Reykjavik is 2.2% more expensive than Dublin.

If you lived in Reykjavik instead of Dublin, you would:

pay 9.2% more for restaurants

 
Dublin
Reykjavik
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $21.99
€20.25
$18.40
kr2,516
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$10.99
€10.13
$15.62
kr2,137
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.49
€2.29
$2.53
kr347

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pay 37.7% more for groceries

 
Dublin
Reykjavik
Bread
1 loaf
$2.00
€1.84
$3.40
kr466
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.13
€4.73
$7.20
kr984
Milk (1 gallon) $5.26
€4.84
$5.90
kr806

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pay 9.1% more for transportation

 
Dublin
Reykjavik
Gasoline (1 gallon) $7.90
€7.28
$8.90
kr1,217
Monthly public transit pass $131.93
€121.50
$65.56
kr8,965
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $34,778.34
€32,029.11
$37,150.35
kr5,080,241

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pay 27.7% less for housing

 
Dublin
Reykjavik
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$62.54
€57.60
$64.04
kr8,757
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $2,136.79
€1,967.88
$1,613.16
kr220,597
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,834.34
€1,689.33
$1,379.70
kr188,671

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pay 60.1% less for childcare

 
Dublin
Reykjavik
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $1,355.42
€1,248.27
$282.44
kr38,623
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $10,275.73
€9,463.43
$6,058.18
kr828,444

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pay 11.9% more for entertainment and sports

 
Dublin
Reykjavik
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $6.60
€6.08
$9.47
kr1,295
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.11
€3.78
$4.53
kr619
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$17.04
€15.69
$11.66
kr1,594

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pay 35.6% more for clothing

 
Dublin
Reykjavik
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$90.63
€83.46
$108.17
kr14,791
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$39.17
€36.08
$43.41
kr5,937
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$97.66
€89.94
$137.74
kr18,836

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