Kingstown vs Roseau - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kingstown	Roseau
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1000	$1015
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2468	$2824
🏠 One person rent	$370	$338
🏘️ Family rent	$623	$898
🍽️ Food expenses	$455	$483
🚐 Transport expenses	$66.7	$75.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$615	$484
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	4	12
😀 Quality of life	26	46
🏙️ Population	13.9K	14.7K

The cost of living in Kingstown is 1% less expensive than in Roseau. Cities ranked 5500th and 5404th ($1000 vs $1015) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Saint Vincent and Dominica, respectively. Check Saint Vincent vs Dominica comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Kingstown compared to 0.5 months in Roseau. Kingstown ranked 2nd best city to live in Saint Vincent vs Roseau ranked 1st in Dominica, while ranked 8510th and 6511th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kingstown vs Roseau

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	Kingstown	Roseau
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.63	$7.33
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$55.3	$64.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.79	$6.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.84	$1.86
☕ Cappuccino	$2.72	$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.11	$2.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$292	$254
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$256	$183
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$630	$1058
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$451	$623
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.6	$84.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$85.9	$131
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.1	$56.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.98%	7.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$600	$1224
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$601	$945
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.68	$1.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59.2	$32.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.8	$37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.87	$3.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.68	$2.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.34	$5.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$2.23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.88	$10.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$9.74
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.16	$6.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$4.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$5.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$3.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$3.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.22	$1.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.9	$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.7	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.2	$2.23
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.43	$7.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.64	$5.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.78	$3.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.5	$2.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.4	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37	$43.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.52	$8.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.8	$41.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.79	$6.63
👖 Brand Jeans	$102	$71.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$148
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$184	$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7119	$3299

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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 Roseau

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$1123
84 km or 52 mi	Fort-de-France	$1568
86 km or 53 mi	Basse-Terre	$1508
102 km or 63 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1497
103 km or 64 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1505
109 km or 68 mi	Les Abymes	$1489
110 km or 68 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1501
115 km or 71 mi	Le Moule	$1499
149 km or 93 mi	Castries	$1161
181 km or 112 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
199 km or 124 mi	All Saints	$1037
208 km or 129 mi	St. John's	$1039
226 km or 140 mi	Georgetown	$1007
238 km or 148 mi	Kingstown	$1000
265 km or 165 mi	Basseterre	$1373
270 km or 168 mi	Cayon	$1377
301 km or 187 mi	Holetown	$1418
310 km or 193 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
351 km or 218 mi	Philipsburg	$1968
355 km or 220 mi	Grenville	$1070
364 km or 226 mi	St. George's	$1062
449 km or 279 mi	Saint Croix	$2551
463 km or 288 mi	Scarborough	$1084
490 km or 304 mi	Road Town	$2289
509 km or 316 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2177
515 km or 320 mi	Port of Spain	$1193
517 km or 321 mi	San Juan	$1178
532 km or 331 mi	Chaguanas	$1064
546 km or 339 mi	La Asuncion	$695
552 km or 343 mi	Porlamar	$684
552 km or 343 mi	Carupano	$737
558 km or 347 mi	San Fernando	$953
565 km or 351 mi	Fajardo	$1566
566 km or 352 mi	Naguabo	$1704
568 km or 353 mi	Yabucoa	$1631
569 km or 354 mi	Humacao	$1364
575 km or 357 mi	Las Piedras	$1483
584 km or 363 mi	Rio Grande	$1670
588 km or 365 mi	Guayama	$1532
589 km or 366 mi	Gurabo	$1166