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St. Augustine vs. Reykjavik Cost of Living Summary

St. Augustine is 16.4% cheaper than Reykjavik.

Restaurants: pay 42.5% less in St. Augustine
Groceries: pay 29.8% less in St. Augustine
Transportation: pay 39.9% less in St. Augustine
Housing: pay 0.9% less in St. Augustine
Childcare: pay 91.0% more in St. Augustine
Entertainment and Sports: pay 51.6% less in St. Augustine
Clothing: pay 41.0% less in St. Augustine

Expenses including entertainment and sports, restaurants, clothing, transportation, groceries, and housing are lower in St. Augustine. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in St. Augustine.

St. Augustine vs. Reykjavik Cost Breakdown

If you lived in St. Augustine instead of Reykjavik, you would:

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pay 42.5% less for restaurants

	Reykjavik	St. Augustine
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$27.48 ISK3,452	$20.00	-27.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$22.76 ISK2,859	$9.50	-58.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.34 ISK419	$2.27	-31.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.70 ISK339	$1.28	-52.6%
Average			-42.5%

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pay 29.8% less for groceries

	Reykjavik	St. Augustine
Bread 1 loaf	$4.63 ISK582	$1.92	-58.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.44 ISK1,186	$5.94	-37.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.63 ISK959	$3.55	-53.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.50 ISK817	$3.87	-40.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$11.29 ISK1,419	$4.35	-61.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.59 ISK200	$2.56	+61.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.17 ISK147	$0.65	-44.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.49 ISK187	$1.50	+0.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.54 ISK319	$1.50	-40.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.70 ISK213	$0.75	-55.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.13 ISK142	$1.16	+2.8%
Average			-29.8%

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pay 39.9% less for transportation

	Reykjavik	St. Augustine
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$9.66 ISK1,214	$3.12	-67.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$88.58 ISK11,129	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$50,771.00 ISK6,378,360	$44,000.00	-13.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$28.07 ISK3,526	$17.18	-38.8%
Average			-39.9%

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pay 0.9% less for housing

	Reykjavik	St. Augustine
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$81.97 ISK10,298	$70.62	-13.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,259.48 ISK283,859	$1,800.00	-20.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,034.90 ISK255,645	$1,650.00	-18.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$60.87 ISK7,648	$90.94	+49.4%
Average			-0.9%

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pay 91.0% more for childcare

	Reykjavik	St. Augustine
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$327.78 ISK41,179	$1,166.67	+255.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$30,711.08 ISK3,858,233	$8,000.00	-74.0%
Average			+91.0%

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pay 51.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Reykjavik	St. Augustine
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$13.12 ISK1,649	$4.50	-65.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$6.17 ISK776	$3.08	-50.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.94 ISK1,751	$6.50	-53.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$87.35 ISK10,974	$40.00	-54.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$17.18 ISK2,159	$11.25	-34.6%
Average			-51.6%

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pay 41.0% less for clothing

	Reykjavik	St. Augustine
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$145.10 ISK18,228	$59.83	-58.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$63.97 ISK8,036	$69.75	+9.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$193.43 ISK24,301	$80.00	-58.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$248.79 ISK31,256	$110.00	-55.8%
Average			-41.0%

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