Kingstown vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kingstown Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1008
$2356
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2491
$5563
🏠 One person rent
$386
$1336
🏘️ Family rent
$729
$2266
🍽️ Food expenses
$450
$528
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.1
$338
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$613
$3776
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
4
100
😀 Quality of life
35
98
🏙️ Population
12.9K
4.53M

The cost of living in Kingstown is 57% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 5256th and 933rd ($1008 vs $2356) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 1.6 months in Melbourne. Kingstown ranked 2nd best city to live in Saint Vincent vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 7788th and 2nd 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
$7.83
$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.8
$67
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.17
$9.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.23
$7
☕ Cappuccino
$2.73
$3.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.84
$2.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$367
$1387
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$264
$1129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$831
$2874
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$543
$1851
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.5
$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.9
$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$48.1
$53.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.05%
6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$592
$8760
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$595
$7587
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.47
$3.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.3
$128
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.2
$22.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.73
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.78
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.7
$2.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$2.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.75
$3.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$9.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.61
$8.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.91
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.22
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.86
$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$2.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$2.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.21
$0.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.9
$2.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.3
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.51
$4.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.43
$28.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.15
$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.36
$5.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$3.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.34
$3.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$64.3
$52.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.44
$14.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.8
$67.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.59
$20.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.3
$89.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$149
$1612
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3332
$18868

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Georgetown
$993
69 km or 43 mi Vieux Fort
$1191
98 km or 61 mi Castries
$1108
124 km or 77 mi Grenville
$1069
136 km or 85 mi St. George's
$1069
160 km or 100 mi Fort-de-France
$1571
173 km or 107 mi Holetown
$1294
175 km or 109 mi Bridgetown
$1353
227 km or 141 mi Scarborough
$1099
238 km or 148 mi Roseau
$834
269 km or 167 mi Portsmouth
$1168
280 km or 174 mi Port of Spain
$1218
281 km or 175 mi San Juan
$1217
296 km or 184 mi Chaguanas
$1053
319 km or 198 mi Basse-Terre
$1576
322 km or 200 mi San Fernando
$898
339 km or 210 mi Petit-Bourg
$1570
341 km or 212 mi Sainte-Anne
$1570
346 km or 215 mi Les Abymes
$1561
347 km or 216 mi Baie-Mahault
$1579
352 km or 219 mi Le Moule
$1575
353 km or 219 mi Carupano
$710
372 km or 231 mi La Asuncion
$666
376 km or 234 mi Porlamar
$654
436 km or 271 mi Maturin
$838
436 km or 271 mi All Saints
$1074
440 km or 273 mi Cumana
$686
445 km or 276 mi St. John's
$1076
465 km or 289 mi Tucupita
$748
487 km or 302 mi Basseterre
$1212
492 km or 306 mi Cayon
$1214
493 km or 306 mi Puerto la Cruz
$732
502 km or 312 mi Lecheria
$769
505 km or 314 mi Barcelona
$719
545 km or 338 mi Anaco
$608
548 km or 341 mi Cantaura
$637
557 km or 346 mi Ciudad Guayana
$868
574 km or 357 mi Philipsburg
$1857
579 km or 360 mi El Tigre
$700
587 km or 365 mi Upata
$760

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Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi South Yarra
$1702
24 km or 15 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1673
25 km or 16 mi Tarneit
$1658
29 km or 18 mi Dandenong
$1693
34 km or 21 mi Sunbury
$1746
37 km or 23 mi Melton
$1708
40 km or 25 mi Frankston
$1707
41 km or 25 mi Berwick
$1716
42 km or 26 mi Cranbourne
$1701
54 km or 34 mi Pakenham
$1719
65 km or 40 mi Geelong
$1688
102 km or 64 mi Ballarat
$1327
134 km or 83 mi Bendigo
$1317
144 km or 90 mi Traralgon
$1707
164 km or 102 mi Shepparton
$1672
226 km or 140 mi Warrnambool
$1639
367 km or 228 mi Mount Gambier
$1622
369 km or 230 mi Wagga Wagga
$1528
392 km or 244 mi Devonport
$1819
404 km or 251 mi Griffith
$1669
444 km or 276 mi Launceston
$1723
466 km or 290 mi Canberra
$2604
477 km or 296 mi Mildura
$1462
546 km or 339 mi Goulburn
$1723
597 km or 371 mi Hobart
$2203
628 km or 390 mi Orange
$1463
643 km or 399 mi Bathurst
$1610
651 km or 405 mi Wollongong
$1430
655 km or 407 mi Adelaide
$2180
700 km or 435 mi Blacktown
$1691
702 km or 436 mi Dubbo
$1404
703 km or 437 mi Parramatta
$2348
707 km or 440 mi Kellyville
$1903
713 km or 443 mi Sydney
$2741
728 km or 452 mi Dee Why
$1998
822 km or 511 mi Newcastle
$1461
891 km or 554 mi Whyalla
$1888
1015 km or 631 mi Port Macquarie
$1688
1021 km or 634 mi Armidale
$1354
1123 km or 698 mi Coffs Harbour
$1481