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Iceland

Reykjavik vs. Baton Rouge Cost of Living Summary

Reykjavik is 57.4% more expensive than Baton Rouge.

Restaurants: pay 2.1 times more in Reykjavik
Groceries: pay 12.3% more in Reykjavik
Transportation: pay 77.6% more in Reykjavik
Housing: pay 52.5% more in Reykjavik
Childcare: pay 26.2% more in Reykjavik
Entertainment and Sports: pay 70.8% more in Reykjavik
Clothing: pay 2.7 times more in Reykjavik

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

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Reykjavik vs. Baton Rouge Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Reykjavik instead of Baton Rouge, you would:

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pay 2.1 times more for restaurants

	Baton Rouge	Reykjavik
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$15.00	$31.06 ISK3,782	+107.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.00	$26.97 ISK3,284	+124.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.15	$3.31 ISK404	+54.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.35	$3.11 ISK378	+130.1%
Average			+109.1%

Baton Rouge vs. Reykjavik - Cost of restaurants

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pay 12.3% more for groceries

	Baton Rouge	Reykjavik
Bread 1 loaf	$2.93	$4.19 ISK511	+43.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.56	$10.93 ISK1,331	+66.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.03	$7.78 ISK947	+54.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.92	$7.08 ISK862	+142.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.50	$11.00 ISK1,340	+69.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.19	$1.50 ISK183	-52.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.32	$1.27 ISK154	-4.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.87	$1.46 ISK178	-49.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.93	$2.93 ISK357	+52.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.63	$1.78 ISK216	+9.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.22	$0.76 ISK92	-37.9%
Average			+12.3%

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pay 77.6% more for transportation

	Baton Rouge	Reykjavik
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.66	$7.76 ISK946	+112.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$56.00	$94.80 ISK11,545	+69.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,578.00	$50,588.43 ISK6M	+42.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.94	$29.26 ISK3,563	+109.9%
Average			+77.6%

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pay 52.5% more for housing

	Baton Rouge	Reykjavik
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$70.27	$86.01 ISK10,474	+22.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,351.25	$2,522.88 ISK307K	+86.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,182.00	$2,032.25 ISK247K	+71.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$105.62	$73.44 ISK8,943	-30.5%
Average			+52.5%

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pay 26.2% more for childcare

	Baton Rouge	Reykjavik
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,925.00	$1,185.23 ISK144K	-38.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,000.00	$25,853.51 ISK3M	+158.5%
Average			+26.2%

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pay 70.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Baton Rouge	Reykjavik
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.50	$13.89 ISK1,692	+152.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$6.08	$6.74 ISK821	+10.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$8.87	$13.89 ISK1,692	+56.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$52.33	$100.25 ISK12,209	+91.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.00	$19.57 ISK2,384	+63.1%
Average			+70.8%

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pay 2.7 times more for clothing

	Baton Rouge	Reykjavik
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$33.32	$149.01 ISK18,147	+347.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.50	$65.79 ISK8,012	+54.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$87.75	$181.84 ISK22,145	+107.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$71.67	$248.81 ISK30,300	+247.2%
Average			+165.7%

Baton Rouge vs. Reykjavik - Cost of clothing

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