Cost of living comparison

Spain

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Iceland

Reykjavik vs. Santiago de Compostela Cost of Living Summary

Reykjavik is 2.2 times more expensive than Santiago de Compostela.

Restaurants: pay 73.7% more in Reykjavik
Groceries: pay 2.1 times more in Reykjavik
Transportation: pay 85.0% more in Reykjavik
Housing: pay 2.4 times more in Reykjavik
Childcare: pay 2.3 times more in Reykjavik
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.6 times more in Reykjavik
Clothing: pay 2.2 times more in Reykjavik

The cost of entertainment and sports, housing, childcare, clothing, groceries, and transportation in Reykjavik are more expensive than in Santiago de Compostela. Notably, entertainment and sports, housing, and childcare are significantly more expensive in Reykjavik.

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Reykjavik vs. Santiago de Compostela Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Reykjavik instead of Santiago de Compostela, you would:

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pay 73.7% more for restaurants

	Santiago de Compostela	Reykjavik
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.02 €12.08	$27.48 ISK3,307	+96.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.93 €8.56	$22.76 ISK2,739	+129.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.53 €2.18	$3.34 ISK401	+31.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.96 €1.69	$2.70 ISK325	+37.5%
Average			+73.7%

Santiago de Compostela vs. Reykjavik - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.1 times more for groceries

	Santiago de Compostela	Reykjavik
Bread 1 loaf	$1.20 €1.03	$4.63 ISK558	+287.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.67 €4.03	$9.44 ISK1,136	+102.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.33 €3.73	$7.63 ISK918	+76.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.36 €2.89	$6.50 ISK783	+93.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.18 €2.74	$11.29 ISK1,359	+255.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.85 €0.73	$1.59 ISK191	+87.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.05 €0.91	$1.17 ISK141	+11.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.69 €0.59	$1.49 ISK179	+116.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.32 €1.14	$2.54 ISK305	+91.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.95 €0.82	$1.70 ISK204	+77.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.69 €0.59	$1.13 ISK136	+64.1%
Average			+114.8%

Santiago de Compostela vs. Reykjavik - Cost of groceries

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pay 85.0% more for transportation

	Santiago de Compostela	Reykjavik
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.07 €6.09	$9.66 ISK1,163	+36.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$35.04 €30.20	$88.58 ISK10,661	+152.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,199.74 €25,167.84	$50,771.00 ISK6M	+73.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$15.88 €13.69	$28.07 ISK3,378	+76.7%
Average			+85.0%

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pay 2.4 times more for housing

	Santiago de Compostela	Reykjavik
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$34.85 €30.04	$81.97 ISK9,865	+135.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$749.46 €645.97	$2,259.48 ISK272K	+201.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$520.92 €448.99	$2,034.90 ISK245K	+290.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$119.00 €102.57	$60.87 ISK7,326	-48.8%
Average			+144.6%

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pay 2.3 times more for childcare

	Santiago de Compostela	Reykjavik
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$350.40 €302.01	$327.78 ISK39,448	-6.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,234.33 €7,097.33	$30,711.08 ISK4M	+273.0%
Average			+133.2%

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pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports

	Santiago de Compostela	Reykjavik
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.15 €2.72	$13.12 ISK1,579	+316.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.89 €1.63	$6.17 ISK743	+226.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.13 €5.29	$13.94 ISK1,677	+127.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$49.64 €42.79	$87.35 ISK10,513	+76.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.22 €8.81	$17.18 ISK2,068	+68.1%
Average			+162.9%

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pay 2.2 times more for clothing

	Santiago de Compostela	Reykjavik
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$77.09 €66.44	$145.10 ISK17,462	+88.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$32.12 €27.68	$63.97 ISK7,699	+99.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$87.60 €75.50	$193.43 ISK23,279	+120.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$97.33 €83.89	$248.79 ISK29,942	+155.6%
Average			+116.0%

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