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Okinawa vs. Reykjavik Cost of Living Summary

Okinawa is 37.4% cheaper than Reykjavik.

Restaurants: pay 68.2% less in Okinawa
Groceries: pay 16.4% less in Okinawa
Transportation: pay 37.1% less in Okinawa
Housing: pay 28.3% less in Okinawa
Childcare: pay 1.9% more in Okinawa
Entertainment and Sports: pay 51.3% less in Okinawa
Clothing: pay 62.5% less in Okinawa

Expenses including restaurants, clothing, entertainment and sports, transportation, housing, and groceries are lower in Okinawa.

Okinawa vs. Reykjavik Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 68.2% less for restaurants

	Reykjavik	Okinawa
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$27.48 ISK3,517	$8.02 ¥1,246	-70.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$22.76 ISK2,913	$5.78 ¥898	-74.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.34 ISK427	$1.34 ¥209	-59.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.70 ISK345	$0.87 ¥136	-67.6%
Average			-68.2%

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pay 16.4% less for groceries

	Reykjavik	Okinawa
Bread 1 loaf	$4.63 ISK593	$2.22 ¥345	-52.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.44 ISK1,208	$7.94 ¥1,233	-15.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.63 ISK976	$6.98 ¥1,085	-8.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.50 ISK832	$1.99 ¥309	-69.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$11.29 ISK1,445	$4.83 ¥750	-57.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.59 ISK204	$2.24 ¥348	+40.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.17 ISK150	$1.15 ¥179	-1.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.49 ISK190	$1.34 ¥209	-9.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.54 ISK325	$2.54 ¥394	+0.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.70 ISK217	$1.57 ¥245	-7.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.13 ISK145	$1.13 ¥176	+0.1%
Average			-16.4%

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pay 37.1% less for transportation

	Reykjavik	Okinawa
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$9.66 ISK1,236	$4.43 ¥689	-54.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$88.58 ISK11,337	$33.41 ¥5,191	-62.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$50,771.00 ISK6,497,672	$22,332.63 ¥3,469,597	-56.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$28.07 ISK3,592	$34.75 ¥5,399	+23.8%
Average			-37.1%

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pay 28.3% less for housing

	Reykjavik	Okinawa
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$81.97 ISK10,490	$30.74 ¥4,776	-62.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,259.48 ISK289,169	$429.01 ¥66,651	-81.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,034.90 ISK260,427	$384.24 ¥59,695	-81.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$60.87 ISK7,791	$128.60 ¥19,980	+111.3%
Average			-28.3%

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pay 1.9% more for childcare

	Reykjavik	Okinawa
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$327.78 ISK41,949	$334.12 ¥51,909	+1.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$30,711.08 ISK3,930,404	??
Average			+1.9%

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pay 51.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Reykjavik	Okinawa
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$13.12 ISK1,680	$3.34 ¥519	-74.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$6.17 ISK790	$3.47 ¥538	-43.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.94 ISK1,783	$4.68 ¥727	-66.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$87.35 ISK11,179	$50.79 ¥7,890	-41.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$17.18 ISK2,199	$12.03 ¥1,869	-30.0%
Average			-51.3%

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pay 62.5% less for clothing

	Reykjavik	Okinawa
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$145.10 ISK18,569	$46.43 ¥7,214	-68.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$63.97 ISK8,187	$29.70 ¥4,615	-53.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$193.43 ISK24,755	$69.50 ¥10,797	-64.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$248.79 ISK31,840	$88.54 ¥13,756	-64.4%
Average			-62.5%

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