According to the most recent data on the cost of living, Kingston has an overall cost of living index of 129 which is 1.3x higher than the national index of 100.
Compared to only Rhode Island, Kingston has a cost of living index that's 1.1x higher than Rhode Island's index of 117.
The standard of living in Kingston ranks as #5,224 most affordable out of the 6,418 places we measured in Rhode Island. By definition, that implies Kingston ranks as the #1,195 most expensive place in the Ocean State.
Living Expense | Kingston | Rhode Island | National Average | |
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Overall | 129 | 117 | 100 | |
Services | 117 | 118 | 100 | |
Groceries | 112 | 108 | 100 | |
Health | 108 | 108 | 100 | |
Housing | 156 | 118 | 100 | |
Transportation | 107 | 104 | 100 | |
Utilities | 125 | 127 | 100 |
Housing swings affordability the most between places in Rhode Island, so we broke down the statistics around housing costs into more detail. It's also important to consider median household incomes to make apples-to-apples comparisons across locations.
Home and income come data comes from the most recent US Census ACS 2014-2018.
Statistic | Kingston | Rhode Island | United States |
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Median Home Value | $372,100 | $276,600 | $229,800 |
Median Rent | $1,545 | $1,031 | $1,096 |
Median Income | $112,344 | $70,305 | $64,994 |
Home Value To Income | 3.3x | 3.9x | 3.5x |
Rent To Monthly Income | 0.17x | 0.18x | 0.2x |
Item | Kingston | Rhode Island |
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Shampoo | $0.96 | $1.06 |
Movie | $12.75 | $10.68 |
Bowling | $19.67 | $14.67 |
Item | Kingston | Rhode Island |
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Ground Beef | $3.82 | $4.22 |
Fried Chicken | $1.75 | $1.39 |
Milk | $2.52 | $2.05 |
Item | Kingston | Rhode Island |
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Haircut | $24.44 | $18.62 |
Beauty Salon | $48.53 | $39.05 |
Toothpaste | $2.53 | $2.34 |
Item | Kingston | Rhode Island |
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Potatoes | $4.11 | $3.29 |
Pizza | $10.49 | $10.62 |
Beer | $10.32 | $9.38 |
Optometrist | $131.39 | $108.57 |
Doctor | $157.87 | $116.17 |
Dentist | $92.75 | $99.13 |
Item | Kingston | Rhode Island |
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Gasoline | $2.15 | $2.22 |
Tire Balancing | $62.0 | $50.07 |
All Electricity | $240.57 | $167.67 |
Phone | $189.01 | $175.64 |
City | Population | Cost Of Living | Vs. Kingston |
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Newport, RI | 24,697 | 137 | 1.1x |
Newport East, RI | 11,289 | 126 | 1.0x |
Pawcatuck, CT | 5,024 | 119 | 0.9x |