Kingstown vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Kingstown	Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$995	$2659
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2391	$6362
🏠 One person rent	$380	$1646
🏘️ Family rent	$598	$2815
🍽️ Food expenses	$475	$641
🚐 Transport expenses	$64.2	$225
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1067	$4246
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	4	94
😀 Quality of life	54	95
🏙️ Population	24.5K	664K

The cost of living in Kingstown is 63% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 5614th and 649th ($995 vs $2659) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th in Saint Vincent and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Saint Vincent vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Kingstown compared to 1.6 months in Rotterdam. Kingstown ranked 1st best city to live in Saint Vincent vs Rotterdam ranked 2nd in the Netherlands, while ranked 6384th and 20th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kingstown vs Rotterdam

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	Kingstown	Rotterdam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.35	$23.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37	$92.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.68	$6.79
☕ Cappuccino	$4.11	$4.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.32	$4.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$254	$1650
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$291	$1348
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$465	$2967
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$481	$2361
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.8	$182
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$69.3	$278
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.6	$55.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.52%	3.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$602	$6135
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$599	$3996
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.19	$4.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$50.4	$102
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.9	$33
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.07	$2.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.24	$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.12	$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.48	$5.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$18.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.43	$3.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.5	$2.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$2.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.86	$4.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.86	$4.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.6	$7.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.72	$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.07	$14.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.94	$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.59	$6.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.07	$1.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.13	$2.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.5	$50.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.61	$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$24.2	$46
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.48	$21.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.5	$91.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$73.8	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$105	$2772
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10636	$13092

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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 Rotterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Ridderkerk	$2336
13 km or 8 mi	Delft	$2424
19 km or 12 mi	Leidschendam	$2365
21 km or 13 mi	The Hague	$2491
23 km or 14 mi	Sliedrecht	$2234
25 km or 16 mi	Scheveningen	$2310
26 km or 16 mi	Leiden	$2389
27 km or 17 mi	Oegstgeest	$2307
41 km or 25 mi	Etten-Leur	$1970
43 km or 27 mi	Breda	$2112
43 km or 27 mi	Roosendaal	$2087
47 km or 29 mi	Utrecht	$2608
49 km or 30 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$2143
50 km or 31 mi	Zandvoort	$1865
52 km or 32 mi	Haarlem	$2755
54 km or 34 mi	Zaltbommel	$2304
55 km or 34 mi	Zeist	$2407
56 km or 35 mi	Tilburg	$2247
59 km or 36 mi	Amsterdam	$3165
59 km or 37 mi	Hilversum	$2564
60 km or 38 mi	IJmuiden	$2354
61 km or 38 mi	Hoogstraten	$1740
62 km or 39 mi	Goes	$2460
63 km or 39 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2272
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2662
67 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$2296
72 km or 45 mi	Almere	$2399
73 km or 45 mi	Purmerend	$2185
74 km or 46 mi	Veenendaal	$1805
74 km or 46 mi	Turnhout	$1739
76 km or 47 mi	Middelburg	$2111
79 km or 49 mi	Antwerp	$1834
81 km or 51 mi	Wageningen	$2341
82 km or 51 mi	Beveren	$1829
82 km or 51 mi	Ede	$2053
83 km or 52 mi	Uden	$2353
84 km or 52 mi	Mortsel	$1688
85 km or 53 mi	Veldhoven	$2197
87 km or 54 mi	Herentals	$1476
88 km or 54 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1799