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Reykjavik vs. Kongsberg Cost of Living Summary

Reykjavik is 87.2% more expensive than Kongsberg.

Restaurants: pay 26.4% more in Reykjavik
Groceries: pay 40.0% more in Reykjavik
Transportation: pay 18.7% more in Reykjavik
Housing: pay 72.2% more in Reykjavik
Childcare: pay 4.8 times more in Reykjavik
Entertainment and Sports: pay 28.5% more in Reykjavik
Clothing: pay 42.9% more in Reykjavik

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

Reykjavik vs. Kongsberg Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 26.4% more for restaurants

	Kongsberg	Reykjavik
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$21.95 NOK210.35	$27.48 ISK3,420	+25.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$14.72 NOK141.03	$22.76 ISK2,833	+54.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.11 NOK29.83	$3.34 ISK415	+7.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.27 NOK21.75	$2.70 ISK336	+18.8%
Average			+26.4%

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pay 40.0% more for groceries

	Kongsberg	Reykjavik
Bread 1 loaf	$3.02 NOK28.89	$4.63 ISK577	+53.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.11 NOK49.00	$9.44 ISK1,175	+84.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.93 NOK76.01	$7.63 ISK950	-3.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.67 NOK44.75	$6.50 ISK809	+39.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.32 NOK50.96	$11.29 ISK1,406	+112.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.38 NOK13.23	$1.59 ISK198	+15.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.03 NOK9.83	$1.17 ISK146	+14.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.47 NOK14.10	$1.49 ISK185	+1.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.83 NOK17.56	$2.54 ISK316	+38.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.00 NOK9.61	$1.70 ISK211	+69.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.97 NOK9.32	$1.13 ISK141	+16.2%
Average			+40.0%

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pay 18.7% more for transportation

	Kongsberg	Reykjavik
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.00 NOK76.68	$9.66 ISK1,202	+20.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$88.80 NOK850.97	$88.58 ISK11,027	-0.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,415.12 NOK359K	$50,771.00 ISK6M	+35.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$28.07 ISK3,494
Average			+18.7%

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pay 72.2% more for housing

	Kongsberg	Reykjavik
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$37.39 NOK358.31	$81.97 ISK10,203	+119.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$987.76 NOK9,465.80	$2,259.48 ISK281K	+128.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$997.74 NOK9,561.41	$2,034.90 ISK253K	+104.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$164.64 NOK1,577.78	$60.87 ISK7,577	-63.0%
Average			+72.2%

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pay 4.8 times more for childcare

	Kongsberg	Reykjavik
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$303.06 NOK2,904.28	$327.78 ISK40,801	+8.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,591.85 NOK34,421.08	$30,711.08 ISK4M	+755.0%
Average			+381.6%

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pay 28.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Kongsberg	Reykjavik
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.98 NOK86.05	$13.12 ISK1,634	+46.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.79 NOK45.89	$6.17 ISK768	+28.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$16.96 NOK162.54	$13.94 ISK1,735	-17.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$43.90 NOK420.70	$87.35 ISK10,873	+99.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$19.95 NOK191.23	$17.18 ISK2,139	-13.9%
Average			+28.5%

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pay 42.9% more for clothing

	Kongsberg	Reykjavik
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$86.47 NOK828.66	$145.10 ISK18,061	+67.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$51.55 NOK494.01	$63.97 ISK7,963	+24.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$156.31 NOK1,497.95	$193.43 ISK24,078	+23.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$159.64 NOK1,529.83	$248.79 ISK30,969	+55.8%
Average			+42.9%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2026

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