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Reykjavik vs. Sankt Poelten Cost of Living Summary

Reykjavik is 75.4% more expensive than Sankt Poelten.

Restaurants: pay 50.7% more in Reykjavik
Groceries: pay 31.4% more in Reykjavik
Transportation: pay 37.2% more in Reykjavik
Housing: pay 2.1 times more in Reykjavik
Childcare: pay 2.8 times more in Reykjavik
Entertainment and Sports: pay 66.0% more in Reykjavik
Clothing: pay 49.5% more in Reykjavik

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

Reykjavik vs. Sankt Poelten Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Reykjavik instead of Sankt Poelten, you would:

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pay 50.7% more for restaurants

	Sankt Poelten	Reykjavik
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.68 €10.05	$27.48 ISK3,420	+135.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.26 €10.56	$22.76 ISK2,833	+85.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$4.19 €3.60	$3.34 ISK415	-20.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.64 €2.27	$2.70 ISK336	+2.3%
Average			+50.7%

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pay 31.4% more for groceries

	Sankt Poelten	Reykjavik
Bread 1 loaf	$2.45 €2.11	$4.63 ISK577	+89.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$10.13 €8.72	$9.44 ISK1,175	-6.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.41 €5.52	$7.63 ISK950	+19.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.87 €4.19	$6.50 ISK809	+33.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.63 €5.70	$11.29 ISK1,406	+70.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.34 €1.16	$1.59 ISK198	+18.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.20 €1.03	$1.17 ISK146	-2.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.47 €1.27	$1.49 ISK185	+1.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.86 €1.60	$2.54 ISK316	+36.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.99 €0.85	$1.70 ISK211	+71.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.98 €0.84	$1.13 ISK141	+15.6%
Average			+31.4%

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pay 37.2% more for transportation

	Sankt Poelten	Reykjavik
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.69 €5.76	$9.66 ISK1,202	+44.4%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$88.58 ISK11,027
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,938.49 €26,632.07	$50,771.00 ISK6M	+64.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$27.21 €23.42	$28.07 ISK3,494	+3.1%
Average			+37.2%

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

	Sankt Poelten	Reykjavik
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$37.68 €32.44	$81.97 ISK10,203	+117.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$759.16 €653.49	$2,259.48 ISK281K	+197.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$642.36 €552.95	$2,034.90 ISK253K	+216.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$319.26 €274.82	$60.87 ISK7,577	-80.9%
Average			+112.8%

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pay 2.8 times more for childcare

	Sankt Poelten	Reykjavik
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$434.81 €374.29	$327.78 ISK40,801	-24.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,327.23 €5,446.52	$30,711.08 ISK4M	+385.4%
Average			+180.4%

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pay 66.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Sankt Poelten	Reykjavik
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.84 €5.03	$13.12 ISK1,634	+124.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.45 €3.83	$6.17 ISK768	+38.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.83 €6.74	$13.94 ISK1,735	+78.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$87.35 ISK10,873
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$14.02 €12.06	$17.18 ISK2,139	+22.6%
Average			+66.0%

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pay 49.5% more for clothing

	Sankt Poelten	Reykjavik
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$105.81 €91.09	$145.10 ISK18,061	+37.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.94 €38.69	$63.97 ISK7,963	+42.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.76 €91.04	$193.43 ISK24,078	+82.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$183.56 €158.01	$248.79 ISK30,969	+35.5%
Average			+49.5%

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