Cost of living comparison
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Reykjavik vs. Cedar City Cost of Living Summary
Reykjavik is 54.2% more expensive than Cedar City.
Reykjavik vs. Cedar City Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Reykjavik instead of Cedar City, you would:
pay 6.9% more for restaurants
|
Cedar City
|
Reykjavik
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$24.00
|
$27.48
ISK3,425
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.00
|
$22.76
ISK2,837
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.67
|
$3.34
ISK416
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$3.00
|
$2.70
ISK336
|
|
Cedar City vs. Reykjavik - Cost of restaurants
pay 20.0% more for groceries
|
Cedar City
|
Reykjavik
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.13
|
$4.63
ISK578
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.19
|
$9.44
ISK1,176
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.67
|
$7.63
ISK951
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.11
|
$6.50
ISK811
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.19
|
$11.29
ISK1,408
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.99
|
$1.59
ISK198
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.36
|
$1.17
ISK146
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.58
|
$1.49
ISK186
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.49
|
$2.54
ISK316
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
|
$1.70
ISK212
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.97
|
$1.13
ISK141
|
|
Cedar City vs. Reykjavik - Cost of groceries
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
|
Cedar City
|
Reykjavik
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.36
|
$9.66
ISK1,204
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$40.00
|
$88.58
ISK11,042
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$37,000.00
|
$50,771.00
ISK6M
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$28.07
ISK3,499
|
|
Cedar City vs. Reykjavik - Cost of transportation
pay 52.2% more for housing
|
Cedar City
|
Reykjavik
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.33
|
$81.97
ISK10,217
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,087.50
|
$2,259.48
ISK282K
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$950.00
|
$2,034.90
ISK254K
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$131.52
|
$60.87
ISK7,588
|
|
Cedar City vs. Reykjavik - Cost of housing
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Cedar City
|
Reykjavik
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$327.78
ISK40,858
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$30,711.08
ISK4M
|
Cedar City vs. Reykjavik - Cost of childcare
pay 45.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Cedar City
|
Reykjavik
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.00
|
$13.12
ISK1,636
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.50
|
$6.17
ISK769
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.00
|
$13.94
ISK1,737
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.00
|
$87.35
ISK10,888
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.50
|
$17.18
ISK2,142
|
|
Cedar City vs. Reykjavik - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 84.7% more for clothing
|
Cedar City
|
Reykjavik
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.67
|
$145.10
ISK18,086
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.00
|
$63.97
ISK7,974
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.00
|
$193.43
ISK24,111
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$150.00
|
$248.79
ISK31,012
|
|
Cedar City vs. Reykjavik - Cost of clothing
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We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world.
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