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Kopavogur vs. Berlin Cost of Living Summary

Kopavogur is 48.6% more expensive than Berlin.

Restaurants
pay 18.5% more in Kopavogur
Groceries
pay 51.0% more in Kopavogur
Transportation
pay 19.2% more in Kopavogur
Housing
pay 7.6% less in Kopavogur
Childcare
pay 2.5 times more in Kopavogur
Entertainment and Sports
pay 54.9% more in Kopavogur
Clothing
pay 55.6% more in Kopavogur

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

Kopavogur vs. Berlin Cost Breakdown

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

pay 18.5% more for restaurants

 
Berlin
Kopavogur
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $17.52
€15.28
$27.48
ISK3,470
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$13.55
€11.82
$22.76
ISK2,875
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $3.49
€3.04
$2.05
ISK259

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pay 51.0% more for groceries

 
Berlin
Kopavogur
Bread
1 loaf
$2.25
€1.97
$4.51
ISK570
Local cheese (8 oz) $7.10
€6.19
$9.44
ISK1,192
Milk (1 gallon) $5.13
€4.48
$6.52
ISK823

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pay 19.2% more for transportation

 
Berlin
Kopavogur
Gasoline (1 gallon) $7.52
€6.56
$9.66
ISK1,220
Monthly public transit pass $68.91
€60.11
$73.82
ISK9,323
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $32,702.07
€28,527.12
$50,771.00
ISK6M

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pay 7.6% less for housing

 
Berlin
Kopavogur
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$50.32
€43.90
$81.97
ISK10,353
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,427.12
€1,244.93
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1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,068.35
€931.96
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pay 2.5 times more for childcare

 
Berlin
Kopavogur
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $184.92
€161.31
$327.78
ISK41,399
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $9,579.95
€8,356.92
$30,711.08
ISK4M

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pay 54.9% more for entertainment and sports

 
Berlin
Kopavogur
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $5.26
€4.58
$10.66
ISK1,347
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.45
€3.88
$6.17
ISK780
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$10.16
€8.86
$13.94
ISK1,760

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pay 55.6% more for clothing

 
Berlin
Kopavogur
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$93.79
€81.82
$145.10
ISK18,326
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$43.63
€38.06
$53.27
ISK6,728
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$106.67
€93.05
$164.04
ISK20,718

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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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