Kingstown vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Kingstown	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$995	$1695
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2388	$3907
🏠 One person rent	$381	$873
🏘️ Family rent	$596	$1435
🍽️ Food expenses	$476	$558
🚐 Transport expenses	$63.8	$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1116	$2900
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	4	38
😀 Quality of life	55	88
🏙️ Population	24.5K	549K

The cost of living in Kingstown is 41% less expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 5701st and 3269th ($995 vs $1695) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 113th 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 Quebec City. Kingstown ranked 1st best city to live in Saint Vincent vs Quebec City ranked 28th in Canada, while ranked 6376th and 332nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kingstown vs Quebec City

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	Kingstown	Quebec City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.37	$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.3	$59.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.67	$5.49
☕ Cappuccino	$4.09	$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.32	$2.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$257	$863
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$291	$743
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$454	$1500
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$480	$1244
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45	$61.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$69.3	$95
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.7	$44.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.49%	5.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$600	$8196
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$603	$2969
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.19	$2.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$50	$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.8	$19.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.07	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.24	$2.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.11	$3.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$3.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.53	$3.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.04	$11.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.53	$4.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.34	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$4.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.82	$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.76	$2.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.86	$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.8	$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.5	$3.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.03	$13.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.39	$6.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.57	$3.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.96	$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.86	$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.4	$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.67	$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$21.6	$81.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.65	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.8	$58.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$73.5	$96.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$105	$719
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11266	$7052

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Cities near Kingstown

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Georgetown	$989
69 km or 43 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
98 km or 61 mi	Castries	$1170
124 km or 77 mi	Grenville	$1079
136 km or 85 mi	St. George's	$1078
160 km or 100 mi	Fort-de-France	$1812
173 km or 107 mi	Holetown	$1454
175 km or 109 mi	Bridgetown	$1336
227 km or 141 mi	Scarborough	$1136
238 km or 148 mi	Roseau	$1012
269 km or 167 mi	Portsmouth	$1173
280 km or 174 mi	Port of Spain	$1284
281 km or 175 mi	San Juan	$1232
296 km or 184 mi	Chaguanas	$1097
319 km or 198 mi	Basse-Terre	$1739
322 km or 200 mi	San Fernando	$1010
339 km or 210 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1730
341 km or 212 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1732
346 km or 215 mi	Les Abymes	$1717
347 km or 216 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1736
352 km or 219 mi	Le Moule	$1733
353 km or 219 mi	Carupano	$699
372 km or 231 mi	La Asuncion	$641
376 km or 234 mi	Porlamar	$610
436 km or 271 mi	Maturin	$844
436 km or 271 mi	All Saints	$1166
440 km or 273 mi	Cumana	$679
445 km or 276 mi	St. John's	$1145
465 km or 289 mi	Tucupita	$767
487 km or 302 mi	Basseterre	$1330
492 km or 306 mi	Cayon	$1332
493 km or 306 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$703
502 km or 312 mi	Lecheria	$771
505 km or 314 mi	Barcelona	$888
545 km or 338 mi	Anaco	$642
548 km or 341 mi	Cantaura	$675
557 km or 346 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$892
574 km or 357 mi	Philipsburg	$2884
579 km or 360 mi	El Tigre	$741
587 km or 365 mi	Upata	$788

Cities near Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1685
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$1024
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1466
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1265
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1180
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1434
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1399
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1451
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1589
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1506
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1104
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1254
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1526
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1642
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1458
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1341
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1142
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1723
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1838
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1846
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1861
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1891
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1918
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1852
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1897
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1918
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1800
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1907
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1923
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2080
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1875
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1857
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1928
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1960
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1862
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1876
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$2047
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1940
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1893
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1934