Cost of living comparison

Norway

compared to

Iceland

Reykjavik vs. Bergen Cost of Living Summary

Reykjavik is 27.9% more expensive than Bergen.

Restaurants: pay 26.4% more in Reykjavik
Groceries: pay 5.2% more in Reykjavik
Transportation: pay 1.2% less in Reykjavik
Housing: pay 37.4% more in Reykjavik
Childcare: pay 3.3 times more in Reykjavik
Entertainment and Sports: pay 27.7% more in Reykjavik
Clothing: pay 41.5% more in Reykjavik

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

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Reykjavik vs. Bergen Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 26.4% more for restaurants

	Bergen	Reykjavik
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$23.39 NOK218.07	$31.06 ISK3,782	+32.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$15.66 NOK146.03	$26.97 ISK3,284	+72.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$5.18 NOK48.32	$3.31 ISK404	-36.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$4.57 NOK42.61	$3.11 ISK378	-32.0%
Average			+26.4%

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pay 5.2% more for groceries

	Bergen	Reykjavik
Bread 1 loaf	$3.90 NOK36.34	$4.19 ISK511	+7.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.29 NOK68.01	$10.93 ISK1,331	+49.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.39 NOK78.21	$7.78 ISK947	-7.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.38 NOK59.44	$7.08 ISK862	+11.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$7.83 NOK72.99	$11.00 ISK1,340	+40.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.82 NOK16.99	$1.50 ISK183	-17.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.22 NOK11.38	$1.27 ISK154	+3.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.60 NOK14.91	$1.46 ISK178	-8.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.46 NOK22.95	$2.93 ISK357	+19.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.12 NOK10.44	$1.78 ISK216	+58.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.50 NOK13.94	$0.76 ISK92	-49.4%
Average			+5.2%

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pay 1.2% less for transportation

	Bergen	Reykjavik
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$9.15 NOK85.31	$7.76 ISK946	-15.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$86.35 NOK805.09	$94.80 ISK11,545	+9.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$48,017.78 NOK448K	$50,588.43 ISK6M	+5.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$27.36 NOK255.06	$29.26 ISK3,563	+7.0%
Average			-1.2%

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pay 37.4% more for housing

	Bergen	Reykjavik
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$81.37 NOK758.65	$86.01 ISK10,474	+5.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,432.15 NOK13,353.27	$2,522.88 ISK307K	+76.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,089.34 NOK10,156.92	$2,032.25 ISK247K	+86.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$214.39 NOK1,998.93	$73.44 ISK8,943	-65.7%
Average			+37.4%

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pay 3.3 times more for childcare

	Bergen	Reykjavik
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$239.36 NOK2,231.76	$1,185.23 ISK144K	+395.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,857.56 NOK111K	$25,853.51 ISK3M	+118.0%
Average			+228.6%

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pay 27.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Bergen	Reykjavik
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$12.42 NOK115.85	$13.89 ISK1,692	+11.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.40 NOK50.33	$6.74 ISK821	+24.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$17.37 NOK161.99	$13.89 ISK1,692	-20.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.31 NOK431.80	$100.25 ISK12,209	+116.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$19.05 NOK177.67	$19.57 ISK2,384	+2.7%
Average			+27.7%

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pay 41.5% more for clothing

	Bergen	Reykjavik
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$106.68 NOK994.65	$149.01 ISK18,147	+39.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$53.75 NOK501.12	$65.79 ISK8,012	+22.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$117.10 NOK1,091.85	$181.84 ISK22,145	+55.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$164.65 NOK1,535.15	$248.81 ISK30,300	+51.1%
Average			+41.5%

Bergen vs. Reykjavik - Cost of clothing

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