100 mi Fort-de-France
$1665
173 km or 107 mi Holetown
$1390
175 km or 109 mi Bridgetown
$1360
227 km or 141 mi Scarborough
$1101
238 km or 148 mi Roseau
$1003
269 km or 167 mi Portsmouth
$1138
280 km or 174 mi Port of Spain
$1168
281 km or 175 mi San Juan
$1164
296 km or 184 mi Chaguanas
$1070
319 km or 198 mi Basse-Terre
$1599
322 km or 200 mi San Fernando
$964
339 km or 210 mi Petit-Bourg
$1598
341 km or 212 mi Sainte-Anne
$1593
346 km or 215 mi Les Abymes
$1582
347 km or 216 mi Baie-Mahault
$1596
352 km or 219 mi Le Moule
$1594
353 km or 219 mi Carupano
$719
372 km or 231 mi La Asuncion
$692
376 km or 234 mi Porlamar
$684
436 km or 271 mi Maturin
$871
436 km or 271 mi All Saints
$1081
440 km or 273 mi Cumana
$691
445 km or 276 mi St. John's
$1084
465 km or 289 mi Tucupita
$770
487 km or 302 mi Basseterre
$1241
492 km or 306 mi Cayon
$1242
493 km or 306 mi Puerto la Cruz
$771
502 km or 312 mi Lecheria
$821
505 km or 314 mi Barcelona
$704
545 km or 338 mi Anaco
$627
548 km or 341 mi Cantaura
$662
557 km or 346 mi Ciudad Guayana
$892
574 km or 357 mi Philipsburg
$1926
579 km or 360 mi El Tigre
$731
587 km or 365 mi Upata
$785

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Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi South Yarra
$1758
24 km or 15 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1767
25 km or 16 mi Tarneit
$1757
29 km or 18 mi Dandenong
$1876
34 km or 21 mi Sunbury
$1822
37 km or 23 mi Melton
$1795
40 km or 25 mi Frankston
$1799
41 km or 25 mi Berwick
$1800
42 km or 26 mi Cranbourne
$1738
54 km or 34 mi Pakenham
$1805
65 km or 40 mi Geelong
$1892
102 km or 64 mi Ballarat
$1357
134 km or 83 mi Bendigo
$1397
144 km or 90 mi Traralgon
$1829
164 km or 102 mi Shepparton
$1717
226 km or 140 mi Warrnambool
$1697
367 km or 228 mi Mount Gambier
$1788
369 km or 230 mi Wagga Wagga
$1628
392 km or 244 mi Devonport
$1900
404 km or 251 mi Griffith
$1746
444 km or 276 mi Launceston
$1798
466 km or 290 mi Canberra
$2393
477 km or 296 mi Mildura
$1816
546 km or 339 mi Goulburn
$1748
597 km or 371 mi Hobart
$2265
628 km or 390 mi Orange
$1500
643 km or 399 mi Bathurst
$1674
651 km or 405 mi Wollongong
$1532
655 km or 407 mi Adelaide
$2246
700 km or 435 mi Blacktown
$1732
702 km or 436 mi Dubbo
$1815
703 km or 437 mi Parramatta
$2472
707 km or 440 mi Kellyville
$1997
713 km or 443 mi Sydney
$2801
728 km or 452 mi Dee Why
$2286
822 km or 511 mi Newcastle
$1833
891 km or 554 mi Whyalla
$2013
1015 km or 631 mi Port Macquarie
$1661
1021 km or 634 mi Armidale
$1289
1123 km or 698 mi Coffs Harbour
$1913