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Hafnarfjorour vs. Beijing Cost of Living Summary

Hafnarfjorour is 3.3 times more expensive than Beijing.

Restaurants: pay 6.4 times more in Hafnarfjorour
Groceries: pay 3.0 times more in Hafnarfjorour
Transportation: pay 3.5 times more in Hafnarfjorour
Housing: pay 3.6 times more in Hafnarfjorour
Childcare: pay 10.9% less in Hafnarfjorour
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.1 times more in Hafnarfjorour
Clothing: pay 89.9% more in Hafnarfjorour

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

Hafnarfjorour vs. Beijing Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Hafnarfjorour instead of Beijing, you would:

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pay 6.4 times more for restaurants

	Beijing	Hafnarfjorour
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.21 CN¥29.01	$27.48 ISK3,470	+553.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.91 CN¥33.84	$16.56 ISK2,092	+237.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 CN¥3.31	$3.34 ISK421	+595.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 CN¥2.12	$2.70 ISK341	+778.7%
Average			+541.2%

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pay 3.0 times more for groceries

	Beijing	Hafnarfjorour
Bread 1 loaf	$1.71 CN¥11.77	$4.63 ISK585	+171.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.47 CN¥51.51	$9.44 ISK1,192	+26.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.64 CN¥45.80	$6.40 ISK808	-3.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.78 CN¥12.25	$6.50 ISK821	+266.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.53 CN¥10.56	$11.29 ISK1,426	+637.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.98 CN¥6.78	$1.59 ISK201	+61.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 CN¥5.31	$1.11 ISK140	+44.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 CN¥5.52	$1.49 ISK188	+86.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 CN¥4.15	$2.54 ISK320	+321.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 CN¥2.40	$1.70 ISK214	+386.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 CN¥2.85	$1.13 ISK143	+174.0%
Average			+197.4%

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pay 3.5 times more for transportation

	Beijing	Hafnarfjorour
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.21 CN¥29.04	$9.53 ISK1,204	+126.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$31.54 CN¥217.55	$85.30 ISK10,774	+170.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,225.66 CN¥126K	$50,771.00 ISK6M	+178.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.63 CN¥31.91	$28.07 ISK3,545	+506.7%
Average			+245.5%

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pay 3.6 times more for housing

	Beijing	Hafnarfjorour
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.93 CN¥89.18	$81.97 ISK10,353	+533.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$935.23 CN¥6,449.93	$2,460.63 ISK311K	+163.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$504.41 CN¥3,478.69	$2,050.52 ISK259K	+306.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.27 CN¥270.80	$53.31 ISK6,734	+35.8%
Average			+259.8%

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pay 10.9% less for childcare

	Beijing	Hafnarfjorour
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$710.76 CN¥4,901.86	$327.78 ISK41,399	-53.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,242.73 CN¥160K	$30,711.08 ISK4M	+32.1%
Average			-10.9%

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pay 4.1 times more for entertainment and sports

	Beijing	Hafnarfjorour
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.12 CN¥7.74	$13.12 ISK1,657	+1070.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.90 CN¥20.01	$6.17 ISK780	+112.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.21 CN¥29.01	$13.94 ISK1,760	+231.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$57.84 CN¥398.87	$65.62 ISK8,287	+13.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.41 CN¥58.01	$16.77 ISK2,118	+99.4%
Average			+305.4%

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pay 89.9% more for clothing

	Beijing	Hafnarfjorour
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.30 CN¥429.65	$123.03 ISK15,539	+97.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.37 CN¥250.85	$63.97 ISK8,079	+75.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$81.74 CN¥563.73	$123.03 ISK15,539	+50.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.53 CN¥727.80	$248.79 ISK31,422	+135.8%
Average			+89.9%

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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: March 2026

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