Cost of living comparison

Antigua and Barbuda

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Iceland

Reykjavik vs. Saint John's Cost of Living Summary

Reykjavik is 84.1% more expensive than Saint John's.

Restaurants: pay 2.2 times more in Reykjavik
Groceries: pay 5.1% more in Reykjavik
Transportation: pay 27.2% more in Reykjavik
Housing: pay 90.4% more in Reykjavik
Childcare: pay 9.5 times more in Reykjavik
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.6 times more in Reykjavik
Clothing: pay 2.7 times more in Reykjavik

The cost of childcare, clothing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, housing, and transportation in Reykjavik are more expensive than in Saint John's. Notably, childcare, clothing, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Reykjavik.

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Reykjavik vs. Saint John's Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Reykjavik instead of Saint John's, you would:

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pay 2.2 times more for restaurants

	Saint John's	Reykjavik
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.65 EC$45.00	$31.06 ISK3,763	+86.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.25 EC$25.00	$26.97 ISK3,268	+191.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.95 EC$5.27	$3.31 ISK402	+70.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.20 EC$3.25	$3.11 ISK376	+158.3%
Average			+123.2%

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pay 5.1% more for groceries

	Saint John's	Reykjavik
Bread 1 loaf	$2.78 EC$7.50	$4.19 ISK508	+51.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.26 EC$11.50	$10.93 ISK1,324	+156.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.40 EC$22.71	$7.78 ISK942	-7.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.66 EC$18.00	$7.08 ISK858	+6.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.52 EC$9.53	$11.00 ISK1,333	+212.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.96 EC$8.00	$1.50 ISK182	-49.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.11 EC$3.00	$1.27 ISK154	+14.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.70 EC$10.00	$1.46 ISK177	-60.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.70 EC$10.00	$2.93 ISK355	-20.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.30 EC$3.50	$1.78 ISK215	+37.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.30 EC$3.50	$0.76 ISK92	-41.6%
Average			+5.1%

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pay 27.2% more for transportation

	Saint John's	Reykjavik
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.11 EC$16.50	$7.76 ISK941	+27.2%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$94.80 ISK11,488
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$50,588.43 ISK6M
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$29.26 ISK3,545
Average			+27.2%

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pay 90.4% more for housing

	Saint John's	Reykjavik
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$81.40 EC$220.00	$86.01 ISK10,422	+5.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,048.39 EC$2,833.33	$2,522.88 ISK306K	+140.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$678.37 EC$1,833.33	$2,032.25 ISK246K	+199.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$198.07 EC$535.29	$73.44 ISK8,899	-62.9%
Average			+90.4%

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pay 9.5 times more for childcare

	Saint John's	Reykjavik
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$185.01 EC$500.00	$1,185.23 ISK144K	+540.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,850.10 EC$5,000.00	$25,853.51 ISK3M	+1297.4%
Average			+846.2%

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pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports

	Saint John's	Reykjavik
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.41 EC$6.50	$13.89 ISK1,684	+477.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.70 EC$10.00	$6.74 ISK817	+82.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$13.89 ISK1,684
Monthly membership at local gym	$64.75 EC$175.00	$100.25 ISK12,148	+54.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.29 EC$17.00	$19.57 ISK2,372	+211.2%
Average			+161.1%

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pay 2.7 times more for clothing

	Saint John's	Reykjavik
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.00 EC$135.13	$149.01 ISK18,058	+198.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$65.79 ISK7,972
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$74.00 EC$200.00	$181.84 ISK22,035	+145.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$248.81 ISK30,151
Average			+170.6%

Saint John's vs. Reykjavik - Cost of clothing

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