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Reykjavik vs. Gothenburg Cost of Living Summary

Reykjavik is 99.1% more expensive than Gothenburg.

Restaurants: pay 50.4% more in Reykjavik
Groceries: pay 42.9% more in Reykjavik
Transportation: pay 24.8% more in Reykjavik
Housing: pay 81.0% more in Reykjavik
Childcare: pay 4.6 times more in Reykjavik
Entertainment and Sports: pay 56.7% more in Reykjavik
Clothing: pay 73.5% more in Reykjavik

The cost of childcare, housing, clothing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and groceries in Reykjavik are more expensive than in Gothenburg. Notably, childcare and housing are significantly more expensive in Reykjavik.

Reykjavik vs. Gothenburg Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 50.4% more for restaurants

	Gothenburg	Reykjavik
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$13.75 SEK127.49	$27.48 ISK3,473	+99.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.17 SEK112.78	$22.76 ISK2,877	+87.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.04 SEK28.14	$3.34 ISK422	+9.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.57 SEK23.80	$2.70 ISK341	+5.0%
Average			+50.4%

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pay 42.9% more for groceries

	Gothenburg	Reykjavik
Bread 1 loaf	$2.86 SEK26.50	$4.63 ISK586	+62.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.80 SEK53.74	$9.44 ISK1,193	+62.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.49 SEK60.21	$7.63 ISK964	+17.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.57 SEK42.39	$6.50 ISK822	+42.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.67 SEK52.60	$11.29 ISK1,427	+99.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.48 SEK13.71	$1.59 ISK201	+7.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.24 SEK11.48	$1.17 ISK148	-5.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.38 SEK12.83	$1.49 ISK188	+7.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.95 SEK18.12	$2.54 ISK321	+29.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.80 SEK7.37	$1.70 ISK214	+113.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.83 SEK7.72	$1.13 ISK143	+35.8%
Average			+42.9%

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pay 24.8% more for transportation

	Gothenburg	Reykjavik
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.10 SEK65.78	$9.66 ISK1,221	+36.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$90.98 SEK843.38	$88.58 ISK11,197	-2.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,689.58 SEK303,029.15	$50,771.00 ISK6,417,454	+55.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$25.40 SEK235.44	$28.07 ISK3,548	+10.5%
Average			+24.8%

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pay 81.0% more for housing

	Gothenburg	Reykjavik
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$39.62 SEK367.23	$81.97 ISK10,361	+106.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,075.18 SEK9,966.82	$2,259.48 ISK285,599	+110.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$818.20 SEK7,584.64	$2,034.90 ISK257,212	+148.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$104.84 SEK971.86	$60.87 ISK7,694	-41.9%
Average			+81.0%

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pay 4.6 times more for childcare

	Gothenburg	Reykjavik
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$173.23 SEK1,605.86	$327.78 ISK41,431	+89.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,151.26 SEK38,481.76	$30,711.08 ISK3,881,881	+639.8%
Average			+364.5%

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pay 56.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Gothenburg	Reykjavik
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.41 SEK68.65	$13.12 ISK1,659	+77.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.96 SEK45.97	$6.17 ISK780	+24.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$8.09 SEK75.02	$13.94 ISK1,761	+72.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$40.87 SEK378.85	$87.35 ISK11,041	+113.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$17.88 SEK165.73	$17.18 ISK2,172	-3.9%
Average			+56.7%

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pay 73.5% more for clothing

	Gothenburg	Reykjavik
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$84.98 SEK787.75	$145.10 ISK18,340	+70.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.08 SEK353.04	$63.97 ISK8,086	+68.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$96.63 SEK895.74	$193.43 ISK24,449	+100.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$160.31 SEK1,486.03	$248.79 ISK31,447	+55.2%
Average			+73.5%

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