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Reykjavik vs. Costa Mesa Cost of Living Summary

Reykjavik is 35.0% more expensive than Costa Mesa.

Restaurants: pay 37.5% more in Reykjavik
Groceries: pay 27.7% more in Reykjavik
Transportation: pay 95.8% more in Reykjavik
Housing: pay 19.3% less in Reykjavik
Childcare: pay 72.8% less in Reykjavik
Entertainment and Sports: pay 48.5% more in Reykjavik
Clothing: pay 2.3 times more in Reykjavik

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

Reykjavik vs. Costa Mesa Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Reykjavik instead of Costa Mesa, you would:

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pay 37.5% more for restaurants

	Costa Mesa	Reykjavik
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$20.00	$27.48 ISK3,517	+37.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.00	$22.76 ISK2,913	+89.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.33	$3.34 ISK427	+0.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.20	$2.70 ISK345	+22.6%
Average			+37.5%

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pay 27.7% more for groceries

	Costa Mesa	Reykjavik
Bread 1 loaf	$3.76	$4.63 ISK593	+23.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.32	$9.44 ISK1,208	+77.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.28	$7.63 ISK976	+78.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.99	$6.50 ISK832	+30.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.74	$11.29 ISK1,445	+138.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.00	$1.59 ISK204	-20.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87	$1.17 ISK150	+34.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.00	$1.49 ISK190	-25.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.56	$2.54 ISK325	-0.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$2.00	$1.70 ISK217	-15.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.32	$1.13 ISK145	-14.2%
Average			+27.7%

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pay 95.8% more for transportation

	Costa Mesa	Reykjavik
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.74	$9.66 ISK1,236	+103.7%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$88.58 ISK11,337
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,999.00	$50,771.00 ISK6,497,672	+88.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$28.07 ISK3,592
Average			+95.8%

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pay 19.3% less for housing

	Costa Mesa	Reykjavik
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$62.33	$81.97 ISK10,490	+31.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,798.67	$2,259.48 ISK289,169	-19.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,466.67	$2,034.90 ISK260,427	-17.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$216.33	$60.87 ISK7,791	-71.9%
Average			-19.3%

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pay 72.8% less for childcare

	Costa Mesa	Reykjavik
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,206.00	$327.78 ISK41,949	-72.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$30,711.08 ISK3,930,404
Average			-72.8%

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pay 48.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Costa Mesa	Reykjavik
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.00	$13.12 ISK1,680	+87.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.83	$6.17 ISK790	+5.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$11.00	$13.94 ISK1,783	+26.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$40.00	$87.35 ISK11,179	+118.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$16.50	$17.18 ISK2,199	+4.1%
Average			+48.5%

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pay 2.3 times more for clothing

	Costa Mesa	Reykjavik
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$54.27	$145.10 ISK18,569	+167.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.67	$63.97 ISK8,187	+84.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$90.25	$193.43 ISK24,755	+114.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$102.25	$248.79 ISK31,840	+143.3%
Average			+127.4%

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