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Hafnarfjorour vs. Rome Cost of Living Summary

Hafnarfjorour is 66.5% more expensive than Rome.

Restaurants: pay 58.3% more in Hafnarfjorour
Groceries: pay 46.5% more in Hafnarfjorour
Transportation: pay 62.1% more in Hafnarfjorour
Housing: pay 69.6% more in Hafnarfjorour
Childcare: pay 69.1% more in Hafnarfjorour
Entertainment and Sports: pay 92.3% more in Hafnarfjorour
Clothing: pay 67.9% more in Hafnarfjorour

The cost of entertainment and sports, housing, childcare, clothing, transportation, and restaurants in Hafnarfjorour are more expensive than in Rome. Notably, entertainment and sports is significantly more expensive in Hafnarfjorour.

Hafnarfjorour vs. Rome Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Hafnarfjorour instead of Rome, you would:

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pay 58.3% more for restaurants

	Rome	Hafnarfjorour
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.52 €14.93	$27.48 ISK3,473	+56.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.68 €9.95	$16.56 ISK2,093	+41.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.50 €2.13	$3.34 ISK422	+33.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.34 €1.14	$2.70 ISK341	+101.5%
Average			+58.3%

Rome vs. Hafnarfjorour - Cost of restaurants

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pay 46.5% more for groceries

	Rome	Hafnarfjorour
Bread 1 loaf	$2.21 €1.89	$4.63 ISK586	+109.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.54 €8.13	$9.44 ISK1,193	-1.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.12 €6.06	$6.40 ISK808	-10.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.62 €3.94	$6.50 ISK822	+40.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.53 €4.71	$11.29 ISK1,427	+104.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.21 €1.03	$1.59 ISK201	+31.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.04 €0.89	$1.11 ISK140	+6.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.08 €0.92	$1.49 ISK188	+38.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.44 €1.22	$2.54 ISK321	+76.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 €0.72	$1.70 ISK214	+99.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.98 €0.83	$1.13 ISK143	+15.5%
Average			+46.5%

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pay 62.1% more for transportation

	Rome	Hafnarfjorour
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.66 €6.53	$9.53 ISK1,205	+24.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$40.88 €34.83	$85.30 ISK10,782	+108.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,199.74 €24,878.35	$50,771.00 ISK6,417,454	+73.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.86 €16.92	$28.07 ISK3,548	+41.4%
Average			+62.1%

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pay 69.6% more for housing

	Rome	Hafnarfjorour
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$32.12 €27.36	$81.97 ISK10,361	+155.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,436.63 €1,224.02	$2,460.63 ISK311,024	+71.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$927.65 €790.37	$2,050.52 ISK259,186	+121.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$171.74 €146.33	$53.31 ISK6,739	-69.0%
Average			+69.6%

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pay 69.1% more for childcare

	Rome	Hafnarfjorour
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$568.18 €484.09	$327.78 ISK41,431	-42.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,951.36 €9,330.63	$30,711.08 ISK3,881,881	+180.4%
Average			+69.1%

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pay 92.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Rome	Hafnarfjorour
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.84 €4.98	$13.12 ISK1,659	+124.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.01 €1.72	$6.17 ISK780	+206.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.18 €6.12	$13.94 ISK1,761	+94.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$70.65 €60.19	$65.62 ISK8,294	-7.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.68 €9.95	$16.77 ISK2,120	+43.6%
Average			+92.3%

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pay 67.9% more for clothing

	Rome	Hafnarfjorour
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$81.76 €69.66	$123.03 ISK15,551	+50.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.76 €32.18	$63.97 ISK8,086	+69.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.68 €75.56	$123.03 ISK15,551	+38.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$116.80 €99.51	$248.79 ISK31,447	+113.0%
Average			+67.9%

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