Kingstown vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Kingstown	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$995	$1186
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2391	$2931
🏠 One person rent	$380	$538
🏘️ Family rent	$598	$937
🍽️ Food expenses	$475	$390
🚐 Transport expenses	$64.2	$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1067	$860
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	4	92
😀 Quality of life	54	81
🏙️ Population	24.5K	6.26M

The cost of living in Kingstown is 16% less expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 5614th and 4785th ($995 vs $1186) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Saint Vincent and Chile, respectively. Check Saint Vincent vs Chile comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Kingstown compared to 0.7 months in Santiago. Kingstown ranked 1st best city to live in Saint Vincent vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 6384th and 637th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kingstown vs Santiago

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	Kingstown	Santiago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.35	$11.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37	$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$8.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.68	$4.3
☕ Cappuccino	$4.11	$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.32	$1.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$254	$612
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$291	$387
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$465	$1129
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$481	$699
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.8	$84.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$69.3	$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.6	$21.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.52%	5.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$602	$2854
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$599	$2901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.19	$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$50.4	$44.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.9	$8.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.07	$1.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.24	$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.12	$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.48	$4.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$7.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.43	$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.5	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.86	$1.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$1.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.86	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.6	$6.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.72	$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.07	$5.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.94	$3.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.59	$4.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.07	$3.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.13	$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.5	$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.61	$7.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$24.2	$45
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.48	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.5	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$73.8	$78.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$105	$484
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10636	$12174

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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 Santiago

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	San Bernardo	$807
20 km or 12 mi	Puente Alto	$926
69 km or 43 mi	Los Andes	$801
78 km or 48 mi	San Felipe	$741
80 km or 50 mi	Rancagua	$831
80 km or 50 mi	Villa Alemana	$891
83 km or 52 mi	Quillota	$896
85 km or 53 mi	Quilpue	$904
89 km or 55 mi	San Antonio	$1114
95 km or 59 mi	Vina del Mar	$957
99 km or 62 mi	Valparaiso	$937
130 km or 80 mi	San Fernando	$981
179 km or 111 mi	Curico	$828
181 km or 112 mi	Godoy Cruz	$930
182 km or 113 mi	Mendoza	$930
185 km or 115 mi	Las Heras	$928
208 km or 129 mi	San Martin	$898
238 km or 148 mi	Talca	$876
251 km or 156 mi	San Rafael	$699
264 km or 164 mi	Constitucion	$860
280 km or 174 mi	Linares	$908
292 km or 181 mi	San Juan	$626
321 km or 199 mi	Ovalle	$757
375 km or 233 mi	Chillan	$718
394 km or 245 mi	Coquimbo	$883
398 km or 247 mi	La Serena	$882
401 km or 249 mi	San Luis	$740
409 km or 254 mi	Tome	$788
426 km or 265 mi	Talcahuano	$702
434 km or 269 mi	Concepcion	$923
455 km or 283 mi	Coronel	$848
456 km or 284 mi	Lujan	$788
464 km or 288 mi	Lota	$842
472 km or 294 mi	Los Angeles	$890
482 km or 300 mi	Villa Mercedes	$795
508 km or 316 mi	Curanilahue	$851
518 km or 322 mi	Angol	$872
542 km or 337 mi	Vallenar	$844
576 km or 358 mi	La Rioja	$590
588 km or 366 mi	Rio Cuarto	$895