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San Juan Del Sur vs. Reykjavik Cost of Living Summary

San Juan Del Sur is 60.3% cheaper than Reykjavik.

Restaurants: pay 77.9% less in San Juan Del Sur
Groceries: pay 45.1% less in San Juan Del Sur
Transportation: pay 61.3% less in San Juan Del Sur
Housing: pay 65.5% less in San Juan Del Sur
Childcare: pay 71.3% less in San Juan Del Sur
Entertainment and Sports: pay 70.4% less in San Juan Del Sur
Clothing: pay 30.3% less in San Juan Del Sur

Expenses including restaurants, childcare, entertainment and sports, housing, transportation, and groceries are lower in San Juan Del Sur.

San Juan Del Sur vs. Reykjavik Cost Breakdown

If you lived in San Juan Del Sur instead of Reykjavik, you would:

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pay 77.9% less for restaurants

	Reykjavik	San Juan Del Sur
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$27.48 ISK3,473	$4.21 NIO154.61	-84.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$22.76 ISK2,877	$5.61 NIO206.14	-75.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.34 ISK422	$0.82 NIO30.09	-75.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.70 ISK341	$0.65 NIO23.88	-75.9%
Average			-77.9%

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pay 45.1% less for groceries

	Reykjavik	San Juan Del Sur
Bread 1 loaf	$4.63 ISK586	$1.50 NIO55.08	-67.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.44 ISK1,193	$3.93 NIO144.38	-58.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.63 ISK964	$4.68 NIO172.10	-38.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.50 ISK822	$1.92 NIO70.59	-70.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$11.29 ISK1,427	$2.87 NIO105.48	-74.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.59 ISK201	$1.77 NIO65.04	+11.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.17 ISK148	$0.39 NIO14.46	-66.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.49 ISK188	$0.82 NIO30.00	-45.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.54 ISK321	$1.01 NIO37.22	-60.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.70 ISK214	$1.45 NIO53.35	-14.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.13 ISK143	$1.00 NIO36.77	-11.5%
Average			-45.1%

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pay 61.3% less for transportation

	Reykjavik	San Juan Del Sur
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$9.66 ISK1,221	$4.80 NIO176.45	-50.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$88.58 ISK11,197	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$50,771.00 ISK6,417,454	$22,973.64 NIO844,188.92	-54.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$28.07 ISK3,548	$5.94 NIO218.40	-78.8%
Average			-61.3%

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pay 65.5% less for housing

	Reykjavik	San Juan Del Sur
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$81.97 ISK10,361	$36.00 NIO1,322.86	-56.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,259.48 ISK285,599	$466.67 NIO17,148.13	-79.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,034.90 ISK257,212	$408.33 NIO15,004.61	-79.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$60.87 ISK7,694	$32.50 NIO1,194.24	-46.6%
Average			-65.5%

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pay 71.3% less for childcare

	Reykjavik	San Juan Del Sur
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$327.78 ISK41,431	$124.17 NIO4,562.63	-62.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$30,711.08 ISK3,881,881	$6,000.00 NIO220,475.92	-80.5%
Average			-71.3%

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pay 70.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Reykjavik	San Juan Del Sur
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$13.12 ISK1,659	$1.36 NIO49.97	-89.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$6.17 ISK780	$2.31 NIO84.76	-62.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.94 ISK1,761	$2.66 NIO97.72	-80.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$87.35 ISK11,041	$30.29 NIO1,113.17	-65.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$17.18 ISK2,172	$8.00 NIO293.97	-53.4%
Average			-70.4%

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pay 30.3% less for clothing

	Reykjavik	San Juan Del Sur
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$145.10 ISK18,340	$77.43 NIO2,845.41	-46.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$63.97 ISK8,086	$72.50 NIO2,664.08	+13.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$193.43 ISK24,449	$132.64 NIO4,874.14	-31.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$248.79 ISK31,447	$108.16 NIO3,974.42	-56.5%
Average			-30.3%

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