Cost of living comparison

United States

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Iceland

Reykjavik vs. Fort Lauderdale Cost of Living Summary

Reykjavik is 15.9% more expensive than Fort Lauderdale.

Restaurants: pay 31.4% more in Reykjavik
Groceries: pay 11.1% more in Reykjavik
Transportation: pay 56.4% more in Reykjavik
Housing: pay 11.3% less in Reykjavik
Childcare: pay 15.3% less in Reykjavik
Entertainment and Sports: pay 42.2% more in Reykjavik
Clothing: pay 2.2 times more in Reykjavik

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

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Reykjavik vs. Fort Lauderdale Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Reykjavik instead of Fort Lauderdale, you would:

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pay 31.4% more for restaurants

	Fort Lauderdale	Reykjavik
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$30.00	$31.06 ISK3,782	+3.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$14.86	$26.97 ISK3,284	+81.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.96	$3.31 ISK404	+11.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.12	$3.11 ISK378	+46.2%
Average			+31.4%

Fort Lauderdale vs. Reykjavik - Cost of restaurants

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pay 11.1% more for groceries

	Fort Lauderdale	Reykjavik
Bread 1 loaf	$4.91	$4.19 ISK511	-14.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.72	$10.93 ISK1,331	+25.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.99	$7.78 ISK947	+94.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.87	$7.08 ISK862	+45.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.75	$11.00 ISK1,340	+131.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.91	$1.50 ISK183	-48.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.90	$1.27 ISK154	+41.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.96	$1.46 ISK178	-25.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.48	$2.93 ISK357	+18.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.29	$1.78 ISK216	+38.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.48	$0.76 ISK92	-49.0%
Average			+11.1%

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pay 56.4% more for transportation

	Fort Lauderdale	Reykjavik
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.95	$7.76 ISK946	+96.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$81.00	$94.80 ISK11,545	+17.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,000.00	$50,588.43 ISK6M	+53.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.91	$29.26 ISK3,563	+54.7%
Average			+56.4%

Fort Lauderdale vs. Reykjavik - Cost of transportation

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pay 11.3% less for housing

	Fort Lauderdale	Reykjavik
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$80.74	$86.01 ISK10,474	+6.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,536.00	$2,522.88 ISK307K	-0.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,032.00	$2,032.25 ISK247K
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$164.95	$73.44 ISK8,943	-55.5%
Average			-11.3%

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pay 15.3% less for childcare

	Fort Lauderdale	Reykjavik
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,020.00	$1,185.23 ISK144K	+16.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$41,914.29	$25,853.51 ISK3M	-38.3%
Average			-15.3%

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pay 42.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Fort Lauderdale	Reykjavik
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.00	$13.89 ISK1,692	+131.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.25	$6.74 ISK821	+28.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$11.50	$13.89 ISK1,692	+20.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$68.71	$100.25 ISK12,209	+45.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$18.00	$19.57 ISK2,384	+8.7%
Average			+42.2%

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pay 2.2 times more for clothing

	Fort Lauderdale	Reykjavik
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$46.80	$149.01 ISK18,147	+218.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.67	$65.79 ISK8,012	+57.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$89.00	$181.84 ISK22,145	+104.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$116.25	$248.81 ISK30,300	+114.0%
Average			+116.5%

Fort Lauderdale vs. Reykjavik - Cost of clothing

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