Kingston vs Reykjavik - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kingston Reykjavik
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1325
$2915
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3635
$5968
🏠 One person rent
$605
$1781
🏘️ Family rent
$1602
$2749
🍽️ Food expenses
$499
$832
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$88.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$765
$3918
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
41
53
😀 Quality of life
54
89
🏙️ Population
580K
140K

The cost of living in Kingston is 55% less expensive than in Reykjavik. Cities ranked 4282nd and 204th ($1325 vs $2915) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Jamaica and Iceland, respectively. Check Jamaica vs Iceland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Kingston compared to 1.3 months in Reykjavik. Kingston ranked 1st best city to live in Jamaica vs Reykjavik ranked 1st in Iceland, while ranked 5962nd and 189th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kingston Reykjavik
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.66
$22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.8
$125
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.8
$18.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.17
$11.1
 Cappuccino
$4.05
$5.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.41
$3.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$788
$1809
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$372
$1626
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2261
$2822
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1187
$2552
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.8
$44.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$68.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.2
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.37%
8.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1937
$6498
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1690
$5311
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$4.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38
$77.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.1
$24.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.31
$2.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.25
$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.46
$3.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$3.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.45
$5.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.1
$21.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.29
$37.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.08
$3.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.13
$2.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.83
$4.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$2.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$1.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.76
$2.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.4
$22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.97
$3.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.99
$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.99
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7
$5.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.58
$4.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.66
$3.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75
$71.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.1
$84.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.66
$47.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.9
$112
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.4
$155
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$240
$254
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2136
$6167

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Distance City Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Half Way Tree
$1165
17 km or 11 mi Spanish Town
$783
31 km or 19 mi Linstead
$1046
34 km or 21 mi Old Harbour
$849
42 km or 26 mi Port Antonio
$1143
48 km or 30 mi May Pen
$821
76 km or 47 mi Mandeville
$978
131 km or 81 mi Montego Bay
$1018
144 km or 90 mi Savanna-la-Mar
$1123
251 km or 156 mi Santiago de Cuba
$1416
257 km or 160 mi Yara
$2117
263 km or 164 mi Palma Soriano
$1273
265 km or 165 mi Manzanillo
$2760
268 km or 167 mi Bayamo
$1166
293 km or 182 mi Guantanamo
$1558
329 km or 205 mi Holguin
$1280
333 km or 207 mi Las Tunas
$1556
356 km or 221 mi Moa
$1824
369 km or 229 mi Anse-a-Veau
$513
395 km or 245 mi Miragoane
$514
397 km or 247 mi Camaguey
$1525
423 km or 263 mi Florida
$1405
450 km or 280 mi Saint-Marc
$516
463 km or 288 mi Gonaives
$527
468 km or 291 mi Carrefour
$536
475 km or 295 mi Port-au-Prince
$549
478 km or 297 mi Ciego de Avila
$1260
479 km or 297 mi Delmas
$524
480 km or 298 mi Petion-Ville
$529
499 km or 310 mi Moron
$1260
504 km or 313 mi George Town
$3644
520 km or 323 mi Sancti Spiritus
$1210
522 km or 324 mi Cap-Haitien
$520
544 km or 338 mi Cerca-la-Source
$513
568 km or 353 mi Placetas
$1103
593 km or 369 mi Santa Clara
$1053
594 km or 369 mi San Juan de la Maguana
$625
597 km or 371 mi Sabaneta
$727
600 km or 373 mi Cienfuegos
$878
602 km or 374 mi Barahona
$728

Cities near Reykjavik

Distance City Cost of living
6.8 km or 4.2 mi Kopavogur
$2371
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Hafnarfjorur
$2602
38 km or 24 mi Keflavik
$2091
247 km or 153 mi Akureyri
$2300
795 km or 494 mi Torshavn
$1913
1204 km or 748 mi Inverness
$1830
1230 km or 764 mi Elgin
$1459
1300 km or 808 mi Derry
$1491
1309 km or 813 mi Greenock
$1599
1321 km or 821 mi Aberdeen
$1701
1325 km or 823 mi Perth
$1647
1328 km or 825 mi Stirling
$1625
1331 km or 827 mi Paisley
$1793
1333 km or 828 mi Alloa
$1710
1337 km or 831 mi Glasgow
$2013
1339 km or 832 mi Dundee
$1545
1340 km or 833 mi Omagh
$1650
1341 km or 833 mi Cumbernauld
$1767
1342 km or 834 mi Irvine
$1573
1348 km or 838 mi East Kilbride
$1818
1349 km or 838 mi Kilmarnock
$1470
1351 km or 839 mi Dunfermline
$1724
1353 km or 841 mi Hamilton
$1793
1357 km or 843 mi Ayr
$1420
1360 km or 845 mi Kirkcaldy
$1704
1365 km or 848 mi Livingston
$1744
1372 km or 852 mi Edinburgh
$2246
1382 km or 859 mi Newtownabbey
$1767
1387 km or 862 mi Belfast
$1830
1390 km or 864 mi Bangor
$1467
1391 km or 864 mi Lisburn
$1805
1401 km or 871 mi Alesund
$1657
1413 km or 878 mi Galway
$2427
1425 km or 886 mi Dundalk
$1930
1431 km or 889 mi Dumfries
$1390
1433 km or 891 mi Nuuk
$2125
1441 km or 895 mi Molde
$1969
1454 km or 903 mi Kristiansund
$1752
1455 km or 904 mi Drogheda
$2492
1455 km or 904 mi Bergen
$2161