Kingstown vs San Jose, Costa Rica - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kingstown	San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1000	$1324
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2468	$3344
🏠 One person rent	$370	$606
🏘️ Family rent	$623	$1094
🍽️ Food expenses	$455	$499
🚐 Transport expenses	$66.7	$78
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$615	$990
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	4	60
😀 Quality of life	26	66
🏙️ Population	13.9K	342K

The cost of living in Kingstown is 24% less expensive than in San Jose, Costa Rica. Cities ranked 5500th and 4143rd ($1000 vs $1324) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Saint Vincent and Costa Rica, respectively. Check Saint Vincent vs Costa Rica comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Kingstown compared to 0.7 months in San Jose, Costa Rica. Kingstown ranked 2nd best city to live in Saint Vincent vs San Jose, Costa Rica ranked 1st in Costa Rica, while ranked 8510th and 4085th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kingstown vs San Jose, Costa Rica

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	Kingstown	San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.63	$11.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$55.3	$51.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.79	$9.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.84	$2.9
☕ Cappuccino	$2.72	$4.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.11	$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$292	$738
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$256	$444
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$630	$1315
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$451	$874
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.6	$53.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$85.9	$82.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.1	$49.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.98%	10.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$600	$2883
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$601	$1718
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.68	$0.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59.2	$41.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.8	$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.87	$2.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.68	$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.34	$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.88	$8.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.16	$3.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$3.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$2.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$2.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$2.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.22	$1.85
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.9	$3.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.7	$18.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.2	$2.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.43	$5.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.64	$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.78	$7.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.5	$3.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.4	$3.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37	$65
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.52	$9.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.8	$72.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.79	$15.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$102	$68.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$125
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$184	$601
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7119	$12527

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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 San Jose, Costa Rica

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.9 km or 4.9 mi	Heredia	$1296
17 km or 11 mi	Alajuela	$1269
20 km or 12 mi	Cartago	$1024
82 km or 51 mi	Puntarenas	$801
115 km or 72 mi	Limon	$1225
124 km or 77 mi	Santa Teresa	$1213
167 km or 104 mi	Liberia	$932
197 km or 122 mi	Tamarindo	$1710
244 km or 151 mi	San Juan del Sur	$839
246 km or 153 mi	David	$890
279 km or 173 mi	Juigalpa	$666
302 km or 188 mi	Granada	$701
316 km or 196 mi	Masaya	$710
343 km or 213 mi	Managua	$738
387 km or 241 mi	Matagalpa	$624
398 km or 247 mi	Santiago de Veraguas	$1089
408 km or 253 mi	Jinotega	$455
413 km or 257 mi	Leon	$632
429 km or 266 mi	Esteli	$598
438 km or 272 mi	Penonome	$1116
447 km or 278 mi	Chinandega	$638
457 km or 284 mi	Chitre	$1117
463 km or 288 mi	Colon	$1172
486 km or 302 mi	La Chorrera	$957
508 km or 316 mi	Balboa	$1328
513 km or 319 mi	Panama City	$1479
524 km or 326 mi	Tocumen	$1310
535 km or 333 mi	Pacora	$1304
574 km or 357 mi	Tegucigalpa	$863
596 km or 370 mi	San Miguel	$1088
609 km or 378 mi	Usulutan	$1083
635 km or 395 mi	Comayagua	$753
666 km or 414 mi	Yoro	$755
696 km or 432 mi	San Salvador	$1204
697 km or 433 mi	Soyapango	$1182
701 km or 435 mi	Mejicanos	$1175
702 km or 436 mi	Apopa	$1160
703 km or 437 mi	Santa Tecla	$1194
713 km or 443 mi	La Ceiba	$626
729 km or 453 mi	El Progreso	$903