Kingstown vs Quito - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kingstown	Quito
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1000	$884
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2468	$2179
🏠 One person rent	$370	$367
🏘️ Family rent	$623	$595
🍽️ Food expenses	$455	$329
🚐 Transport expenses	$66.7	$88.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$615	$683
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	4	64
😀 Quality of life	26	55
🏙️ Population	13.9K	1.76M

The cost of living in Kingstown is 13% more expensive than in Quito. Cities ranked 5500th and 6124th ($1000 vs $884) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd in Saint Vincent and Ecuador, respectively. Check Saint Vincent vs Ecuador comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Kingstown compared to 0.8 months in Quito. Kingstown ranked 2nd best city to live in Saint Vincent vs Quito ranked 1st in Ecuador, while ranked 8510th and 5845th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kingstown vs Quito

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	Kingstown	Quito
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.63	$5.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$55.3	$32.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.79	$7.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.84	$2.79
☕ Cappuccino	$2.72	$3.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.11	$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$292	$410
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$256	$291
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$630	$719
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$451	$482
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.6	$24.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$85.9	$38.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.1	$27.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.98%	11.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$600	$1517
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$601	$971
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.68	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59.2	$24.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.8	$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.87	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.68	$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.34	$2.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$9.58
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.88	$8.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$8.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.16	$1.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$1.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.22	$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.9	$2.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.7	$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.2	$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.43	$7.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.64	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.78	$8.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.5	$2.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.4	$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37	$39.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.52	$6.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.8	$41.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.79	$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$102	$51.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$184	$276
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7119	$8036

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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 Quito

Distance	City	Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi	Santo Domingo	$532
77 km or 48 mi	Ibarra	$519
114 km or 71 mi	Ambato	$573
138 km or 86 mi	Quevedo	$651
151 km or 94 mi	Ipiales	$531
163 km or 101 mi	Riobamba	$538
183 km or 114 mi	Esmeraldas	$610
210 km or 130 mi	Pasto	$514
210 km or 130 mi	Babahoyo	$823
227 km or 141 mi	Tumaco	$571
235 km or 146 mi	Portoviejo	$716
244 km or 152 mi	Milagro	$697
258 km or 161 mi	Manta	$990
262 km or 163 mi	Duran	$806
267 km or 166 mi	Guayaquil	$925
303 km or 188 mi	Cuenca	$758
307 km or 191 mi	Montanita	$766
348 km or 216 mi	La Libertad	$816
364 km or 226 mi	Popayan	$477
376 km or 233 mi	Machala	$569
381 km or 237 mi	Florencia	$410
426 km or 265 mi	Loja	$600
430 km or 267 mi	Tumbes	$463
463 km or 288 mi	Cali	$748
484 km or 301 mi	Buenaventura	$742
484 km or 301 mi	Palmira	$666
501 km or 311 mi	Neiva	$557
516 km or 321 mi	Mancora	$505
543 km or 337 mi	Tulua	$513
574 km or 357 mi	Talara	$513
575 km or 357 mi	Sullana	$505
602 km or 374 mi	Piura	$565
610 km or 379 mi	Jaen	$548
611 km or 380 mi	Paita	$518
616 km or 383 mi	Armenia	$598
623 km or 387 mi	Cartago	$649
631 km or 392 mi	Salento	$605
635 km or 395 mi	Ibague	$529
641 km or 398 mi	Pereira	$680
650 km or 404 mi	Girardot	$493