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Hafnarfjorour vs. Washington Cost of Living Summary

Hafnarfjorour is 11.6% more expensive than Washington.

Restaurants: pay 12.2% more in Hafnarfjorour
Groceries: pay 7.8% more in Hafnarfjorour
Transportation: pay 72.5% more in Hafnarfjorour
Housing: pay 12.9% less in Hafnarfjorour
Childcare: pay 55.5% less in Hafnarfjorour
Entertainment and Sports: pay 7.2% more in Hafnarfjorour
Clothing: pay 49.7% more in Hafnarfjorour

The cost of transportation, clothing, restaurants, groceries, and entertainment and sports in Hafnarfjorour are more expensive than in Washington. Expenses including childcare and housing are lower in Hafnarfjorour.

Hafnarfjorour vs. Washington Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 12.2% more for restaurants

	Washington	Hafnarfjorour
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$25.00	$27.48 ISK3,470	+9.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.00	$16.56 ISK2,092	+38.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.20	$3.34 ISK421	+4.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.79	$2.70 ISK341	-3.3%
Average			+12.2%

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pay 7.8% more for groceries

	Washington	Hafnarfjorour
Bread 1 loaf	$4.43	$4.63 ISK585	+4.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.04	$9.44 ISK1,192	+17.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.19	$6.40 ISK808	+52.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.55	$6.50 ISK821	+43.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$7.74	$11.29 ISK1,426	+45.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.95	$1.59 ISK201	-46.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.92	$1.11 ISK140	+20.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.20	$1.49 ISK188	-32.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.00	$2.54 ISK320	-15.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.35	$1.70 ISK214	+26.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.64	$1.13 ISK143	-30.9%
Average			+7.8%

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pay 72.5% more for transportation

	Washington	Hafnarfjorour
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.53	$9.53 ISK1,204	+169.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$77.50	$85.30 ISK10,774	+10.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,699.74	$50,771.00 ISK6M	+42.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.73	$28.07 ISK3,545	+67.8%
Average			+72.5%

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pay 12.9% less for housing

	Washington	Hafnarfjorour
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$69.41	$81.97 ISK10,353	+18.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,568.48	$2,460.63 ISK311K	-4.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,088.16	$2,050.52 ISK259K	-1.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$146.54	$53.31 ISK6,734	-63.6%
Average			-12.9%

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pay 55.5% less for childcare

	Washington	Hafnarfjorour
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,650.00	$327.78 ISK41,399	-87.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$40,166.67	$30,711.08 ISK4M	-23.5%
Average			-55.5%

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pay 7.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Washington	Hafnarfjorour
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.00	$13.12 ISK1,657	+64.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$6.07	$6.17 ISK780	+1.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.00	$13.94 ISK1,760	+7.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$103.76	$65.62 ISK8,287	-36.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$16.75	$16.77 ISK2,118	+0.1%
Average			+7.2%

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pay 49.7% more for clothing

	Washington	Hafnarfjorour
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$76.00	$123.03 ISK15,539	+61.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.40	$63.97 ISK8,079	+32.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.31	$123.03 ISK15,539	+17.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$133.22	$248.79 ISK31,422	+86.7%
Average			+49.7%

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