Cost of living comparison

Iceland

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United States

Santa Rosa vs. Reykjavik Cost of Living Summary

Santa Rosa is 11.1% cheaper than Reykjavik.

Restaurants: pay 31.1% less in Santa Rosa
Groceries: pay 10.1% more in Santa Rosa
Transportation: pay 34.5% less in Santa Rosa
Housing: pay 6.3% more in Santa Rosa
Childcare: pay 29.2% more in Santa Rosa
Entertainment and Sports: pay 25.5% less in Santa Rosa
Clothing: pay 48.8% less in Santa Rosa

The cost of childcare, groceries, and housing in Santa Rosa are more expensive than in Reykjavik. Expenses including clothing, transportation, restaurants, and entertainment and sports are lower in Santa Rosa.

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Santa Rosa vs. Reykjavik Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Santa Rosa instead of Reykjavik, you would:

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pay 31.1% less for restaurants

	Reykjavik	Santa Rosa
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$31.06 ISK3,763	$25.00	-19.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$26.97 ISK3,268	$12.00	-55.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.31 ISK402	$3.43	+3.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$3.11 ISK376	$3.25	+4.6%
Average			-31.1%

Reykjavik vs. Santa Rosa - Cost of restaurants

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pay 10.1% more for groceries

	Reykjavik	Santa Rosa
Bread 1 loaf	$4.19 ISK508	$4.34	+3.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$10.93 ISK1,324	$11.30	+3.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.78 ISK942	$5.51	-29.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$7.08 ISK858	$5.58	-21.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$11.00 ISK1,333	$6.49	-41.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.50 ISK182	$2.58	+71.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.27 ISK154	$1.23	-3.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.46 ISK177	$3.17	+117.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.93 ISK355	$3.10	+5.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.78 ISK215	$1.75	-1.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.76 ISK92	$1.65	+117.9%
Average			+10.1%

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pay 34.5% less for transportation

	Reykjavik	Santa Rosa
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.76 ISK941	$5.77	-25.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$94.80 ISK11,488	$45.00	-52.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$50,588.43 ISK6M	$37,323.93	-26.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$29.26 ISK3,545	$19.20	-34.4%
Average			-34.5%

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pay 6.3% more for housing

	Reykjavik	Santa Rosa
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$86.01 ISK10,422	$72.11	-16.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,522.88 ISK306K	$2,425.71	-3.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,032.25 ISK246K	$1,936.67	-4.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$73.44 ISK8,899	$147.78	+101.2%
Average			+6.3%

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pay 29.2% more for childcare

	Reykjavik	Santa Rosa
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,185.23 ISK144K	$1,278.00	+7.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$25,853.51 ISK3M	$40,000.00	+54.7%
Average			+29.2%

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pay 25.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Reykjavik	Santa Rosa
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$13.89 ISK1,684	$8.00	-42.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$6.74 ISK817	$6.50	-3.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.89 ISK1,684	$12.00	-13.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$100.25 ISK12,148	$70.67	-29.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$19.57 ISK2,372	$14.50	-25.9%
Average			-25.5%

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pay 48.8% less for clothing

	Reykjavik	Santa Rosa
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$149.01 ISK18,058	$53.00	-64.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$65.79 ISK7,972	$40.75	-38.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$181.84 ISK22,035	$113.20	-37.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$248.81 ISK30,151	$125.00	-49.8%
Average			-48.8%

Reykjavik vs. Santa Rosa - Cost of clothing

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