Cost of living comparison
Reykjavik is 86.4% more expensive than Kingston.
If you lived in Reykjavik instead of Kingston, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
|
Kingston
|
Reykjavik
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.62
$1,029.84
|
$18.40
kr2,599
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.62
$1,029.84
|
$15.62
kr2,207
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
$165.71
|
$2.53
kr358
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.73
$113.28
|
$2.03
kr286
|
|
pay 18.6% more for groceries
|
Kingston
|
Reykjavik
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.98
$462.85
|
$3.40
kr481
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.84
$1,063.78
|
$7.20
kr1,016
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$13.78
$2,142.33
|
$5.90
kr833
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.37
$523.72
|
$5.64
kr797
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.01
$468.08
|
$8.08
kr1,142
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.21
$344.33
|
$1.57
kr221
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.30
$202.08
|
$0.93
kr132
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.71
$266.26
|
$1.23
kr174
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
$180.55
|
$2.22
kr313
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
$151.37
|
$1.24
kr176
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.94
$145.63
|
$0.69
kr97
|
|
pay 37.6% more for transportation
|
Kingston
|
Reykjavik
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.12
$796.96
|
$8.90
kr1,257
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$36.42
$5,664.11
|
$65.56
kr9,260
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,733.24
$6,179,031.96
|
$37,150.35
kr5,247,487
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.48
$4,428.31
|
$29.44
kr4,159
|
|
pay 98.5% more for housing
|
Kingston
|
Reykjavik
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.25
$6,881.10
|
$64.04
kr9,046
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$698.87
$108,683.52
|
$1,613.16
kr227,859
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$385.02
$59,876.11
|
$1,379.70
kr194,883
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$115.17
$17,911.12
|
$69.31
kr9,791
|
|
pay 84.5% more for childcare
|
Kingston
|
Reykjavik
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$286.65
$44,577.30
|
$282.44
kr39,894
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,240.51
$348,428.75
|
$6,058.18
kr855,718
|
|
pay 90.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Kingston
|
Reykjavik
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.15
$334.70
|
$9.47
kr1,338
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.65
$568.17
|
$4.53
kr640
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.27
$1,441.77
|
$11.66
kr1,646
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$54.58
$8,488.45
|
$67.30
kr9,507
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.93
$1,544.76
|
$13.66
kr1,929
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
|
Kingston
|
Reykjavik
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.31
$5,958.35
|
$108.17
kr15,278
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.17
$5,002.07
|
$43.41
kr6,132
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.46
$10,491.48
|
$137.74
kr19,456
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.43
$11,263.86
|
$182.49
kr25,777
|
|
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