Kingstown vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Kingstown	Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$988	$1627
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2356	$3576
🏠 One person rent	$380	$931
🏘️ Family rent	$601	$1463
🍽️ Food expenses	$469	$375
🚐 Transport expenses	$64.5	$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1322	$2496
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	4	73
😀 Quality of life	52	80
🏙️ Population	12.9K	7.01M

The cost of living in Kingstown is 39% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 5682nd and 3418th ($988 vs $1627) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Saint Vincent and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Saint Vincent vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Kingstown compared to 1.5 months in Riyadh. Kingstown ranked 1st best city to live in Saint Vincent vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 6494th and 759th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kingstown vs Riyadh

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	Kingstown	Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.42	$7.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.7	$53.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$8.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.66	$1.86
☕ Cappuccino	$4.06	$4.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.33	$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$254	$1007
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$291	$738
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$454	$1807
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$485	$1160
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.9	$64.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$70.2	$99.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52	$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.47%	5.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$593	$2939
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$594	$2197
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.2	$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$50.2	$37.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.1	$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.2	$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.05	$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$2.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.5	$2.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$8.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.82	$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.24	$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$1.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$1.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.96	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.87	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$9.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.19	$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.11	$7.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.59	$2.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.96	$4.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.69	$2.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.63	$5.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.6	$101
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.66	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.8	$51.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.31	$7.99
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.8	$58.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$74.3	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$106	$451
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9791	$9818

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Cities near Kingstown

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Georgetown	$988
69 km or 43 mi	Vieux Fort	$1196
98 km or 61 mi	Castries	$1169
124 km or 77 mi	Grenville	$1076
136 km or 85 mi	St. George's	$1075
160 km or 100 mi	Fort-de-France	$1741
173 km or 107 mi	Holetown	$1463
175 km or 109 mi	Bridgetown	$1352
227 km or 141 mi	Scarborough	$1111
238 km or 148 mi	Roseau	$1008
269 km or 167 mi	Portsmouth	$1168
280 km or 174 mi	Port of Spain	$1248
281 km or 175 mi	San Juan	$1213
296 km or 184 mi	Chaguanas	$1079
319 km or 198 mi	Basse-Terre	$1673
322 km or 200 mi	San Fernando	$1007
339 km or 210 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1673
341 km or 212 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1662
346 km or 215 mi	Les Abymes	$1656
347 km or 216 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1662
352 km or 219 mi	Le Moule	$1659
353 km or 219 mi	Carupano	$697
372 km or 231 mi	La Asuncion	$638
376 km or 234 mi	Porlamar	$610
436 km or 271 mi	Maturin	$838
436 km or 271 mi	All Saints	$1135
440 km or 273 mi	Cumana	$688
445 km or 276 mi	St. John's	$1131
465 km or 289 mi	Tucupita	$764
487 km or 302 mi	Basseterre	$1336
492 km or 306 mi	Cayon	$1338
493 km or 306 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$696
502 km or 312 mi	Lecheria	$760
505 km or 314 mi	Barcelona	$908
545 km or 338 mi	Anaco	$642
548 km or 341 mi	Cantaura	$674
557 km or 346 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$889
574 km or 357 mi	Philipsburg	$2878
579 km or 360 mi	El Tigre	$736
587 km or 365 mi	Upata	$784

Cities near Riyadh

Distance	City	Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$806
316 km or 196 mi	Unaizah	$967
350 km or 217 mi	Ar Rass	$862
389 km or 242 mi	Dhahran	$908
394 km or 245 mi	Dammam	$1008
395 km or 245 mi	Jubail	$930
417 km or 259 mi	Qatif	$873
420 km or 261 mi	Riffa	$1201
421 km or 262 mi	Isa Town	$1230
426 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1237
460 km or 286 mi	Al Wafrah	$1283
480 km or 298 mi	As Sulayyil	$1008
491 km or 305 mi	Doha	$1849
496 km or 308 mi	Al Khor	$1770
540 km or 336 mi	Kuwait City	$1454
595 km or 369 mi	Ha'il	$825
611 km or 379 mi	Umm Qasr	$726
618 km or 384 mi	Al-Faw	$730
631 km or 392 mi	Bushehr	$453
646 km or 401 mi	Az Zubayr	$719
652 km or 405 mi	Abadan	$549
658 km or 409 mi	Basra	$889
659 km or 410 mi	Khorramshahr	$542
668 km or 415 mi	Bisha	$918
680 km or 423 mi	Borazjan	$477
701 km or 436 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$521
713 km or 443 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1730
714 km or 443 mi	Nasiriyah	$669
719 km or 447 mi	Medina	$1182
737 km or 458 mi	Kazerun	$503
747 km or 464 mi	Behbahan	$483
754 km or 469 mi	Samawah	$583
766 km or 476 mi	Ahvaz	$571
775 km or 481 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1942
790 km or 491 mi	Mecca	$1162
798 km or 496 mi	Shiraz	$553
800 km or 497 mi	Amarah	$681
804 km or 499 mi	Bareq	$903
804 km or 500 mi	Jahrom	$530
823 km or 511 mi	Yasuj	$463