Kingstown vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Kingstown	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$981	$1791
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2430	$4030
🏠 One person rent	$367	$919
🏘️ Family rent	$626	$1392
🍽️ Food expenses	$439	$591
🚐 Transport expenses	$66.8	$142
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$613	$2544
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	4	39
😀 Quality of life	26	86
🏙️ Population	13.9K	549K

The cost of living in Kingstown is 45% less expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 5821st and 2544th ($981 vs $1791) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 95th 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 1.4 months in Quebec City. Kingstown ranked 2nd best city to live in Saint Vincent vs Quebec City ranked 26th in Canada, while ranked 8479th and 316th 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	$6.59	$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$55.4	$72.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.66	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.85	$6.62
☕ Cappuccino	$2.72	$4.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.87	$2.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$287	$837
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$254	$788
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$622	$1444
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$457	$1178
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$55.5	$71.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$85.4	$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.7	$50.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.01%	7.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$595	$8764
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$593	$3034
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.66	$2.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59.6	$69.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.8	$23.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.75	$2.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.69	$3.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$4.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.18	$3.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$14.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.86	$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.12	$3.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$4.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$4.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.72	$2.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.99	$1.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.9	$1.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.23	$2.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.43	$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.73	$5.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.86	$3.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.6	$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.41	$1.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.7	$38.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.56	$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.3	$82.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.8	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$102	$70.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$186	$850
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7051	$6253

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Cities near Kingstown

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Georgetown	$1004
69 km or 43 mi	Vieux Fort	$1196
98 km or 61 mi	Castries	$1159
124 km or 77 mi	Grenville	$1061
136 km or 85 mi	St. George's	$1065
160 km or 100 mi	Fort-de-France	$1665
173 km or 107 mi	Holetown	$1390
175 km or 109 mi	Bridgetown	$1360
227 km or 141 mi	Scarborough	$1101
238 km or 148 mi	Roseau	$1003
269 km or 167 mi	Portsmouth	$1138
280 km or 174 mi	Port of Spain	$1168
281 km or 175 mi	San Juan	$1164
296 km or 184 mi	Chaguanas	$1070
319 km or 198 mi	Basse-Terre	$1599
322 km or 200 mi	San Fernando	$964
339 km or 210 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1598
341 km or 212 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1593
346 km or 215 mi	Les Abymes	$1582
347 km or 216 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1596
352 km or 219 mi	Le Moule	$1594
353 km or 219 mi	Carupano	$719
372 km or 231 mi	La Asuncion	$692
376 km or 234 mi	Porlamar	$684
436 km or 271 mi	Maturin	$871
436 km or 271 mi	All Saints	$1081
440 km or 273 mi	Cumana	$691
445 km or 276 mi	St. John's	$1084
465 km or 289 mi	Tucupita	$770
487 km or 302 mi	Basseterre	$1241
492 km or 306 mi	Cayon	$1242
493 km or 306 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$771
502 km or 312 mi	Lecheria	$821
505 km or 314 mi	Barcelona	$704
545 km or 338 mi	Anaco	$627
548 km or 341 mi	Cantaura	$662
557 km or 346 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$892
574 km or 357 mi	Philipsburg	$1926
579 km or 360 mi	El Tigre	$731
587 km or 365 mi	Upata	$785

Cities near Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1766
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$1462
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1509
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1211
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1082
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1410
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1645
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1449
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1624
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1613
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1544
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1566
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1539
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1657
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1540
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1582
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1187
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1740
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1836
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1823
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1845
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1884
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1912
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1821
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1878
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1901
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1773
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1849
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1896
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2057
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1873
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1843
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1954
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1960
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1861
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1871
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$1996
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1927
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1890
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1751