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Jayapura vs. Reykjavik Cost of Living Summary

Jayapura is 72.7% cheaper than Reykjavik.

Restaurants
pay 84.8% less in Jayapura
Groceries
pay 40.5% less in Jayapura
Housing
pay 84.2% less in Jayapura
Entertainment and Sports
pay 76.5% less in Jayapura
Clothing
pay 77.7% less in Jayapura

Expenses including restaurants, housing, clothing, entertainment and sports, and groceries are lower in Jayapura.

Jayapura vs. Reykjavik Cost Breakdown

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

pay 84.8% less for restaurants

 
Reykjavik
Jayapura
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $27.48
ISK3,517
$1.79
IDR29,811.16
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$22.76
ISK2,913
$2.98
IDR49,685.26
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $3.34
ISK427
$0.68
IDR11,261.99

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pay 40.5% less for groceries

 
Reykjavik
Jayapura
Bread
1 loaf
$4.63
ISK593
$1.13
IDR18,880.40
Local cheese (8 oz) $9.44
ISK1,208
$4.48
IDR74,527.89
Milk (1 gallon) $7.63
ISK976
$5.42
IDR90,278.02

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

 
Reykjavik
Jayapura
Gasoline (1 gallon) $9.66
ISK1,236
??
Monthly public transit pass $88.58
ISK11,337
??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $50,771.00
ISK6,497,672
??

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pay 84.2% less for housing

 
Reykjavik
Jayapura
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$81.97
ISK10,490
$11.94
IDR198,741.04
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $2,259.48
ISK289,169
$149.22
IDR2,484,263.04
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $2,034.90
ISK260,427
$89.53
IDR1,490,557.82

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Reykjavik
Jayapura
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $327.78
ISK41,949
??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $30,711.08
ISK3,930,404
??

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pay 76.5% less for entertainment and sports

 
Reykjavik
Jayapura
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $13.12
ISK1,680
$3.73
IDR62,106.58
Cappuccino in mid-range area $6.17
ISK790
$2.19
IDR36,435.86
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$13.94
ISK1,783
$1.79
IDR29,811.16

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pay 77.7% less for clothing

 
Reykjavik
Jayapura
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$145.10
ISK18,569
$29.84
IDR496,852.61
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$63.97
ISK8,187
??
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$193.43
ISK24,755
??

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025
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