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Reykjavik vs. Boca Raton Cost of Living Summary

Reykjavik is 50.7% more expensive than Boca Raton.

Restaurants: pay 39.9% more in Reykjavik
Groceries: pay 23.3% more in Reykjavik
Transportation: pay 2.2 times more in Reykjavik
Housing: pay 16.4% less in Reykjavik
Childcare: pay 73.8% less in Reykjavik
Entertainment and Sports: pay 65.3% more in Reykjavik
Clothing: pay 3.0 times more in Reykjavik

The cost of clothing, transportation, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and groceries in Reykjavik are more expensive than in Boca Raton. Expenses including childcare and housing are lower in Reykjavik. Notably, clothing and transportation are significantly more expensive in Reykjavik.

Reykjavik vs. Boca Raton Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Reykjavik instead of Boca Raton, you would:

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pay 39.9% more for restaurants

	Boca Raton	Reykjavik
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$25.00	$27.48 ISK3,517	+9.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.50	$22.76 ISK2,913	+82.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.42	$3.34 ISK427	+38.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.08	$2.70 ISK345	+29.5%
Average			+39.9%

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pay 23.3% more for groceries

	Boca Raton	Reykjavik
Bread 1 loaf	$4.35	$4.63 ISK593	+6.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.73	$9.44 ISK1,208	+64.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.09	$7.63 ISK976	+86.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.72	$6.50 ISK832	+37.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$7.47	$11.29 ISK1,445	+51.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.22	$1.59 ISK204	-28.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82	$1.17 ISK150	+43.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.00	$1.49 ISK190	-25.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.56	$2.54 ISK325	+62.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.67	$1.70 ISK217	+1.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$2.00	$1.13 ISK145	-43.5%
Average			+23.3%

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pay 2.2 times more for transportation

	Boca Raton	Reykjavik
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.17	$9.66 ISK1,236	+204.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$70.00	$88.58 ISK11,337	+26.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,500.00	$50,771.00 ISK6,497,672	+66.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.97	$28.07 ISK3,592	+181.7%
Average			+119.8%

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pay 16.4% less for housing

	Boca Raton	Reykjavik
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$71.00	$81.97 ISK10,490	+15.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,700.00	$2,259.48 ISK289,169	-16.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,980.00	$2,034.90 ISK260,427	+2.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$188.46	$60.87 ISK7,791	-67.7%
Average			-16.4%

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pay 73.8% less for childcare

	Boca Raton	Reykjavik
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,250.00	$327.78 ISK41,949	-73.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$30,711.08 ISK3,930,404
Average			-73.8%

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pay 65.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Boca Raton	Reykjavik
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.00	$13.12 ISK1,680	+118.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.67	$6.17 ISK790	+32.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$12.00	$13.94 ISK1,783	+16.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$35.67	$87.35 ISK11,179	+144.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$15.00	$17.18 ISK2,199	+14.6%
Average			+65.3%

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pay 3.0 times more for clothing

	Boca Raton	Reykjavik
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$40.75	$145.10 ISK18,569	+256.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.75	$63.97 ISK8,187	+53.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$71.25	$193.43 ISK24,755	+171.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$61.25	$248.79 ISK31,840	+306.2%
Average			+196.8%

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