Kingstown vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kingstown	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1000	$1644
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2468	$3738
🏠 One person rent	$370	$834
🏘️ Family rent	$623	$1281
🍽️ Food expenses	$455	$540
🚐 Transport expenses	$66.7	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$615	$2588
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	4	38
😀 Quality of life	26	86
🏙️ Population	13.9K	549K

The cost of living in Kingstown is 39% less expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 5500th and 2883rd ($1000 vs $1644) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 110th in Saint Vincent and Canada, respectively. Check Saint Vincent vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Kingstown compared to 1.6 months in Quebec City. Kingstown ranked 2nd best city to live in Saint Vincent vs Quebec City ranked 23rd in Canada, while ranked 8510th and 310th 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	$6.63	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$55.3	$62.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.79	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.84	$5.58
☕ Cappuccino	$2.72	$3.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.11	$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$292	$790
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$256	$727
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$630	$1395
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$451	$1101
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.6	$52.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$85.9	$80
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.1	$41.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.98%	7.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$600	$8350
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$601	$3529
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.68	$2.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59.2	$66.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.8	$22.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.87	$2.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.68	$3.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$4.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.34	$2.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.88	$10.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$13.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.16	$3.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$4.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$2.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.22	$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.9	$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.7	$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.2	$2.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.43	$11.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.64	$6.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.78	$2.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.5	$2.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.4	$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37	$39.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.52	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.8	$78.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.79	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$102	$59.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$184	$794
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7119	$6012

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Cities near Kingstown

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Georgetown	$1007
69 km or 43 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
98 km or 61 mi	Castries	$1161
124 km or 77 mi	Grenville	$1070
136 km or 85 mi	St. George's	$1062
160 km or 100 mi	Fort-de-France	$1568
173 km or 107 mi	Holetown	$1418
175 km or 109 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
227 km or 141 mi	Scarborough	$1084
238 km or 148 mi	Roseau	$1015
269 km or 167 mi	Portsmouth	$1123
280 km or 174 mi	Port of Spain	$1193
281 km or 175 mi	San Juan	$1178
296 km or 184 mi	Chaguanas	$1064
319 km or 198 mi	Basse-Terre	$1508
322 km or 200 mi	San Fernando	$953
339 km or 210 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1497
341 km or 212 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1505
346 km or 215 mi	Les Abymes	$1489
347 km or 216 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1501
352 km or 219 mi	Le Moule	$1499
353 km or 219 mi	Carupano	$737
372 km or 231 mi	La Asuncion	$695
376 km or 234 mi	Porlamar	$684
436 km or 271 mi	Maturin	$890
436 km or 271 mi	All Saints	$1037
440 km or 273 mi	Cumana	$716
445 km or 276 mi	St. John's	$1039
465 km or 289 mi	Tucupita	$777
487 km or 302 mi	Basseterre	$1373
492 km or 306 mi	Cayon	$1377
493 km or 306 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$791
502 km or 312 mi	Lecheria	$837
505 km or 314 mi	Barcelona	$858
545 km or 338 mi	Anaco	$639
548 km or 341 mi	Cantaura	$674
557 km or 346 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$890
574 km or 357 mi	Philipsburg	$1968
579 km or 360 mi	El Tigre	$746
587 km or 365 mi	Upata	$789

Cities near Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1627
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$966
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1449
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1239
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1118
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1368
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1330
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1395
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1532
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1468
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1411
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1436
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1457
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1562
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1433
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1460
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1106
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1651
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1742
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1743
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1764
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1800
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1836
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1735
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1804
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1829
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1690
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1776
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1835
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2004
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1790
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1769
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1857
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1889
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1773
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1792
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$1900
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1852
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1803
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1732