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Reykjavik vs. Bend Cost of Living Summary

Reykjavik is 69.0% more expensive than Bend.

Restaurants: pay 59.9% more in Reykjavik
Groceries: pay 60.7% more in Reykjavik
Transportation: pay 2.7 times more in Reykjavik
Housing: pay 2.1% less in Reykjavik
Childcare: pay 32.2% more in Reykjavik
Entertainment and Sports: pay 45.5% more in Reykjavik
Clothing: pay 2.2 times more in Reykjavik

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

Reykjavik vs. Bend Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 59.9% more for restaurants

	Bend	Reykjavik
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$21.50	$27.48 ISK3,517	+27.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.28	$22.76 ISK2,913	+121.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.51	$3.34 ISK427	+33.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.71	$2.70 ISK345	+57.3%
Average			+59.9%

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pay 60.7% more for groceries

	Bend	Reykjavik
Bread 1 loaf	$4.14	$4.63 ISK593	+12.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.62	$9.44 ISK1,208	+67.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.56	$7.63 ISK976	+67.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.88	$6.50 ISK832	+67.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.58	$11.29 ISK1,445	+146.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.93	$1.59 ISK204	-17.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.63	$1.17 ISK150	+85.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.90	$1.49 ISK190	-21.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.18	$2.54 ISK325	+115.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.85	$1.70 ISK217	+100.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.78	$1.13 ISK145	+44.3%
Average			+60.7%

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pay 2.7 times more for transportation

	Bend	Reykjavik
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.93	$9.66 ISK1,236	+145.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$22.50	$88.58 ISK11,337	+293.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,822.84	$50,771.00 ISK6,497,672	+54.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.47	$28.07 ISK3,592	+168.2%
Average			+165.6%

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pay 2.1% less for housing

	Bend	Reykjavik
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$66.00	$81.97 ISK10,490	+24.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,210.00	$2,259.48 ISK289,169	+2.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,841.67	$2,034.90 ISK260,427	+10.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$111.07	$60.87 ISK7,791	-45.2%
Average			-2.1%

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pay 32.2% more for childcare

	Bend	Reykjavik
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,162.50	$327.78 ISK41,949	-71.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,000.00	$30,711.08 ISK3,930,404	+136.2%
Average			+32.2%

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pay 45.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Bend	Reykjavik
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.50	$13.12 ISK1,680	+101.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.42	$6.17 ISK790	+14.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$10.50	$13.94 ISK1,783	+32.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$55.25	$87.35 ISK11,179	+58.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$14.25	$17.18 ISK2,199	+20.6%
Average			+45.5%

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pay 2.2 times more for clothing

	Bend	Reykjavik
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$55.00	$145.10 ISK18,569	+163.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$56.33	$63.97 ISK8,187	+13.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$72.50	$193.43 ISK24,755	+166.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$103.75	$248.79 ISK31,840	+139.8%
Average			+121.0%

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