Kingstown vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Kingstown	Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$995	$1628
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2391	$3587
🏠 One person rent	$380	$936
🏘️ Family rent	$598	$1460
🍽️ Food expenses	$475	$376
🚐 Transport expenses	$64.2	$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1067	$2284
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	4	70
😀 Quality of life	54	78
🏙️ Population	24.5K	7.01M

The cost of living in Kingstown is 39% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 5614th and 3485th ($995 vs $1628) 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 1.1 months in Kingstown compared to 1.4 months in Riyadh. Kingstown ranked 1st best city to live in Saint Vincent vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 6384th and 899th 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	$7.35	$7.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37	$53.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$8.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.68	$1.72
☕ Cappuccino	$4.11	$4.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.32	$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$254	$999
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$291	$757
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$465	$1794
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$481	$1176
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.8	$57.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$69.3	$87.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.6	$73.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.52%	5.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$602	$3071
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$599	$1929
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.19	$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$50.4	$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.9	$17.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.07	$0.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.24	$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.12	$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$2.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.48	$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$9.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.43	$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.5	$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.86	$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$1.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.86	$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.6	$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.72	$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.07	$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.94	$2.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.59	$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.07	$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.13	$5.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.5	$89.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.61	$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$24.2	$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.48	$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.5	$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$73.8	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$105	$503
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10636	$10912

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Cities near Kingstown

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Georgetown	$1005
69 km or 43 mi	Vieux Fort	$1214
98 km or 61 mi	Castries	$1178
124 km or 77 mi	Grenville	$1083
136 km or 85 mi	St. George's	$1083
160 km or 100 mi	Fort-de-France	$1844
173 km or 107 mi	Holetown	$1453
175 km or 109 mi	Bridgetown	$1328
227 km or 141 mi	Scarborough	$1138
238 km or 148 mi	Roseau	$1010
269 km or 167 mi	Portsmouth	$1107
280 km or 174 mi	Port of Spain	$1281
281 km or 175 mi	San Juan	$1223
296 km or 184 mi	Chaguanas	$1106
319 km or 198 mi	Basse-Terre	$1736
322 km or 200 mi	San Fernando	$1039
339 km or 210 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1724
341 km or 212 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1716
346 km or 215 mi	Les Abymes	$1715
347 km or 216 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1723
352 km or 219 mi	Le Moule	$1718
353 km or 219 mi	Carupano	$707
372 km or 231 mi	La Asuncion	$645
376 km or 234 mi	Porlamar	$613
436 km or 271 mi	Maturin	$830
436 km or 271 mi	All Saints	$1143
440 km or 273 mi	Cumana	$680
445 km or 276 mi	St. John's	$1114
465 km or 289 mi	Tucupita	$772
487 km or 302 mi	Basseterre	$1330
492 km or 306 mi	Cayon	$1327
493 km or 306 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$716
502 km or 312 mi	Lecheria	$773
505 km or 314 mi	Barcelona	$873
545 km or 338 mi	Anaco	$650
548 km or 341 mi	Cantaura	$685
557 km or 346 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$896
574 km or 357 mi	Philipsburg	$2940
579 km or 360 mi	El Tigre	$752
587 km or 365 mi	Upata	$793

Cities near Riyadh

Distance	City	Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$821
316 km or 196 mi	Unaizah	$938
350 km or 217 mi	Ar Rass	$834
389 km or 242 mi	Dhahran	$965
394 km or 245 mi	Dammam	$1059
395 km or 245 mi	Jubail	$917
417 km or 259 mi	Qatif	$778
420 km or 261 mi	Riffa	$1062
421 km or 262 mi	Isa Town	$1218
426 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1340
460 km or 286 mi	Al Wafrah	$1247
480 km or 298 mi	As Sulayyil	$993
491 km or 305 mi	Doha	$2100
496 km or 308 mi	Al Khor	$2015
540 km or 336 mi	Kuwait City	$1437
595 km or 369 mi	Ha'il	$738
611 km or 379 mi	Umm Qasr	$708
618 km or 384 mi	Al-Faw	$703
631 km or 392 mi	Bushehr	$454
646 km or 401 mi	Az Zubayr	$694
652 km or 405 mi	Abadan	$522
658 km or 409 mi	Basra	$861
659 km or 410 mi	Khorramshahr	$509
668 km or 415 mi	Bisha	$890
680 km or 423 mi	Borazjan	$457
701 km or 436 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$493
713 km or 443 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1791
714 km or 443 mi	Nasiriyah	$655
719 km or 447 mi	Medina	$1164
737 km or 458 mi	Kazerun	$471
747 km or 464 mi	Behbahan	$469
754 km or 469 mi	Samawah	$573
766 km or 476 mi	Ahvaz	$548
775 km or 481 mi	Abu Dhabi	$2133
790 km or 491 mi	Mecca	$1031
798 km or 496 mi	Shiraz	$505
800 km or 497 mi	Amarah	$670
804 km or 499 mi	Bareq	$873
804 km or 500 mi	Jahrom	$494
823 km or 511 mi	Yasuj	$459