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Hafnarfjorour vs. Singapore Cost of Living Summary

Hafnarfjorour is 37.2% more expensive than Singapore.

Restaurants: pay 2.4 times more in Hafnarfjorour
Groceries: pay 35.7% more in Hafnarfjorour
Transportation: pay 32.9% more in Hafnarfjorour
Housing: pay 12.1% more in Hafnarfjorour
Childcare: pay 34.2% less in Hafnarfjorour
Entertainment and Sports: pay 22.3% more in Hafnarfjorour
Clothing: pay 52.5% more in Hafnarfjorour

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

Hafnarfjorour vs. Singapore Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.4 times more for restaurants

	Singapore	Hafnarfjorour
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.28 SGD11.89	$27.48 ISK3,470	+196.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.73 SGD9.91	$16.56 ISK2,092	+114.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.58 SGD2.02	$3.34 ISK421	+111.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.16 SGD1.48	$2.70 ISK341	+133.1%
Average			+138.8%

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pay 35.7% more for groceries

	Singapore	Hafnarfjorour
Bread 1 loaf	$2.36 SGD3.03	$4.63 ISK585	+96.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.89 SGD11.39	$9.44 ISK1,192	+6.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.53 SGD14.78	$6.40 ISK808	-44.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.24 SGD4.15	$6.50 ISK821	+100.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.05 SGD6.48	$11.29 ISK1,426	+123.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.95 SGD2.50	$1.59 ISK201	-18.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.36 SGD1.75	$1.11 ISK140	-18.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.22 SGD2.85	$1.49 ISK188	-33.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.19 SGD1.52	$2.54 ISK320	+114.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.12 SGD1.44	$1.70 ISK214	+51.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.98 SGD1.25	$1.13 ISK143	+15.9%
Average			+35.7%

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pay 32.9% more for transportation

	Singapore	Hafnarfjorour
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.27 SGD10.60	$9.53 ISK1,204	+15.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$92.79 SGD118.92	$85.30 ISK10,774	-8.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$139K SGD178K	$50,771.00 ISK6M	-63.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.74 SGD12.49	$28.07 ISK3,545	+188.1%
Average			+32.9%

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pay 12.1% more for housing

	Singapore	Hafnarfjorour
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$35.10 SGD44.98	$81.97 ISK10,353	+133.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$3,116.78 SGD3,994.16	$2,460.63 ISK311K	-21.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,276.91 SGD2,917.85	$2,050.52 ISK259K	-9.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$116.26 SGD148.98	$53.31 ISK6,734	-54.1%
Average			+12.1%

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pay 34.2% less for childcare

	Singapore	Hafnarfjorour
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,253.76 SGD1,606.69	$327.78 ISK41,399	-73.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$29,085.74 SGD37,273.38	$30,711.08 ISK4M	+5.6%
Average			-34.2%

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pay 22.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Singapore	Hafnarfjorour
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.73 SGD9.91	$13.12 ISK1,657	+69.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.68 SGD5.99	$6.17 ISK780	+32.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$12.76 SGD16.35	$13.94 ISK1,760	+9.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$117.15 SGD150.13	$65.62 ISK8,287	-44.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.60 SGD14.86	$16.77 ISK2,118	+44.6%
Average			+22.3%

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pay 52.5% more for clothing

	Singapore	Hafnarfjorour
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$84.93 SGD108.84	$123.03 ISK15,539	+44.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.58 SGD54.56	$63.97 ISK8,079	+50.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.51 SGD133.94	$123.03 ISK15,539	+17.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$126.20 SGD161.73	$248.79 ISK31,422	+97.1%
Average			+52.5%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2026

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