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Santa Cruz De Tenerife vs. Reykjavik Cost of Living Summary

Santa Cruz De Tenerife is 43.8% cheaper than Reykjavik.

Restaurants: pay 49.8% less in Santa Cruz De Tenerife
Groceries: pay 39.3% less in Santa Cruz De Tenerife
Transportation: pay 39.8% less in Santa Cruz De Tenerife
Housing: pay 34.8% less in Santa Cruz De Tenerife
Childcare: pay 32.8% less in Santa Cruz De Tenerife
Entertainment and Sports: pay 58.6% less in Santa Cruz De Tenerife
Clothing: pay 51.8% less in Santa Cruz De Tenerife

Expenses including entertainment and sports, clothing, restaurants, transportation, groceries, and housing are lower in Santa Cruz De Tenerife.

Santa Cruz De Tenerife vs. Reykjavik Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Santa Cruz De Tenerife instead of Reykjavik, you would:

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pay 49.8% less for restaurants

	Reykjavik	Santa Cruz De Tenerife
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$27.48 ISK3,473	$17.52 €14.93	-36.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$22.76 ISK2,877	$10.51 €8.96	-53.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.34 ISK422	$1.75 €1.49	-47.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.70 ISK341	$1.03 €0.88	-61.7%
Average			-49.8%

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pay 39.3% less for groceries

	Reykjavik	Santa Cruz De Tenerife
Bread 1 loaf	$4.63 ISK586	$1.75 €1.49	-62.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.44 ISK1,193	$8.99 €7.66	-4.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.63 ISK964	$4.76 €4.06	-37.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.50 ISK822	$3.98 €3.39	-38.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$11.29 ISK1,427	$4.41 €3.76	-60.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.59 ISK201	$1.19 €1.02	-25.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.17 ISK148	$1.03 €0.88	-12.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.49 ISK188	$0.74 €0.63	-50.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.54 ISK321	$1.19 €1.01	-53.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.70 ISK214	$0.72 €0.62	-57.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.13 ISK143	$0.79 €0.67	-30.3%
Average			-39.3%

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pay 39.8% less for transportation

	Reykjavik	Santa Cruz De Tenerife
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$9.66 ISK1,221	$6.30 €5.37	-34.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$88.58 ISK11,197	$35.04 €29.85	-60.4%
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	$16.64 €14.18	-40.7%
Average			-39.8%

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pay 34.8% less for housing

	Reykjavik	Santa Cruz De Tenerife
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$81.97 ISK10,361	$29.20 €24.88	-64.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,259.48 ISK285,599	$1,167.99 €995.13	-48.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,034.90 ISK257,212	$973.32 €829.28	-52.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$60.87 ISK7,694	$76.66 €65.32	+25.9%
Average			-34.8%

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pay 32.8% less for childcare

	Reykjavik	Santa Cruz De Tenerife
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$327.78 ISK41,431	$350.40 €298.54	+6.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$30,711.08 ISK3,881,881	$8,448.46 €7,198.14	-72.5%
Average			-32.8%

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pay 58.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Reykjavik	Santa Cruz De Tenerife
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$13.12 ISK1,659	$2.92 €2.49	-77.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$6.17 ISK780	$1.91 €1.63	-69.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.94 ISK1,761	$5.26 €4.48	-62.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$87.35 ISK11,041	$50.81 €43.29	-41.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$17.18 ISK2,172	$9.93 €8.46	-42.2%
Average			-58.6%

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pay 51.8% less for clothing

	Reykjavik	Santa Cruz De Tenerife
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$145.10 ISK18,340	$91.10 €77.62	-37.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$63.97 ISK8,086	$36.50 €31.10	-42.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$193.43 ISK24,449	$86.63 €73.81	-55.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$248.79 ISK31,447	$70.08 €59.71	-71.8%
Average			-51.8%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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