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Reykjavik vs. Saint John's Cost of Living Summary

Reykjavik is 4.2 times more expensive than Saint John's.

Restaurants: pay 2.1 times more in Reykjavik
Groceries: pay 27.5% more in Reykjavik
Transportation: pay 40.8% more in Reykjavik
Housing: pay 70.7% more in Reykjavik
Childcare: pay 16.6 times more in Reykjavik
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.2 times more in Reykjavik
Clothing: pay 2.8 times more in Reykjavik

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

Reykjavik vs. Saint John's Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.1 times more for restaurants

	Saint John's	Reykjavik
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$13.88 EC$37.50	$27.48 ISK3,452	+98.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.10 EC$30.00	$22.76 ISK2,859	+105.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.07 EC$5.60	$3.34 ISK419	+61.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.96 EC$2.58	$2.70 ISK339	+182.2%
Average			+111.5%

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pay 27.5% more for groceries

	Saint John's	Reykjavik
Bread 1 loaf	$2.78 EC$7.50	$4.63 ISK582	+67.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.07 EC$11.00	$9.44 ISK1,186	+131.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.40 EC$22.71	$7.63 ISK959	-9.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.37 EC$14.50	$6.50 ISK817	+21.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.69 EC$9.98	$11.29 ISK1,419	+205.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.96 EC$8.00	$1.59 ISK200	-46.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.11 EC$3.00	$1.17 ISK147	+5.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.70 EC$10.00	$1.49 ISK187	-59.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.70 EC$10.00	$2.54 ISK319	-31.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.30 EC$3.50	$1.70 ISK213	+31.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.30 EC$3.50	$1.13 ISK142	-12.7%
Average			+27.5%

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pay 40.8% more for transportation

	Saint John's	Reykjavik
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.29 EC$17.00	$9.66 ISK1,214	+53.6%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$88.58 ISK11,129
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,681.34 EC$64,000.00	$50,771.00 ISK6,378,360	+114.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$51.53 EC$139.27	$28.07 ISK3,526	-45.5%
Average			+40.8%

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pay 70.7% more for housing

	Saint John's	Reykjavik
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$77.58 EC$209.67	$81.97 ISK10,298	+5.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,048.39 EC$2,833.33	$2,259.48 ISK283,859	+115.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$678.37 EC$1,833.33	$2,034.90 ISK255,645	+200.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$99.04 EC$267.65	$60.87 ISK7,648	-38.5%
Average			+70.7%

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pay 16.6 times more for childcare

	Saint John's	Reykjavik
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$327.78 ISK41,179
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,850.10 EC$5,000.00	$30,711.08 ISK3,858,233	+1560.0%
Average			+1560.0%

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pay 3.2 times more for entertainment and sports

	Saint John's	Reykjavik
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.85 EC$5.00	$13.12 ISK1,649	+609.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.95 EC$10.67	$6.17 ISK776	+56.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$13.94 ISK1,751
Monthly membership at local gym	$61.67 EC$166.67	$87.35 ISK10,974	+41.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.20 EC$16.75	$17.18 ISK2,159	+177.2%
Average			+221.1%

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pay 2.8 times more for clothing

	Saint John's	Reykjavik
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.00 EC$135.13	$145.10 ISK18,228	+190.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$63.97 ISK8,036
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$74.00 EC$200.00	$193.43 ISK24,301	+161.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$248.79 ISK31,256
Average			+175.8%

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