Cost of living comparison

Mandeville, Jamaica

compared to

Reykjavik, Iceland

Reykjavik vs. Mandeville Cost of Living Summary

Reykjavik is 2.1 times more expensive than Mandeville.

Restaurants: pay 2.8 times more in Reykjavik
Groceries: pay 22.8% more in Reykjavik
Transportation: pay 22.1% more in Reykjavik
Housing: pay 2.1 times more in Reykjavik
Childcare: pay 97.8% more in Reykjavik
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.5 times more in Reykjavik
Clothing: pay 2.8 times more in Reykjavik

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

Reykjavik vs. Mandeville Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.8 times more for restaurants

	Mandeville	Reykjavik
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.27 JMD998.66	$20.00 ISK2,545	+219.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.62 JMD1,373.16	$18.02 ISK2,293	+109.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.00 JMD159.79	$3.15 ISK401	+214.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.78 JMD124.83	$2.19 ISK278	+179.0%
Average			+180.5%

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pay 22.8% more for groceries

	Mandeville	Reykjavik
Bread 1 loaf	$2.12 JMD337.13	$3.61 ISK459	+70.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.58 JMD1,047.96	$7.76 ISK987	+18.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$15.26 JMD2,431.66	$6.40 ISK815	-58.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.27 JMD680.75	$5.76 ISK733	+34.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.97 JMD473.07	$9.45 ISK1,202	+218.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.70 JMD430.59	$1.40 ISK178	-48.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.39 JMD220.88	$1.01 ISK128	-27.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.82 JMD290.59	$1.22 ISK155	-33.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.59 JMD253.91	$2.22 ISK283	+39.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.04 JMD166.09	$1.43 ISK183	+37.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.95 JMD151.17	$0.93 ISK119	-1.5%
Average			+22.8%

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pay 22.1% more for transportation

	Mandeville	Reykjavik
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.83 JMD770.43	$8.50 ISK1,082	+75.9%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$74.95 ISK9,538
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$42,920.30 JMD6,840,813.68	$42,450.45 ISK5,401,820	-1.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$26.32 JMD4,194.37	$24.05 ISK3,060	-8.6%
Average			+22.1%

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

	Mandeville	Reykjavik
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$50.13 JMD7,989.27	$69.87 ISK8,890	+39.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$469.93 JMD74,899.42	$1,971.17 ISK250,832	+319.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	??	$1,803.44 ISK229,488
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$71.87 JMD11,455.21	$53.95 ISK6,866	-24.9%
Average			+111.3%

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pay 97.8% more for childcare

	Mandeville	Reykjavik
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$227.66 JMD36,284.61	$252.14 ISK32,085	+10.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,105.29 JMD335,549.40	$5,993.99 ISK762,736	+184.7%
Average			+97.8%

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pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports

	Mandeville	Reykjavik
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.19 JMD349.53	$10.81 ISK1,376	+393.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.19 JMD349.53	$5.31 ISK675	+141.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$8.15 JMD1,298.26	$12.25 ISK1,558	+50.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$69.95 ISK8,901
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.16 JMD2,097.18	$14.77 ISK1,880	+12.3%
Average			+149.4%

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pay 2.8 times more for clothing

	Mandeville	Reykjavik
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$26.32 JMD4,194.37	$108.97 ISK13,867	+314.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$25.59 JMD4,077.86	$49.72 ISK6,327	+94.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$71.01 JMD11,318.13	$151.85 ISK19,323	+113.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$68.92 JMD10,985.25	$194.16 ISK24,707	+181.7%
Average			+176.0%

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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: June 2025

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