Cost of living comparison

Netherlands

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Iceland

Reykjavik vs. Arnhem Cost of Living Summary

Reykjavik is 69.6% more expensive than Arnhem.

Restaurants: pay 28.7% more in Reykjavik
Groceries: pay 46.2% more in Reykjavik
Transportation: pay 6.7% more in Reykjavik
Housing: pay 44.6% more in Reykjavik
Childcare: pay 2.6 times more in Reykjavik
Entertainment and Sports: pay 46.0% more in Reykjavik
Clothing: pay 2.6 times more in Reykjavik

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

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Reykjavik vs. Arnhem Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 28.7% more for restaurants

	Arnhem	Reykjavik
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$19.86 €17.00	$27.48 ISK3,332	+38.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$13.43 €11.50	$22.76 ISK2,760	+69.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.28 €2.81	$3.34 ISK404	+1.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.57 €2.20	$2.70 ISK327	+5.1%
Average			+28.7%

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pay 46.2% more for groceries

	Arnhem	Reykjavik
Bread 1 loaf	$2.37 €2.03	$4.63 ISK562	+95.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.00 €6.00	$9.44 ISK1,144	+34.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.56 €3.90	$7.63 ISK925	+67.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.86 €4.16	$6.50 ISK788	+33.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$7.95 €6.81	$11.29 ISK1,369	+42.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.03 €0.88	$1.59 ISK193	+54.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.16 €1.00	$1.17 ISK142	+0.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.87 €0.75	$1.49 ISK180	+70.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.91 €1.63	$2.54 ISK308	+33.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.98 €0.84	$1.70 ISK206	+73.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.10 €0.94	$1.13 ISK137	+3.2%
Average			+46.2%

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pay 6.7% more for transportation

	Arnhem	Reykjavik
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.52 €7.29	$9.66 ISK1,171	+13.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$116.80 €100.00	$88.58 ISK10,741	-24.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,947.98 €32,491.06	$50,771.00 ISK6M	+33.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$27.00 €23.12	$28.07 ISK3,403	+3.9%
Average			+6.7%

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pay 44.6% more for housing

	Arnhem	Reykjavik
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$53.38 €45.70	$81.97 ISK9,939	+53.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,211.79 €1,037.53	$2,259.48 ISK274K	+86.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$974.54 €834.40	$2,034.90 ISK247K	+108.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$206.90 €177.15	$60.87 ISK7,381	-70.6%
Average			+44.6%

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pay 2.6 times more for childcare

	Arnhem	Reykjavik
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,888.25 €1,616.72	$327.78 ISK39,743	-82.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,229.28 €5,333.51	$30,711.08 ISK4M	+393.0%
Average			+155.2%

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pay 46.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Arnhem	Reykjavik
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.01 €6.00	$13.12 ISK1,591	+87.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.16 €3.56	$6.17 ISK748	+48.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$14.60 €12.50	$13.94 ISK1,690	-4.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.83 €36.67	$87.35 ISK10,591	+104.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$18.10 €15.50	$17.18 ISK2,083	-5.1%
Average			+46.0%

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pay 2.6 times more for clothing

	Arnhem	Reykjavik
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$81.76 €70.00	$145.10 ISK17,593	+77.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$17.52 €15.00	$63.97 ISK7,756	+265.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$86.14 €73.75	$193.43 ISK23,453	+124.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$91.10 €78.00	$248.79 ISK30,166	+173.1%
Average			+160.1%

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