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Tahiti vs. Reykjavik Cost of Living Summary

Tahiti vs. Reykjavik Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Tahiti instead of Reykjavik, you would:

pay 31.7% less for restaurants

 
Reykjavik
Tahiti
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $27.48
ISK3,420
$15.33
CFPF1,591
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$22.76
ISK2,833
$11.37
CFPF1,180
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $3.34
ISK415
$2.47
CFPF256

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pay 50.8% more for groceries

 
Reykjavik
Tahiti
Bread
1 loaf
$4.63
ISK577
??
Local cheese (8 oz) $9.44
ISK1,175
??
Milk (1 gallon) $7.63
ISK950
??

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pay 40.6% less for transportation

 
Reykjavik
Tahiti
Gasoline (1 gallon) $9.66
ISK1,202
$5.74
CFPF596
Monthly public transit pass $88.58
ISK11,027
??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $50,771.00
ISK6M
??

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pay 2.3% less for housing

 
Reykjavik
Tahiti
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$81.97
ISK10,203
$145.83
CFPF15,132
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $2,259.48
ISK281K
$1,370.22
CFPF142K
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $2,034.90
ISK253K
$1,174.47
CFPF122K

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Reykjavik
Tahiti
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $327.78
ISK40,802
??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $30,711.08
ISK4M
??

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pay 35.9% less for entertainment and sports

 
Reykjavik
Tahiti
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $13.12
ISK1,634
$5.87
CFPF609
Cappuccino in mid-range area $6.17
ISK768
$4.71
CFPF488
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$13.94
ISK1,735
??

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pay 2.6% less for clothing

 
Reykjavik
Tahiti
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$145.10
ISK18,062
$140.15
CFPF14,543
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$63.97
ISK7,963
$93.43
CFPF9,695
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$193.43
ISK24,078
$175.19
CFPF18,178

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