Cost of living comparison
Kingston is 20.9% cheaper than Iceland.
If you lived in Kingston instead of Iceland, you would:
pay 59.0% less for restaurants
Iceland
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.84
kr2,519
|
$6.62
$1,029.84
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.27
kr2,015
|
$6.62
$1,029.84
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.32
kr327
|
$1.07
$165.71
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.12
kr300
|
$0.73
$113.28
|
|
pay 25.3% more for groceries
Iceland
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.42
kr484
|
$2.98
$462.85
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.98
kr845
|
$6.84
$1,063.78
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.33
kr752
|
$13.78
$2,142.33
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.66
kr799
|
$3.37
$523.72
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.09
kr1,002
|
$3.01
$468.08
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.16
kr164
|
$2.21
$344.33
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
kr139
|
$1.30
$202.08
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.17
kr166
|
$1.71
$266.26
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.84
kr259
|
$1.16
$180.55
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.96
kr135
|
$0.97
$151.37
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
kr72
|
$0.94
$145.63
|
|
pay 9.3% less for transportation
Iceland
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.03
kr1,135
|
$5.12
$796.96
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$77.40
kr10,932
|
$36.42
$5,664.11
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,836.83
kr4,214,452
|
$39,733.24
$6,179,031.96
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.97
kr3,385
|
$28.48
$4,428.31
|
|
pay 20.3% less for housing
Iceland
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.40
kr8,814
|
$44.25
$6,881.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,437.14
kr202,996
|
$698.87
$108,683.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,215.63
kr171,707
|
$385.02
$59,876.11
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$68.63
kr9,694
|
$115.17
$17,911.12
|
|
pay 4.0% less for childcare
Iceland
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$259.34
kr36,632
|
$286.65
$44,577.30
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,750.10
kr388,451
|
$2,240.51
$348,428.75
|
|
pay 24.5% less for entertainment and sports
Iceland
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.52
kr1,204
|
$2.15
$334.70
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.15
kr587
|
$3.65
$568.17
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.64
kr1,502
|
$9.27
$1,441.77
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.90
kr8,037
|
$54.58
$8,488.45
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.27
kr1,734
|
$9.93
$1,544.76
|
|
pay 54.5% less for clothing
Iceland
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$118.08
kr16,678
|
$38.31
$5,958.35
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.39
kr7,117
|
$32.17
$5,002.07
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$151.12
kr21,345
|
$67.46
$10,491.48
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$175.20
kr24,747
|
$72.43
$11,263.86
|
|
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