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Iceland vs. Bergen Cost of Living Summary

Iceland is 28.8% more expensive than Bergen.

Restaurants: pay 4.8% more in Iceland
Groceries: pay 15.2% more in Iceland
Transportation: pay 10.2% more in Iceland
Housing: pay 37.6% more in Iceland
Childcare: pay 89.8% more in Iceland
Entertainment and Sports: pay 8.4% more in Iceland
Clothing: pay 35.4% more in Iceland

The cost of childcare, housing, clothing, groceries, transportation, and entertainment and sports in Iceland are more expensive than in Bergen. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Iceland.

Iceland vs. Bergen Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Iceland instead of Bergen, you would:

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pay 4.8% more for restaurants

	Bergen	Iceland
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$24.93 NOK252.74	$26.52 ISK3,332	+6.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$18.45 NOK187.02	$21.32 ISK2,678	+15.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.09 NOK31.34	$3.11 ISK391	+0.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.81 NOK28.54	$2.72 ISK342	-3.4%
Average			+4.8%

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pay 15.2% more for groceries

	Bergen	Iceland
Bread 1 loaf	$3.31 NOK33.52	$3.80 ISK478	+15.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.59 NOK66.80	$9.44 ISK1,186	+43.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.17 NOK92.99	$7.78 ISK977	-15.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.21 NOK52.83	$6.71 ISK843	+28.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$7.12 NOK72.15	$11.22 ISK1,409	+57.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.69 NOK17.17	$1.50 ISK188	-11.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.15 NOK11.63	$1.15 ISK144
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.49 NOK15.13	$1.41 ISK178	-5.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.37 NOK24.02	$2.34 ISK294	-1.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.05 NOK10.60	$1.65 ISK207	+57.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.31 NOK13.30	$1.09 ISK137	-16.6%
Average			+15.2%

Bergen vs. Iceland - Cost of groceries

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pay 10.2% more for transportation

	Bergen	Iceland
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.15 NOK82.62	$9.65 ISK1,213	+18.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$79.77 NOK808.75	$79.56 ISK9,995	-0.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$34,898.97 NOK353,830.23	$49,144.25 ISK6,173,992	+40.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$31.31 NOK317.44	$25.55 ISK3,210	-18.4%
Average			+10.2%

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pay 37.6% more for housing

	Bergen	Iceland
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$65.67 NOK665.76	$95.65 ISK12,016	+45.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,312.87 NOK13,310.76	$2,289.17 ISK287,588	+74.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$960.85 NOK9,741.82	$1,830.04 ISK229,909	+90.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$163.66 NOK1,659.35	$65.15 ISK8,185	-60.2%
Average			+37.6%

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pay 89.8% more for childcare

	Bergen	Iceland
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$246.62 NOK2,500.40	$334.67 ISK42,044	+35.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,588.56 NOK127,631.62	$30,711.08 ISK3,858,233	+144.0%
Average			+89.8%

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pay 8.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Bergen	Iceland
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$10.47 NOK106.15	$11.14 ISK1,400	+6.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.22 NOK52.91	$5.62 ISK707	+7.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$15.46 NOK156.70	$13.90 ISK1,746	-10.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$52.33 NOK530.54	$78.17 ISK9,821	+49.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$18.95 NOK192.08	$16.75 ISK2,105	-11.6%
Average			+8.4%

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pay 35.4% more for clothing

	Bergen	Iceland
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$103.19 NOK1,046.23	$130.91 ISK16,446	+26.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$55.45 NOK562.21	$61.83 ISK7,768	+11.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$110.34 NOK1,118.67	$163.81 ISK20,580	+48.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$153.44 NOK1,555.73	$237.31 ISK29,813	+54.7%
Average			+35.4%

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