Kingston vs Reykjavik - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kingston	Reykjavik
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1378	$2938
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3571	$5875
🏠 One person rent	$664	$1801
🏘️ Family rent	$1546	$2674
🍽️ Food expenses	$489	$827
🚐 Transport expenses	$132	$90.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$763	$3761
😷 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 53% less expensive than in Reykjavik. Cities ranked 3941st and 200th ($1378 vs $2938) 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 5942nd and 194th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kingston vs Reykjavik

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	Kingston	Reykjavik
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.64	$21.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76.3	$137
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.29	$17.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.52	$10.8
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$5.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.32	$3.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$816	$1839
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$434	$1650
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1923	$2869
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1193	$2456
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$42.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$155	$64.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.8	$71.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.4%	9.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2836	$6649
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2205	$5599
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.87	$4.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$50	$75.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.2	$26.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$2.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$4.08	$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.6	$3.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$3.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.91	$5.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.46	$20.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.14	$37
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.88	$2.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$2.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.06	$2.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$4.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$3.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$2.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$1.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.74	$2.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$21.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.86	$3.26
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.87	$12.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.99	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.94	$5.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.57	$4.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.64	$3.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$73.6	$73.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.2	$82.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.55	$45.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.6	$128
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72	$162
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$265	$279
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2764	$2532

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Cities near Kingston

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Half Way Tree	$1197
17 km or 11 mi	Spanish Town	$787
31 km or 19 mi	Linstead	$1063
34 km or 21 mi	Old Harbour	$870
42 km or 26 mi	Port Antonio	$1170
48 km or 30 mi	May Pen	$877
76 km or 47 mi	Mandeville	$1000
131 km or 81 mi	Montego Bay	$1014
144 km or 90 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1124
251 km or 156 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1415
257 km or 160 mi	Yara	$2123
263 km or 164 mi	Palma Soriano	$1272
265 km or 165 mi	Manzanillo	$2763
268 km or 167 mi	Bayamo	$1166
293 km or 182 mi	Guantanamo	$1561
329 km or 205 mi	Holguin	$1266
333 km or 207 mi	Las Tunas	$1561
356 km or 221 mi	Moa	$1830
369 km or 229 mi	Anse-a-Veau	$506
395 km or 245 mi	Miragoane	$507
397 km or 247 mi	Camaguey	$1531
423 km or 263 mi	Florida	$1395
450 km or 280 mi	Saint-Marc	$508
463 km or 288 mi	Gonaives	$521
468 km or 291 mi	Carrefour	$527
475 km or 295 mi	Port-au-Prince	$542
478 km or 297 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1258
479 km or 297 mi	Delmas	$520
480 km or 298 mi	Petion-Ville	$521
499 km or 310 mi	Moron	$1259
504 km or 313 mi	George Town	$3754
520 km or 323 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1211
522 km or 324 mi	Cap-Haitien	$511
544 km or 338 mi	Cerca-la-Source	$505
568 km or 353 mi	Placetas	$1101
593 km or 369 mi	Santa Clara	$1058
594 km or 369 mi	San Juan de la Maguana	$645
597 km or 371 mi	Sabaneta	$715
600 km or 373 mi	Cienfuegos	$865
602 km or 374 mi	Barahona	$707

Cities near Reykjavik

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.8 km or 4.2 mi	Kopavogur	$2802
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Hafnarfjorur	$2817
38 km or 24 mi	Keflavik	$2355
247 km or 153 mi	Akureyri	$2678
795 km or 494 mi	Torshavn	$1828
1204 km or 748 mi	Inverness	$1722
1230 km or 764 mi	Elgin	$1393
1300 km or 808 mi	Derry	$1390
1309 km or 813 mi	Greenock	$1601
1321 km or 821 mi	Aberdeen	$1614
1325 km or 823 mi	Perth	$1500
1328 km or 825 mi	Stirling	$1604
1331 km or 827 mi	Paisley	$1765
1333 km or 828 mi	Alloa	$1649
1337 km or 831 mi	Glasgow	$2011
1339 km or 832 mi	Dundee	$1482
1340 km or 833 mi	Omagh	$1562
1341 km or 833 mi	Cumbernauld	$1475
1342 km or 834 mi	Irvine	$1551
1348 km or 838 mi	East Kilbride	$1763
1349 km or 838 mi	Kilmarnock	$1480
1351 km or 839 mi	Dunfermline	$1692
1353 km or 841 mi	Hamilton	$1699
1357 km or 843 mi	Ayr	$1404
1360 km or 845 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1610
1365 km or 848 mi	Livingston	$1608
1372 km or 852 mi	Edinburgh	$2140
1382 km or 859 mi	Newtownabbey	$1692
1387 km or 862 mi	Belfast	$1755
1390 km or 864 mi	Bangor	$1382
1391 km or 864 mi	Lisburn	$1713
1401 km or 871 mi	Alesund	$1603
1413 km or 878 mi	Galway	$2297
1425 km or 886 mi	Dundalk	$1767
1431 km or 889 mi	Dumfries	$1246
1433 km or 891 mi	Nuuk	$2031
1441 km or 895 mi	Molde	$1813
1454 km or 903 mi	Kristiansund	$1700
1455 km or 904 mi	Drogheda	$2628
1455 km or 904 mi	Bergen	$2006