Cost of living comparison

Rome, Italy

compared to

Kingstown, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Kingstown vs. Rome Cost of Living Summary

Kingstown is 13.4% more expensive than Rome.

Restaurants: pay 2.8% less in Kingstown
Groceries: pay 82.7% more in Kingstown
Transportation: pay 57.0% more in Kingstown
Housing: pay 26.4% less in Kingstown
Childcare: pay 63.6% less in Kingstown
Entertainment and Sports: pay 20.7% less in Kingstown
Clothing: pay 67.4% more in Kingstown

The cost of groceries, clothing, and transportation in Kingstown are more expensive than in Rome. Expenses including childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, and restaurants are lower in Kingstown. Notably, groceries is significantly more expensive in Kingstown.

Kingstown vs. Rome Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Kingstown instead of Rome, you would:

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pay 2.8% less for restaurants

	Rome	Kingstown
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.08 €13.92	$7.40 EC$20.00	-54.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.72 €9.28	$11.10 EC$30.00	+3.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.23 €1.93	$1.85 EC$5.00	-17.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.12 €0.97	$1.76 EC$4.75	+56.5%
Average			-2.8%

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pay 82.7% more for groceries

	Rome	Kingstown
Bread 1 loaf	$1.78 €1.54	$1.85 EC$5.00	+3.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.00 €6.06	$7.26 EC$19.61	+3.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.20 €5.37	$12.14 EC$32.81	+95.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.76 €3.25	$4.60 EC$12.44	+22.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.89 €4.24	$1.98 EC$5.36	-59.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.07 €0.93	$3.76 EC$10.17	+251.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.92 €0.80	$0.86 EC$2.33	-6.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 €0.77	$4.18 EC$11.30	+369.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.09 €0.95	$1.68 EC$4.54	+53.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 €0.63	$1.60 EC$4.31	+118.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.78 €0.68	$1.23 EC$3.33	+57.0%
Average			+82.7%

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pay 57.0% more for transportation

	Rome	Kingstown
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.15 €6.19	$14.57 EC$39.38	+103.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.51 €32.48	$59.20 EC$160.00	+57.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,794.08 €23,199.33	$32,376.83 EC$87,500.00	+20.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.15 €14.85	$24.98 EC$67.50	+45.7%
Average			+57.0%

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pay 26.4% less for housing

	Rome	Kingstown
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.46 €25.50	$55.50 EC$150.00	+88.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,180.31 €1,021.96	$296.02 EC$800.00	-74.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$763.10 €660.72	$296.02 EC$800.00	-61.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$167.26 €144.82	$70.74 EC$191.18	-57.7%
Average			-26.4%

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pay 63.6% less for childcare

	Rome	Kingstown
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$508.83 €440.57	$185.01 EC$500.00	-63.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,490.67 €9,083.22	??
Average			-63.6%

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pay 20.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Rome	Kingstown
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.36 €4.64	$1.85 EC$5.00	-65.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.53 €1.32	$2.71 EC$7.33	+77.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.43 €5.57	$4.44 EC$12.00	-31.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.31 €50.49	$37.00 EC$100.00	-36.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.72 €9.28	$5.55 EC$15.00	-48.2%
Average			-20.7%

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pay 67.4% more for clothing

	Rome	Kingstown
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$65.43 €56.66	$101.76 EC$275.00	+55.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$30.74 €26.61	$83.25 EC$225.00	+170.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$77.17 €66.81	$111.01 EC$300.00	+43.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$102.32 €88.59	$101.76 EC$275.00	-0.6%
Average			+67.4%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: June 2025

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