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Castellon De La Plana vs. Reykjavik Cost of Living Summary

Castellon De La Plana is 37.5% cheaper than Reykjavik.

Restaurants: pay 43.5% less in Castellon De La Plana
Groceries: pay 43.1% less in Castellon De La Plana
Transportation: pay 36.1% less in Castellon De La Plana
Housing: pay 30.7% less in Castellon De La Plana
Childcare: pay 2.4% more in Castellon De La Plana
Entertainment and Sports: pay 57.3% less in Castellon De La Plana
Clothing: pay 54.2% less in Castellon De La Plana

Expenses including entertainment and sports, clothing, restaurants, groceries, transportation, and housing are lower in Castellon De La Plana.

Castellon De La Plana vs. Reykjavik Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Castellon De La Plana instead of Reykjavik, you would:

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pay 43.5% less for restaurants

	Reykjavik	Castellon De La Plana
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$27.48 ISK3,473	$15.18 €12.94	-44.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$22.76 ISK2,877	$8.18 €6.97	-64.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.34 ISK422	$2.34 €1.99	-30.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.70 ISK341	$1.75 €1.49	-35.0%
Average			-43.5%

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pay 43.1% less for groceries

	Reykjavik	Castellon De La Plana
Bread 1 loaf	$4.63 ISK586	$2.01 €1.71	-56.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.44 ISK1,193	$7.59 €6.47	-19.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.63 ISK964	$4.40 €3.75	-42.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.50 ISK822	$3.08 €2.62	-52.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$11.29 ISK1,427	$3.83 €3.26	-66.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.59 ISK201	$1.17 €0.99	-26.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.17 ISK148	$0.78 €0.66	-33.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.49 ISK188	$0.77 €0.65	-48.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.54 ISK321	$1.16 €0.99	-54.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.70 ISK214	$0.84 €0.72	-50.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.13 ISK143	$0.87 €0.74	-23.1%
Average			-43.1%

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pay 36.1% less for transportation

	Reykjavik	Castellon De La Plana
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$9.66 ISK1,221	$6.81 €5.80	-29.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$88.58 ISK11,197	$17.52 €14.93	-80.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$50,771.00 ISK6,417,454	$38,969.97 €33,202.65	-23.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$28.07 ISK3,548	$24.79 €21.12	-11.7%
Average			-36.1%

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pay 30.7% less for housing

	Reykjavik	Castellon De La Plana
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$81.97 ISK10,361	$28.03 €23.88	-65.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,259.48 ISK285,599	$739.73 €630.25	-67.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,034.90 ISK257,212	$613.19 €522.45	-69.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$60.87 ISK7,694	$109.61 €93.39	+80.1%
Average			-30.7%

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pay 2.4% more for childcare

	Reykjavik	Castellon De La Plana
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$327.78 ISK41,431	$583.99 €497.57	+78.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$30,711.08 ISK3,881,881	$8,175.93 €6,965.94	-73.4%
Average			+2.4%

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pay 57.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Reykjavik	Castellon De La Plana
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$13.12 ISK1,659	$2.92 €2.49	-77.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$6.17 ISK780	$2.48 €2.11	-59.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.94 ISK1,761	$7.01 €5.97	-49.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$87.35 ISK11,041	$46.33 €39.47	-47.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$17.18 ISK2,172	$8.18 €6.97	-52.4%
Average			-57.3%

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pay 54.2% less for clothing

	Reykjavik	Castellon De La Plana
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$145.10 ISK18,340	$66.19 €56.39	-54.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$63.97 ISK8,086	$22.19 €18.91	-65.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$193.43 ISK24,449	$104.90 €89.37	-45.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$248.79 ISK31,447	$120.92 €103.03	-51.4%
Average			-54.2%

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