Kingstown vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Kingstown	Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$988	$2615
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2356	$6248
🏠 One person rent	$380	$1599
🏘️ Family rent	$601	$2836
🍽️ Food expenses	$469	$653
🚐 Transport expenses	$64.5	$206
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1322	$3894
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	4	94
😀 Quality of life	52	94
🏙️ Population	12.9K	664K

The cost of living in Kingstown is 62% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 5682nd and 689th ($988 vs $2615) 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 1.3 months in Kingstown compared to 1.5 months in Rotterdam. Kingstown ranked 1st best city to live in Saint Vincent vs Rotterdam ranked 5th in the Netherlands, while ranked 6494th and 67th 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	$7.42	$23.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.7	$91.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.66	$7.86
☕ Cappuccino	$4.06	$4.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.33	$3.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$254	$1583
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$291	$1310
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$454	$2846
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$485	$2421
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.9	$177
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$70.2	$272
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52	$57.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.47%	3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$593	$6107
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$594	$4426
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.2	$4.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$50.2	$76
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.1	$33.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$2.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.2	$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.05	$2.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.5	$5.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.82	$3.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$2.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.24	$4.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$1.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.96	$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.87	$3.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$7.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.19	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.11	$14.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.59	$8.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.96	$5.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.69	$1.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.63	$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.6	$48.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.66	$17.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.8	$41
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.31	$22.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.8	$101
👟 Brand Sneakers	$74.3	$131
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$106	$2107
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9791	$13809

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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 Rotterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Ridderkerk	$2329
13 km or 8 mi	Delft	$2228
19 km or 12 mi	Leidschendam	$2392
21 km or 13 mi	The Hague	$2581
23 km or 14 mi	Sliedrecht	$2262
25 km or 16 mi	Scheveningen	$2374
26 km or 16 mi	Leiden	$2222
27 km or 17 mi	Oegstgeest	$2134
41 km or 25 mi	Etten-Leur	$2057
43 km or 27 mi	Breda	$2087
43 km or 27 mi	Roosendaal	$2175
47 km or 29 mi	Utrecht	$2718
49 km or 30 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$2224
50 km or 31 mi	Zandvoort	$1846
52 km or 32 mi	Haarlem	$2589
54 km or 34 mi	Zaltbommel	$2302
55 km or 34 mi	Zeist	$2414
56 km or 35 mi	Tilburg	$2238
59 km or 36 mi	Amsterdam	$3118
59 km or 37 mi	Hilversum	$2568
60 km or 38 mi	IJmuiden	$2252
61 km or 38 mi	Hoogstraten	$1701
62 km or 39 mi	Goes	$2374
63 km or 39 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2263
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2706
67 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$2256
72 km or 45 mi	Almere	$2230
73 km or 45 mi	Purmerend	$2178
74 km or 46 mi	Veenendaal	$1829
74 km or 46 mi	Turnhout	$1639
76 km or 47 mi	Middelburg	$2089
79 km or 49 mi	Antwerp	$1818
81 km or 51 mi	Wageningen	$2318
82 km or 51 mi	Beveren	$1804
82 km or 51 mi	Ede	$1860
83 km or 52 mi	Uden	$2359
84 km or 52 mi	Mortsel	$1696
85 km or 53 mi	Veldhoven	$2168
87 km or 54 mi	Herentals	$1512
88 km or 54 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1671