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Reykjavik vs. Walla Walla Cost of Living Summary

Reykjavik is 75.8% more expensive than Walla Walla.

Restaurants: pay 61.7% more in Reykjavik
Groceries: pay 46.2% more in Reykjavik
Transportation: pay 2.7 times more in Reykjavik
Housing: pay 28.3% more in Reykjavik
Childcare: pay 13.3% less in Reykjavik
Entertainment and Sports: pay 87.8% more in Reykjavik
Clothing: pay 2.5 times more in Reykjavik

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

Reykjavik vs. Walla Walla Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 61.7% more for restaurants

	Walla Walla	Reykjavik
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$20.00	$27.48 ISK3,517	+37.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.00	$22.76 ISK2,913	+127.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.42	$3.34 ISK427	+37.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.88	$2.70 ISK345	+43.8%
Average			+61.7%

Walla Walla vs. Reykjavik - Cost of restaurants

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pay 46.2% more for groceries

	Walla Walla	Reykjavik
Bread 1 loaf	$3.07	$4.63 ISK593	+51.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.19	$9.44 ISK1,208	+15.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.85	$7.63 ISK976	+98.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.07	$6.50 ISK832	+59.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$7.74	$11.29 ISK1,445	+45.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.01	$1.59 ISK204	-20.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80	$1.17 ISK150	+46.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.00	$1.49 ISK190	+48.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.45	$2.54 ISK325	+75.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.96	$1.70 ISK217	+76.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.01	$1.13 ISK145	+11.9%
Average			+46.2%

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pay 2.7 times more for transportation

	Walla Walla	Reykjavik
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.14	$9.66 ISK1,236	+133.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.00	$88.58 ISK11,337	+342.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,000.00	$50,771.00 ISK6,497,672	+69.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.94	$28.07 ISK3,592	+135.0%
Average			+170.1%

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pay 28.3% more for housing

	Walla Walla	Reykjavik
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$61.67	$81.97 ISK10,490	+32.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,350.00	$2,259.48 ISK289,169	+67.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,200.00	$2,034.90 ISK260,427	+69.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$140.20	$60.87 ISK7,791	-56.6%
Average			+28.3%

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pay 13.3% less for childcare

	Walla Walla	Reykjavik
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,345.00	$327.78 ISK41,949	-75.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$20,622.00	$30,711.08 ISK3,930,404	+48.9%
Average			-13.3%

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pay 87.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Walla Walla	Reykjavik
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.50	$13.12 ISK1,680	+191.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.92	$6.17 ISK790	+25.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$8.50	$13.94 ISK1,783	+63.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$43.33	$87.35 ISK11,179	+101.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.00	$17.18 ISK2,199	+56.2%
Average			+87.8%

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pay 2.5 times more for clothing

	Walla Walla	Reykjavik
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.00	$145.10 ISK18,569	+190.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.00	$63.97 ISK8,187	+82.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$85.00	$193.43 ISK24,755	+127.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$83.33	$248.79 ISK31,840	+198.6%
Average			+149.8%

Walla Walla vs. Reykjavik - Cost of clothing

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