Cost of living comparison

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Reykjavik vs. Tahiti Cost of Living Summary

Reykjavik is 32.2% more expensive than Tahiti.

Restaurants
pay 55.4% more in Reykjavik
Groceries
pay 33.5% less in Reykjavik
Transportation
pay 68.2% more in Reykjavik
Housing
pay 25.1% more in Reykjavik
Entertainment and Sports
pay 63.0% more in Reykjavik
Clothing
pay 15.0% more in Reykjavik

The cost of transportation, entertainment and sports, restaurants, housing, and clothing in Reykjavik are more expensive than in Tahiti.

Reykjavik vs. Tahiti Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Reykjavik instead of Tahiti, you would:

pay 55.4% more for restaurants

 
Tahiti
Reykjavik
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $15.33
CFPF1,591
$27.48
ISK3,420
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$11.37
CFPF1,180
$22.76
ISK2,833
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.47
CFPF256
$3.34
ISK415

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pay 33.5% less for groceries

 
Tahiti
Reykjavik
Bread
1 loaf
?? $4.63
ISK577
Local cheese (8 oz) ?? $9.44
ISK1,175
Milk (1 gallon) ?? $7.63
ISK950

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pay 68.2% more for transportation

 
Tahiti
Reykjavik
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.74
CFPF596
$9.66
ISK1,202
Monthly public transit pass ?? $88.58
ISK11,027
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? $50,771.00
ISK6M

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pay 25.1% more for housing

 
Tahiti
Reykjavik
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$145.83
CFPF15,132
$81.97
ISK10,203
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,370.22
CFPF142K
$2,259.48
ISK281K
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,174.47
CFPF122K
$2,034.90
ISK253K

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Tahiti
Reykjavik
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? $327.78
ISK40,802
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? $30,711.08
ISK4M

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pay 63.0% more for entertainment and sports

 
Tahiti
Reykjavik
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $5.87
CFPF609
$13.12
ISK1,634
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.71
CFPF488
$6.17
ISK768
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
?? $13.94
ISK1,735

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pay 15.0% more for clothing

 
Tahiti
Reykjavik
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$140.15
CFPF14,543
$145.10
ISK18,062
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$93.43
CFPF9,695
$63.97
ISK7,963
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$175.19
CFPF18,178
$193.43
ISK24,078

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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: April 2026
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