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Reykjavik vs. Rijeka Cost of Living Summary

Reykjavik is 91.5% more expensive than Rijeka.

Restaurants: pay 58.4% more in Reykjavik
Groceries: pay 2.1 times more in Reykjavik
Transportation: pay 48.0% more in Reykjavik
Housing: pay 2.5 times more in Reykjavik
Childcare: pay 37.1% more in Reykjavik
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.5 times more in Reykjavik
Clothing: pay 91.4% more in Reykjavik

The cost of entertainment and sports, housing, groceries, clothing, restaurants, and transportation in Reykjavik are more expensive than in Rijeka. Notably, entertainment and sports, housing, and groceries are significantly more expensive in Reykjavik.

Reykjavik vs. Rijeka Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 58.4% more for restaurants

	Rijeka	Reykjavik
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.02 HRK92.50	$27.48 ISK3,470	+96.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.51 HRK69.38	$22.76 ISK2,875	+116.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.28 HRK21.65	$3.34 ISK421	+1.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.26 HRK14.93	$2.70 ISK341	+19.2%
Average			+58.4%

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pay 2.1 times more for groceries

	Rijeka	Reykjavik
Bread 1 loaf	$1.57 HRK10.37	$4.63 ISK585	+195.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.18 HRK53.96	$9.44 ISK1,192	+15.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.52 HRK29.80	$7.63 ISK964	+68.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.76 HRK24.81	$6.50 ISK821	+73.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.48 HRK29.58	$11.29 ISK1,426	+151.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.75 HRK4.94	$1.59 ISK201	+112.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 HRK5.10	$1.17 ISK148	+51.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.75 HRK4.98	$1.49 ISK188	+97.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.19 HRK7.87	$2.54 ISK320	+112.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.53 HRK3.49	$1.70 ISK214	+220.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.59 HRK3.89	$1.13 ISK143	+91.6%
Average			+108.2%

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pay 48.0% more for transportation

	Rijeka	Reykjavik
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.62 HRK43.71	$9.66 ISK1,220	+45.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$56.06 HRK370.00	$88.58 ISK11,188	+58.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,460.23 HRK254K	$50,771.00 ISK6M	+32.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.99 HRK118.71	$28.07 ISK3,545	+56.0%
Average			+48.0%

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pay 2.5 times more for housing

	Rijeka	Reykjavik
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$33.58 HRK221.62	$81.97 ISK10,353	+144.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$692.45 HRK4,569.96	$2,259.48 ISK285K	+226.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$537.28 HRK3,545.85	$2,034.90 ISK257K	+278.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$144.50 HRK953.65	$60.87 ISK7,688	-57.9%
Average			+147.8%

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pay 37.1% more for childcare

	Rijeka	Reykjavik
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$330.93 HRK2,184.04	$327.78 ISK41,399	-1.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$17,519.84 HRK116K	$30,711.08 ISK4M	+75.3%
Average			+37.1%

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pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports

	Rijeka	Reykjavik
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.32 HRK28.52	$13.12 ISK1,657	+203.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.28 HRK15.03	$6.17 ISK780	+171.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.84 HRK38.54	$13.94 ISK1,760	+138.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$52.56 HRK346.88	$87.35 ISK11,033	+66.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.42 HRK42.40	$17.18 ISK2,170	+167.5%
Average			+149.4%

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pay 91.4% more for clothing

	Rijeka	Reykjavik
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$93.44 HRK616.67	$145.10 ISK18,326	+55.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.04 HRK231.25	$63.97 ISK8,079	+82.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$101.23 HRK668.06	$193.43 ISK24,430	+91.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.12 HRK693.75	$248.79 ISK31,422	+136.7%
Average			+91.4%

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