Kingstown vs Recife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Kingstown	Recife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$995	$805
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2388	$2037
🏠 One person rent	$381	$375
🏘️ Family rent	$596	$630
🍽️ Food expenses	$476	$249
🚐 Transport expenses	$63.8	$89.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1116	$411
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	4	54
😀 Quality of life	55	65
🏙️ Population	24.5K	1.49M

The cost of living in Kingstown is 24% more expensive than in Recife. Cities ranked 5701st and 6735th ($995 vs $805) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 27th in Saint Vincent and Brazil, respectively. Check Saint Vincent vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Kingstown compared to 0.5 months in Recife. Kingstown ranked 1st best city to live in Saint Vincent vs Recife ranked 11th in Brazil, while ranked 6376th and 5331st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kingstown vs Recife

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	Kingstown	Recife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.37	$4.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.3	$27.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$7.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.67	$1.75
☕ Cappuccino	$4.09	$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.32	$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$257	$442
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$291	$259
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$454	$701
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$480	$472
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45	$62.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$69.3	$95
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.7	$17
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.49%	11.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$600	$1647
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$603	$944
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.19	$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$50	$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.8	$7.31
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.07	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.24	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.11	$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.53	$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$7.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.04	$4.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$6.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.53	$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.34	$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$0.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.82	$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.76	$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.86	$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.8	$7.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.5	$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.03	$1.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.39	$4.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.57	$3.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.96	$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.86	$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.4	$19.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.67	$6.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$21.6	$56.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.65	$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.8	$40.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$73.5	$72.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$105	$271
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11266	$13958

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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 Recife

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Olinda	$595
12 km or 7.2 mi	Camaragibe	$589
13 km or 7.8 mi	Paulista	$452
16 km or 10 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$743
31 km or 19 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$669
47 km or 29 mi	Carpina	$622
56 km or 35 mi	Goiana	$601
108 km or 67 mi	Joao Pessoa	$787
123 km or 77 mi	Caruaru	$579
143 km or 89 mi	Campina Grande	$578
191 km or 119 mi	Rio Largo	$677
200 km or 124 mi	Garanhuns	$687
202 km or 126 mi	Maceio	$726
243 km or 151 mi	Arcoverde	$628
244 km or 152 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$647
254 km or 158 mi	Natal	$600
271 km or 168 mi	Arapiraca	$648
288 km or 179 mi	Patos	$608
302 km or 188 mi	Caico	$676
311 km or 193 mi	Penedo	$628
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$466
397 km or 247 mi	Aracaju	$589
419 km or 260 mi	Mossoro	$577
454 km or 282 mi	Estancia	$651
467 km or 290 mi	Salgueiro	$609
476 km or 296 mi	Ico	$640
487 km or 302 mi	Russas	$674
498 km or 309 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$609
503 km or 312 mi	Aracati	$684
507 km or 315 mi	Crato	$611
523 km or 325 mi	Iguatu	$635
571 km or 355 mi	Quixada	$687
597 km or 371 mi	Alagoinhas	$666
605 km or 376 mi	Serrinha	$645
628 km or 390 mi	Fortaleza	$812
636 km or 395 mi	Petrolina	$608
636 km or 395 mi	Juazeiro	$488
636 km or 395 mi	Caucaia	$760
639 km or 397 mi	Caninde	$677
641 km or 398 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$583