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Reykjavik vs. Spring Hill Cost of Living Summary

Reykjavik is 94.6% more expensive than Spring Hill.

Restaurants
pay 2.1 times more in Reykjavik
Groceries
pay 46.0% more in Reykjavik
Transportation
pay 2.1 times more in Reykjavik
Housing
pay 22.2% more in Reykjavik
Childcare
pay 2.5 times more in Reykjavik
Entertainment and Sports
pay 2.3 times more in Reykjavik
Clothing
pay 94.3% more in Reykjavik

The cost of childcare, entertainment and sports, restaurants, transportation, clothing, and groceries in Reykjavik are more expensive than in Spring Hill. Notably, childcare, entertainment and sports, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Reykjavik.

Reykjavik vs. Spring Hill Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Reykjavik instead of Spring Hill, you would:

pay 2.1 times more for restaurants

 
Spring Hill
Reykjavik
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $11.25
 
$27.48
ISK3,452
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$9.29
 
$22.76
ISK2,859
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.27
 
$3.34
ISK419

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pay 46.0% more for groceries

 
Spring Hill
Reykjavik
Bread
1 loaf
$3.51
 
$4.63
ISK582
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.94
 
$9.44
ISK1,186
Milk (1 gallon) $3.55
 
$7.63
ISK959

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pay 2.1 times more for transportation

 
Spring Hill
Reykjavik
Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.19
 
$9.66
ISK1,214
Monthly public transit pass ?? $88.58
ISK11,129
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $30,530.00
 
$50,771.00
ISK6,378,360

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pay 22.2% more for housing

 
Spring Hill
Reykjavik
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$69.50
 
$81.97
ISK10,298
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,400.00
 
$2,259.48
ISK283,859
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,350.00
 
$2,034.90
ISK255,645

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pay 2.5 times more for childcare

 
Spring Hill
Reykjavik
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $427.78
 
$327.78
ISK41,179
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $7,200.00
 
$30,711.08
ISK3,858,233

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pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports

 
Spring Hill
Reykjavik
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $4.00
 
$13.12
ISK1,649
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.08
 
$6.17
ISK776
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$6.39
 
$13.94
ISK1,751

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pay 94.3% more for clothing

 
Spring Hill
Reykjavik
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$59.83
 
$145.10
ISK18,228
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$69.75
 
$63.97
ISK8,036
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$82.00
 
$193.43
ISK24,301

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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: December 2025
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