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Riehen vs. Reykjavik Cost of Living Summary

Riehen is 71.6% more expensive than Reykjavik.

Restaurants: pay 37.5% more in Riehen
Groceries: pay 8.3% more in Riehen
Transportation: pay 20.2% more in Riehen
Housing: pay 49.9% more in Riehen
Childcare: pay 4.2 times more in Riehen
Entertainment and Sports: pay 6.8% more in Riehen
Clothing: pay 60.1% more in Riehen

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

Riehen vs. Reykjavik Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 37.5% more for restaurants

	Reykjavik	Riehen
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$27.48 ISK3,517	$40.04 CHF32.14	+45.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$22.76 ISK2,913	$20.02 CHF16.07	-12.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.34 ISK427	$5.01 CHF4.02	+50.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.70 ISK345	$4.48 CHF3.60	+66.2%
Average			+37.5%

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pay 8.3% more for groceries

	Reykjavik	Riehen
Bread 1 loaf	$4.63 ISK593	$4.13 CHF3.32	-10.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.44 ISK1,208	$16.48 CHF13.23	+74.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.63 ISK976	$8.61 CHF6.92	+12.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.50 ISK832	$7.39 CHF5.94	+13.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$11.29 ISK1,445	$14.76 CHF11.85	+30.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.59 ISK204	$1.69 CHF1.36	+6.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.17 ISK150	$0.96 CHF0.77	-17.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.49 ISK190	$1.29 CHF1.04	-13.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.54 ISK325	$3.43 CHF2.76	+35.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.70 ISK217	$1.11 CHF0.89	-34.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.13 ISK145	$1.07 CHF0.86	-5.4%
Average			+8.3%

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pay 20.2% more for transportation

	Reykjavik	Riehen
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$9.66 ISK1,236	$8.34 CHF6.69	-13.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$88.58 ISK11,337	$100.10 CHF80.36	+13.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$50,771.00 ISK6,497,672	$41,041.86 CHF32,947.46	-19.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$28.07 ISK3,592	$56.31 CHF45.20	+100.6%
Average			+20.2%

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pay 49.9% more for housing

	Reykjavik	Riehen
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$81.97 ISK10,490	$61.31 CHF49.22	-25.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,259.48 ISK289,169	$2,002.04 CHF1,607.19	-11.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,034.90 ISK260,427	$2,252.30 CHF1,808.09	+10.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$60.87 ISK7,791	$198.24 CHF159.14	+225.7%
Average			+49.9%

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pay 4.2 times more for childcare

	Reykjavik	Riehen
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$327.78 ISK41,949	$2,502.55 CHF2,008.99	+663.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$30,711.08 ISK3,930,404	$22,522.97 CHF18,080.93	-26.7%
Average			+318.4%

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pay 6.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Reykjavik	Riehen
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$13.12 ISK1,680	$8.76 CHF7.03	-33.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$6.17 ISK790	$6.57 CHF5.27	+6.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.94 ISK1,783	$11.57 CHF9.29	-16.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$87.35 ISK11,179	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$17.18 ISK2,199	$29.40 CHF23.61	+71.1%
Average			+6.8%

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pay 60.1% more for clothing

	Reykjavik	Riehen
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$145.10 ISK18,569	$191.86 CHF154.02	+32.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$63.97 ISK8,187	$145.98 CHF117.19	+128.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$193.43 ISK24,755	$208.02 CHF167.00	+7.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$248.79 ISK31,840	$429.60 CHF344.88	+72.7%
Average			+60.1%

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