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Reykjavik vs. Kingston Cost of Living Summary

Reykjavik is 65.9% more expensive than Kingston.

Restaurants: pay 82.5% more in Reykjavik
Groceries: pay 52.3% more in Reykjavik
Transportation: pay 94.7% more in Reykjavik
Housing: pay 33.4% more in Reykjavik
Childcare: pay 37.7% less in Reykjavik
Entertainment and Sports: pay 88.3% more in Reykjavik
Clothing: pay 2.5 times more in Reykjavik

The cost of clothing, transportation, entertainment and sports, restaurants, groceries, and housing in Reykjavik are more expensive than in Kingston. Notably, clothing, transportation, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Reykjavik.

Reykjavik vs. Kingston Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Reykjavik instead of Kingston, you would:

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pay 82.5% more for restaurants

	Kingston	Reykjavik
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.50 CA$22.79	$27.48 ISK3,470	+66.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.48 CA$15.86	$22.76 ISK2,875	+98.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.97 CA$2.73	$3.34 ISK421	+69.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.38 CA$1.90	$2.70 ISK341	+96.1%
Average			+82.5%

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pay 52.3% more for groceries

	Kingston	Reykjavik
Bread 1 loaf	$2.34 CA$3.23	$4.63 ISK585	+98.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.21 CA$7.20	$9.44 ISK1,192	+81.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.28 CA$12.81	$7.63 ISK964	-17.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.81 CA$3.88	$6.50 ISK821	+131.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.41 CA$6.10	$11.29 ISK1,426	+155.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.62 CA$2.23	$1.59 ISK201	-1.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.56 CA$0.78	$1.17 ISK148	+107.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.82 CA$2.52	$1.49 ISK188	-18.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.12 CA$2.93	$2.54 ISK320	+19.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.54 CA$2.13	$1.70 ISK214	+10.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.03 CA$1.43	$1.13 ISK143	+9.4%
Average			+52.3%

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pay 94.7% more for transportation

	Kingston	Reykjavik
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.00 CA$5.53	$9.66 ISK1,220	+141.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$57.41 CA$79.28	$88.58 ISK11,188	+54.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,382.26 CA$33,673.12	$50,771.00 ISK6M	+108.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.06 CA$22.18	$28.07 ISK3,545	+74.8%
Average			+94.7%

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pay 33.4% more for housing

	Kingston	Reykjavik
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$72.27 CA$99.81	$81.97 ISK10,353	+13.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,255.78 CA$1,734.30	$2,259.48 ISK285K	+79.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,139.17 CA$1,573.26	$2,034.90 ISK257K	+78.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$98.60 CA$136.18	$60.87 ISK7,688	-38.3%
Average			+33.4%

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pay 37.7% less for childcare

	Kingston	Reykjavik
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$526.23 CA$726.75	$327.78 ISK41,399	-37.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$30,711.08 ISK4M
Average			-37.7%

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pay 88.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Kingston	Reykjavik
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.74 CA$7.93	$13.12 ISK1,657	+128.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.59 CA$4.96	$6.17 ISK780	+72.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.44 CA$18.56	$13.94 ISK1,760	+3.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.45 CA$43.44	$87.35 ISK11,033	+177.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.76 CA$14.87	$17.18 ISK2,170	+59.6%
Average			+88.3%

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pay 2.5 times more for clothing

	Kingston	Reykjavik
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$44.85 CA$61.94	$145.10 ISK18,326	+223.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.62 CA$47.82	$63.97 ISK8,079	+84.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$92.69 CA$128.01	$193.43 ISK24,430	+108.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$91.13 CA$125.86	$248.79 ISK31,422	+173.0%
Average			+147.5%

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