Kingstown vs Oakland - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Kingstown	Oakland
🚶 Cost of living one person	$988	$3254
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2356	$7791
🏠 One person rent	$380	$2034
🏘️ Family rent	$601	$3588
🍽️ Food expenses	$469	$877
🚐 Transport expenses	$64.5	$139
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1322	$5482
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	4	97
😀 Quality of life	52	95
🏙️ Population	12.9K	441K

The cost of living in Kingstown is 70% less expensive than in Oakland. Cities ranked 5682nd and 90th ($988 vs $3254) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 70th in Saint Vincent and the United States, respectively. Check Saint Vincent vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Kingstown compared to 1.7 months in Oakland. Kingstown ranked 1st best city to live in Saint Vincent vs Oakland ranked 5th in the United States, while ranked 6494th and 45th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kingstown vs Oakland

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	Kingstown	Oakland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.42	$30.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.7	$124
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.66	$7.55
☕ Cappuccino	$4.06	$5.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.33	$3.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$254	$1830
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$291	$1813
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$454	$3353
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$485	$3276
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.9	$154
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$70.2	$233
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52	$63.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.47%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$593	$7048
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$594	$7022
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.2	$3.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$50.2	$85
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.1	$22.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.2	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.05	$5.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$7.18
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.5	$6.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$20.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$14.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.82	$7.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$2.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$6.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.24	$6.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$4.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$3.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.96	$2.04
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.87	$3.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.19	$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.11	$11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.59	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.96	$5.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.69	$5.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.63	$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.6	$53.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.66	$14.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.8	$178
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.31	$22.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.8	$72.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$74.3	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$106	$2720
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9791	$18326

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Cities near Kingstown

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Georgetown	$988
69 km or 43 mi	Vieux Fort	$1196
98 km or 61 mi	Castries	$1169
124 km or 77 mi	Grenville	$1076
136 km or 85 mi	St. George's	$1075
160 km or 100 mi	Fort-de-France	$1741
173 km or 107 mi	Holetown	$1463
175 km or 109 mi	Bridgetown	$1352
227 km or 141 mi	Scarborough	$1111
238 km or 148 mi	Roseau	$1008
269 km or 167 mi	Portsmouth	$1168
280 km or 174 mi	Port of Spain	$1248
281 km or 175 mi	San Juan	$1213
296 km or 184 mi	Chaguanas	$1079
319 km or 198 mi	Basse-Terre	$1673
322 km or 200 mi	San Fernando	$1007
339 km or 210 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1673
341 km or 212 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1662
346 km or 215 mi	Les Abymes	$1656
347 km or 216 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1662
352 km or 219 mi	Le Moule	$1659
353 km or 219 mi	Carupano	$697
372 km or 231 mi	La Asuncion	$638
376 km or 234 mi	Porlamar	$610
436 km or 271 mi	Maturin	$838
436 km or 271 mi	All Saints	$1135
440 km or 273 mi	Cumana	$688
445 km or 276 mi	St. John's	$1131
465 km or 289 mi	Tucupita	$764
487 km or 302 mi	Basseterre	$1336
492 km or 306 mi	Cayon	$1338
493 km or 306 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$696
502 km or 312 mi	Lecheria	$760
505 km or 314 mi	Barcelona	$908
545 km or 338 mi	Anaco	$642
548 km or 341 mi	Cantaura	$674
557 km or 346 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$889
574 km or 357 mi	Philipsburg	$2878
579 km or 360 mi	El Tigre	$736
587 km or 365 mi	Upata	$784

Cities near Oakland

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.5 mi	Alameda	$3255
8 km or 5 mi	Berkeley	$3109
11 km or 6.5 mi	Albany	$2961
12 km or 7.3 mi	San Leandro	$3071
14 km or 8.7 mi	El Cerrito	$2998
15 km or 9.2 mi	San Francisco	$4110
15 km or 9.3 mi	Lafayette	$2950
17 km or 11 mi	San Lorenzo	$2810
17 km or 11 mi	Richmond	$3026
19 km or 12 mi	Castro Valley	$2957
20 km or 12 mi	San Pablo	$3014
20 km or 12 mi	Walnut Creek	$3033
21 km or 13 mi	Hayward	$2826
22 km or 14 mi	Danville	$3818
22 km or 14 mi	South San Francisco	$3227
23 km or 14 mi	Daly	$3223
24 km or 15 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2838
24 km or 15 mi	San Ramon	$2850
24 km or 15 mi	Hercules	$2858
25 km or 15 mi	San Bruno	$3230
26 km or 16 mi	Millbrae	$3285
26 km or 16 mi	Burlingame	$3317
26 km or 16 mi	Martinez	$2910
28 km or 17 mi	Concord	$2764
28 km or 17 mi	Foster	$3634
28 km or 17 mi	San Mateo	$3756
29 km or 18 mi	Pacifica	$3218
29 km or 18 mi	Union	$3045
30 km or 19 mi	Benicia	$2823
31 km or 19 mi	Dublin	$3070
31 km or 19 mi	San Rafael	$3797
32 km or 20 mi	Belmont	$3553
33 km or 21 mi	San Carlos	$3382
34 km or 21 mi	Vallejo	$2381
35 km or 22 mi	Newark	$3133
35 km or 22 mi	Pleasanton	$3462
35 km or 22 mi	Redwood	$3890
37 km or 23 mi	Fremont	$3328
38 km or 24 mi	East Palo Alto	$3333
39 km or 24 mi	Menlo Park	$3359