Cost of living comparison
San Jose is 22.5% cheaper than Reykjavik.
If you lived in San Jose instead of Reykjavik, you would:
pay 32.9% less for restaurants
Reykjavik
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.40
kr2,586
|
$10.09
₡5,116
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.62
kr2,196
|
$9.20
₡4,665
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.53
kr356
|
$1.83
₡926
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.03
kr285
|
$1.68
₡849
|
|
pay 19.8% less for groceries
Reykjavik
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.40
kr478
|
$2.05
₡1,039
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.20
kr1,011
|
$3.67
₡1,861
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.90
kr828
|
$7.11
₡3,605
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.64
kr793
|
$3.18
₡1,612
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.08
kr1,136
|
$3.84
₡1,945
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.57
kr220
|
$2.21
₡1,122
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
kr131
|
$0.53
₡269
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.23
kr173
|
$0.88
₡445
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.22
kr311
|
$1.08
₡548
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
kr175
|
$0.98
₡497
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.69
kr97
|
$1.03
₡521
|
|
pay 35.9% less for transportation
Reykjavik
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.90
kr1,250
|
$6.17
₡3,126
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$65.56
kr9,212
|
$35.74
₡18,118
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$37,150.35
kr5,220,368
|
$32,532.30
₡16,493,994
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.44
kr4,137
|
$13.32
₡6,752
|
|
pay 46.0% less for housing
Reykjavik
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.04
kr8,999
|
$50.83
₡25,772
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,613.16
kr226,681
|
$686.22
₡347,915
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,379.70
kr193,876
|
$420.20
₡213,043
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.31
kr9,740
|
$44.00
₡22,310
|
|
pay 35.5% more for childcare
Reykjavik
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$282.44
kr39,688
|
$358.07
₡181,545
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,058.18
kr851,295
|
$8,730.45
₡4,426,372
|
|
pay 44.2% less for entertainment and sports
Reykjavik
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.47
kr1,331
|
$2.79
₡1,414
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.53
kr636
|
$3.05
₡1,546
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.66
kr1,638
|
$4.37
₡2,215
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$67.30
kr9,458
|
$60.66
₡30,753
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.66
kr1,919
|
$7.44
₡3,770
|
|
pay 14.4% less for clothing
Reykjavik
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$108.17
kr15,199
|
$85.11
₡43,153
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.41
kr6,101
|
$48.81
₡24,745
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$137.74
kr19,355
|
$122.12
₡61,916
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$182.49
kr25,644
|
$113.99
₡57,795
|
|
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