Kingstown vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Kingstown	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$995	$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2391	$2856
🏠 One person rent	$380	$538
🏘️ Family rent	$598	$954
🍽️ Food expenses	$475	$331
🚐 Transport expenses	$64.2	$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1067	$843
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	4	96
😀 Quality of life	54	75
🏙️ Population	24.5K	11.5M

The cost of living in Kingstown is 12% less expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 5614th and 4918th ($995 vs $1126) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Saint Vincent and Brazil, respectively. Check Saint Vincent vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Kingstown compared to 0.7 months in Sao Paulo. Kingstown ranked 1st best city to live in Saint Vincent vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 6384th and 1670th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kingstown vs Sao Paulo

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	Kingstown	Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.35	$7.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37	$42.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$8.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.68	$2.48
☕ Cappuccino	$4.11	$2.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.32	$1.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$254	$649
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$291	$405
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$465	$1195
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$481	$747
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.8	$64.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$69.3	$97.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.6	$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.52%	11.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$602	$2685
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$599	$1939
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.19	$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$50.4	$44.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.9	$9.09
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.07	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.24	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.12	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.48	$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$5.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.43	$2.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.5	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.86	$1.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.86	$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.6	$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.72	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.07	$2.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.94	$6.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.59	$3.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.07	$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.13	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.5	$33.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.61	$9.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$24.2	$48.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.48	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.5	$60.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$73.8	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$105	$486
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10636	$15990

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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 Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$821
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$759
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$783
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$765
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$700
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$793
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$713
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$664
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$737
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$713
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$761
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$886
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$716
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$715
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$737
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$752
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$717
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$753
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$720
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$848
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$746
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$699
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$747
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$713
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$722
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$752
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$733
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$723
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$706
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$721
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$710
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$794
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$776
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$673
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$728
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$687
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$901
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$700
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$716
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$720