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Hafnarfjorour vs. Berlin Cost of Living Summary

Hafnarfjorour is 54.8% more expensive than Berlin.

Restaurants: pay 16.3% more in Hafnarfjorour
Groceries: pay 50.6% more in Hafnarfjorour
Transportation: pay 23.4% more in Hafnarfjorour
Housing: pay 36.6% more in Hafnarfjorour
Childcare: pay 2.5 times more in Hafnarfjorour
Entertainment and Sports: pay 61.5% more in Hafnarfjorour
Clothing: pay 46.3% more in Hafnarfjorour

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

Hafnarfjorour vs. Berlin Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 16.3% more for restaurants

	Berlin	Hafnarfjorour
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.52 €15.28	$27.48 ISK3,470	+56.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$13.55 €11.82	$16.56 ISK2,092	+22.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.49 €3.04	$3.34 ISK421	-4.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.98 €2.60	$2.70 ISK341	-9.5%
Average			+16.3%

Berlin vs. Hafnarfjorour - Cost of restaurants

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pay 50.6% more for groceries

	Berlin	Hafnarfjorour
Bread 1 loaf	$2.25 €1.97	$4.63 ISK585	+105.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.10 €6.19	$9.44 ISK1,192	+33.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.13 €4.48	$6.40 ISK808	+24.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.88 €3.39	$6.50 ISK821	+67.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.52 €4.81	$11.29 ISK1,426	+104.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.54 €1.35	$1.59 ISK201	+3.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.94 €0.82	$1.11 ISK140	+18.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.20 €1.05	$1.49 ISK188	+23.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.76 €1.54	$2.54 ISK320	+43.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 €0.79	$1.70 ISK214	+87.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.78 €0.68	$1.13 ISK143	+45.5%
Average			+50.6%

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pay 23.4% more for transportation

	Berlin	Hafnarfjorour
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.52 €6.56	$9.53 ISK1,204	+26.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$68.91 €60.11	$85.30 ISK10,774	+23.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,702.07 €28,527.12	$50,771.00 ISK6M	+55.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$32.00 €27.92	$28.07 ISK3,545	-12.3%
Average			+23.4%

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pay 36.6% more for housing

	Berlin	Hafnarfjorour
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$50.32 €43.90	$81.97 ISK10,353	+62.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,427.12 €1,244.93	$2,460.63 ISK311K	+72.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,068.35 €931.96	$2,050.52 ISK259K	+91.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$277.09 €241.71	$53.31 ISK6,734	-80.8%
Average			+36.6%

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pay 2.5 times more for childcare

	Berlin	Hafnarfjorour
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$184.92 €161.31	$327.78 ISK41,399	+77.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,579.95 €8,356.92	$30,711.08 ISK4M	+220.6%
Average			+148.9%

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pay 61.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Berlin	Hafnarfjorour
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.26 €4.58	$13.12 ISK1,657	+149.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.45 €3.88	$6.17 ISK780	+38.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$10.16 €8.86	$13.94 ISK1,760	+37.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.79 €33.84	$65.62 ISK8,287	+69.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$14.89 €12.99	$16.77 ISK2,118	+12.6%
Average			+61.5%

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pay 46.3% more for clothing

	Berlin	Hafnarfjorour
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$93.79 €81.82	$123.03 ISK15,539	+31.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$43.63 €38.06	$63.97 ISK8,079	+46.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$106.67 €93.05	$123.03 ISK15,539	+15.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$129.59 €113.05	$248.79 ISK31,422	+92.0%
Average			+46.3%

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