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Reykjavik vs. Sioux Falls Cost of Living Summary

Reykjavik is 88.4% more expensive than Sioux Falls.

Restaurants: pay 79.5% more in Reykjavik
Groceries: pay 31.7% more in Reykjavik
Transportation: pay 2.3 times more in Reykjavik
Housing: pay 40.5% more in Reykjavik
Childcare: pay 2.2 times more in Reykjavik
Entertainment and Sports: pay 74.6% more in Reykjavik
Clothing: pay 2.4 times more in Reykjavik

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

Reykjavik vs. Sioux Falls Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Reykjavik instead of Sioux Falls, you would:

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pay 79.5% more for restaurants

	Sioux Falls	Reykjavik
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.00	$27.48 ISK3,517	+129.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.14	$22.76 ISK2,913	+124.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.71	$3.34 ISK427	+23.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.91	$2.70 ISK345	+41.1%
Average			+79.5%

Sioux Falls vs. Reykjavik - Cost of restaurants

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pay 31.7% more for groceries

	Sioux Falls	Reykjavik
Bread 1 loaf	$3.60	$4.63 ISK593	+28.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.33	$9.44 ISK1,208	+49.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.59	$7.63 ISK976	+112.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.28	$6.50 ISK832	+52.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.18	$11.29 ISK1,445	+117.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.10	$1.59 ISK204	-24.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87	$1.17 ISK150	+34.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.87	$1.49 ISK190	-20.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.04	$2.54 ISK325	-16.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.13	$1.70 ISK217	+50.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.73	$1.13 ISK145	-34.7%
Average			+31.7%

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pay 2.3 times more for transportation

	Sioux Falls	Reykjavik
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.97	$9.66 ISK1,236	+224.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.00	$88.58 ISK11,337	+195.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,637.10	$50,771.00 ISK6,497,672	+42.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.22	$28.07 ISK3,592	+63.0%
Average			+131.4%

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pay 40.5% more for housing

	Sioux Falls	Reykjavik
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$66.20	$81.97 ISK10,490	+23.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,265.00	$2,259.48 ISK289,169	+78.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$921.67	$2,034.90 ISK260,427	+120.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$157.05	$60.87 ISK7,791	-61.2%
Average			+40.5%

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pay 2.2 times more for childcare

	Sioux Falls	Reykjavik
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$725.00	$327.78 ISK41,949	-54.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,800.00	$30,711.08 ISK3,930,404	+293.7%
Average			+119.4%

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pay 74.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Sioux Falls	Reykjavik
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.50	$13.12 ISK1,680	+138.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.75	$6.17 ISK790	+30.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$9.25	$13.94 ISK1,783	+50.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$43.88	$87.35 ISK11,179	+99.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.12	$17.18 ISK2,199	+54.5%
Average			+74.6%

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pay 2.4 times more for clothing

	Sioux Falls	Reykjavik
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$37.00	$145.10 ISK18,569	+292.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.33	$63.97 ISK8,187	+125.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$114.83	$193.43 ISK24,755	+68.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$137.25	$248.79 ISK31,840	+81.3%
Average			+141.9%

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