Kingstown vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Kingstown	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$995	$2122
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2391	$4795
🏠 One person rent	$380	$1248
🏘️ Family rent	$598	$2038
🍽️ Food expenses	$475	$575
🚐 Transport expenses	$64.2	$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1067	$3638
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	4	49
😀 Quality of life	54	91
🏙️ Population	24.5K	1.02M

The cost of living in Kingstown is 53% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 5614th and 1688th ($995 vs $2122) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 22nd in Saint Vincent and Canada, respectively. Check Saint Vincent vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Kingstown compared to 1.7 months in Ottawa. Kingstown ranked 1st best city to live in Saint Vincent vs Ottawa ranked 8th in Canada, while ranked 6384th and 141st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kingstown vs Ottawa

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	Kingstown	Ottawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.35	$15.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37	$65.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.68	$5.79
☕ Cappuccino	$4.11	$4.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.32	$2.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$254	$1259
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$291	$1072
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$465	$2157
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$481	$1775
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.8	$93.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$69.3	$142
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.6	$45.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.52%	4.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$602	$4527
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$599	$4215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.19	$2.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$50.4	$96.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.9	$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.07	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.24	$2.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.12	$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.48	$3.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.43	$3.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.5	$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.86	$3.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$2.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$2.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.86	$2.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.6	$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.72	$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.07	$14.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.94	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.59	$4.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.07	$1.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.13	$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.5	$43.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.61	$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$24.2	$66.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.48	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.5	$64.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$73.8	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$105	$899
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10636	$17263

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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 Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1839
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2189
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1674
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1848
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1942
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1864
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1906
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1832
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1926
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1914
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1903
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1928
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1915
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1913
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1918
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1451
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1929
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1917
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1905
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$2058
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1772
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1870
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1852
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1816
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1863
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1828
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1905
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1901
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1828
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1856
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1921
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1874
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1937
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2051
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1861
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1817
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1829
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1702
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1892
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1875