Kingstown vs Recife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kingstown	Recife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1000	$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2468	$1826
🏠 One person rent	$370	$285
🏘️ Family rent	$623	$541
🍽️ Food expenses	$455	$222
🚐 Transport expenses	$66.7	$79.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$615	$413
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	4	54
😀 Quality of life	26	54
🏙️ Population	13.9K	1.49M

The cost of living in Kingstown is 49% more expensive than in Recife. Cities ranked 5500th and 7055th ($1000 vs $671) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 43rd in Saint Vincent and Brazil, respectively. Check Saint Vincent vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Kingstown compared to 0.6 months in Recife. Kingstown ranked 2nd best city to live in Saint Vincent vs Recife ranked 19th in Brazil, while ranked 8510th and 5998th 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	$6.63	$4.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$55.3	$22.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.79	$6.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.84	$1.38
☕ Cappuccino	$2.72	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.11	$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$292	$316
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$256	$198
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$630	$549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$451	$427
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.6	$47.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$85.9	$73.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.1	$16.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.98%	13.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$600	$1247
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$601	$723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.68	$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59.2	$35.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.8	$6.49
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.87	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.68	$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.34	$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$7.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.88	$3.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$6.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.16	$2.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.22	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.9	$1.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.7	$6.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.2	$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.43	$1.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.64	$3.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.78	$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.5	$1.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.4	$1.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37	$17.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.52	$6.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.8	$52
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.79	$7.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$102	$45
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$71.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$184	$269
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7119	$14050

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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 Recife

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Olinda	$588
12 km or 7.2 mi	Camaragibe	$567
13 km or 7.8 mi	Paulista	$446
16 km or 10 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$677
31 km or 19 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$607
47 km or 29 mi	Carpina	$563
56 km or 35 mi	Goiana	$551
108 km or 67 mi	Joao Pessoa	$615
123 km or 77 mi	Caruaru	$503
143 km or 89 mi	Campina Grande	$538
191 km or 119 mi	Rio Largo	$610
200 km or 124 mi	Garanhuns	$572
202 km or 126 mi	Maceio	$667
243 km or 151 mi	Arcoverde	$547
244 km or 152 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$571
254 km or 158 mi	Natal	$563
271 km or 168 mi	Arapiraca	$591
288 km or 179 mi	Patos	$569
302 km or 188 mi	Caico	$561
311 km or 193 mi	Penedo	$560
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$412
397 km or 247 mi	Aracaju	$527
419 km or 260 mi	Mossoro	$550
454 km or 282 mi	Estancia	$565
467 km or 290 mi	Salgueiro	$534
476 km or 296 mi	Ico	$563
487 km or 302 mi	Russas	$597
498 km or 309 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$553
503 km or 312 mi	Aracati	$603
507 km or 315 mi	Crato	$545
523 km or 325 mi	Iguatu	$561
571 km or 355 mi	Quixada	$604
597 km or 371 mi	Alagoinhas	$554
605 km or 376 mi	Serrinha	$540
628 km or 390 mi	Fortaleza	$745
636 km or 395 mi	Petrolina	$531
636 km or 395 mi	Juazeiro	$428
636 km or 395 mi	Caucaia	$685
639 km or 397 mi	Caninde	$595
641 km or 398 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$509