Kingston vs Reykjavik - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Kingston	Reykjavik
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1250	$2723
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3250	$5671
🏠 One person rent	$578	$1643
🏘️ Family rent	$1344	$2600
🍽️ Food expenses	$458	$800
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$86.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$645	$3682
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	41	53
😀 Quality of life	56	89
🏙️ Population	580K	140K

The cost of living in Kingston is 54% less expensive than in Reykjavik. Cities ranked 4318th and 344th ($1250 vs $2723) 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 0.5 months in Kingston compared to 1.4 months in Reykjavik. Kingston ranked 1st best city to live in Jamaica vs Reykjavik ranked 1st in Iceland, while ranked 5883rd and 152nd 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	$6.46	$21.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64	$125
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.62	$16.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.23	$10.9
☕ Cappuccino	$3.81	$5.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.22	$2.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$603	$1659
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$384	$1492
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1383	$2694
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1081	$2395
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$52.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$155	$80.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.7	$64.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.96%	8.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2310	$6252
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2164	$4951
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.96	$4.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.1	$66.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.5	$26.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.36	$2.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$4.28	$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.11	$3.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$3.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.23	$6.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.15	$19.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.13	$31
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.8	$3.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$2.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$4.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$3.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$2.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$1.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.76	$2.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.5	$20
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.8	$3.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.92	$11.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.99	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.05	$5.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.56	$4.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.66	$3.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$71.5	$63.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.65	$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.1	$83
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.66	$37.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$36.1	$105
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.2	$142
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$235	$239
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2133	$6072

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Cities near Kingston

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Half Way Tree	$1062
17 km or 11 mi	Spanish Town	$758
31 km or 19 mi	Linstead	$936
34 km or 21 mi	Old Harbour	$698
42 km or 26 mi	Port Antonio	$1005
48 km or 30 mi	May Pen	$768
76 km or 47 mi	Mandeville	$674
131 km or 81 mi	Montego Bay	$1005
144 km or 90 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1020
251 km or 156 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1527
257 km or 160 mi	Yara	$2555
263 km or 164 mi	Palma Soriano	$1536
265 km or 165 mi	Manzanillo	$2841
268 km or 167 mi	Bayamo	$2153
293 km or 182 mi	Guantanamo	$1671
329 km or 205 mi	Holguin	$1176
333 km or 207 mi	Las Tunas	$1727
356 km or 221 mi	Moa	$1872
369 km or 229 mi	Anse-a-Veau	$492
395 km or 245 mi	Miragoane	$492
397 km or 247 mi	Camaguey	$1869
423 km or 263 mi	Florida	$1784
450 km or 280 mi	Saint-Marc	$494
463 km or 288 mi	Gonaives	$504
468 km or 291 mi	Carrefour	$514
475 km or 295 mi	Port-au-Prince	$525
478 km or 297 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1654
479 km or 297 mi	Delmas	$501
480 km or 298 mi	Petion-Ville	$506
499 km or 310 mi	Moron	$1626
504 km or 313 mi	George Town	$3374
520 km or 323 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1507
522 km or 324 mi	Cap-Haitien	$497
544 km or 338 mi	Cerca-la-Source	$491
568 km or 353 mi	Placetas	$1371
593 km or 369 mi	Santa Clara	$1312
594 km or 369 mi	San Juan de la Maguana	$589
597 km or 371 mi	Sabaneta	$714
600 km or 373 mi	Cienfuegos	$1247
602 km or 374 mi	Barahona	$712

Cities near Reykjavik

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.8 km or 4.2 mi	Kopavogur	$2304
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Hafnarfjorur	$2460
38 km or 24 mi	Keflavik	$2023
247 km or 153 mi	Akureyri	$2011
795 km or 494 mi	Torshavn	$1952
1204 km or 748 mi	Inverness	$1629
1230 km or 764 mi	Elgin	$1554
1300 km or 808 mi	Derry	$1662
1309 km or 813 mi	Greenock	$1524
1321 km or 821 mi	Aberdeen	$1681
1325 km or 823 mi	Perth	$1537
1328 km or 825 mi	Stirling	$1659
1331 km or 827 mi	Paisley	$1734
1333 km or 828 mi	Alloa	$1670
1337 km or 831 mi	Glasgow	$1884
1339 km or 832 mi	Dundee	$1527
1340 km or 833 mi	Omagh	$1642
1341 km or 833 mi	Cumbernauld	$1803
1342 km or 834 mi	Irvine	$1514
1348 km or 838 mi	East Kilbride	$1748
1349 km or 838 mi	Kilmarnock	$1399
1351 km or 839 mi	Dunfermline	$1693
1353 km or 841 mi	Hamilton	$1731
1357 km or 843 mi	Ayr	$1520
1360 km or 845 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1800
1365 km or 848 mi	Livingston	$1651
1372 km or 852 mi	Edinburgh	$2043
1382 km or 859 mi	Newtownabbey	$1666
1387 km or 862 mi	Belfast	$1741
1390 km or 864 mi	Bangor	$1305
1391 km or 864 mi	Lisburn	$1643
1401 km or 871 mi	Alesund	$1539
1413 km or 878 mi	Galway	$2244
1425 km or 886 mi	Dundalk	$1869
1431 km or 889 mi	Dumfries	$1723
1433 km or 891 mi	Nuuk	$2175
1441 km or 895 mi	Molde	$1928
1454 km or 903 mi	Kristiansund	$1632
1455 km or 904 mi	Drogheda	$2391
1455 km or 904 mi	Bergen	$1991