Kingstown vs Rio de Janeiro - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kingstown Rio de Janeiro
🚶 Cost of living one person
$981
$955
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2430
$2402
🏠 One person rent
$367
$447
🏘️ Family rent
$626
$765
🍽️ Food expenses
$439
$255
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.8
$157
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$613
$365
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
4
94
😀 Quality of life
26
62
🏙️ Population
13.9K
6.21M

The cost of living in Kingstown is 3% more expensive than in Rio de Janeiro. Cities ranked 5821st and 5959th ($981 vs $955) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd 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 0.4 months in Rio de Janeiro. Kingstown ranked 2nd best city to live in Saint Vincent vs Rio de Janeiro ranked 3rd in Brazil, while ranked 8479th and 4932nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Kingstown Rio de Janeiro
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.59
$6.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.4
$32.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.66
$6.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$1.86
☕ Cappuccino
$2.72
$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.87
$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$287
$506
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$254
$318
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$622
$850
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$457
$581
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.5
$71.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.4
$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.7
$19.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.01%
10.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$595
$2041
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$593
$1135
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.66
$1.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.6
$53.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.8
$8.71
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.75
$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.69
$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.18
$2.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$7.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.86
$3.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$8.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.12
$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.4
$1.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.99
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.9
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.6
$8.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.23
$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.43
$1.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.73
$4.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.86
$3.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.41
$0.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.7
$24.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.56
$6.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.3
$61.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.8
$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$102
$50.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$186
$535
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7051
$10815

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Niteroi
$773
18 km or 11 mi Duque de Caxias
$636
21 km or 13 mi Sao Joao de Meriti
$652
26 km or 16 mi Belford Roxo
$808
31 km or 19 mi Nova Iguacu
$591
45 km or 28 mi Petropolis
$600
60 km or 37 mi Teresopolis
$578
70 km or 44 mi Saquarema
$675
98 km or 61 mi Nova Friburgo
$500
102 km or 64 mi Volta Redonda
$549
108 km or 67 mi Barra Mansa
$563
112 km or 70 mi Sao Pedro da Aldeia
$647
115 km or 72 mi Angra dos Reis
$649
121 km or 75 mi Cabo Frio
$656
130 km or 81 mi Juiz de Fora
$461
135 km or 84 mi Rio das Ostras
$513
137 km or 85 mi Resende
$596
157 km or 97 mi Macae
$635
184 km or 115 mi Cruzeiro
$620
196 km or 122 mi Barbacena
$520
199 km or 123 mi Lorena
$664
200 km or 124 mi Ubatuba
$623
201 km or 125 mi Uba
$585
208 km or 129 mi Guaratingueta
$629
215 km or 134 mi Muriae
$618
226 km or 140 mi Sao Joao del-Rei
$532
231 km or 144 mi Campos dos Goytacazes
$537
232 km or 144 mi Pindamonhangaba
$609
238 km or 148 mi Itajuba
$543
240 km or 149 mi Caraguatatuba
$618
241 km or 150 mi Taubate
$617
242 km or 150 mi Vicosa
$593
245 km or 152 mi Sao Sebastiao
$622
251 km or 156 mi Tres Coracoes
$542
257 km or 160 mi Conselheiro Lafaiete
$631
258 km or 160 mi Cacapava
$618
264 km or 164 mi Lavras
$515
275 km or 171 mi Varginha
$463
277 km or 172 mi Sao Jose dos Campos
$666
279 km or 173 mi Ponte Nova
$585