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Reykjavik vs. West Chester Cost of Living Summary

Reykjavik is 43.8% more expensive than West Chester.

Restaurants: pay 56.4% more in Reykjavik
Groceries: pay 23.2% more in Reykjavik
Transportation: pay 70.0% more in Reykjavik
Housing: pay 3.1% more in Reykjavik
Childcare: pay 27.8% less in Reykjavik
Entertainment and Sports: pay 49.5% more in Reykjavik
Clothing: pay 2.3 times more in Reykjavik

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

Reykjavik vs. West Chester Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Reykjavik instead of West Chester, you would:

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pay 56.4% more for restaurants

	West Chester	Reykjavik
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$18.00	$27.48 ISK3,473	+52.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$13.00	$22.76 ISK2,877	+75.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.28	$3.34 ISK422	+46.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.78	$2.70 ISK341	+51.5%
Average			+56.4%

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pay 23.2% more for groceries

	West Chester	Reykjavik
Bread 1 loaf	$4.05	$4.63 ISK586	+14.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.50	$9.44 ISK1,193	+71.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.83	$7.63 ISK964	+58.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.33	$6.50 ISK822	+22.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.62	$11.29 ISK1,427	+100.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.87	$1.59 ISK201	-44.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.89	$1.17 ISK148	+31.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.16	$1.49 ISK188	-31.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.85	$2.54 ISK321	+37.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.41	$1.70 ISK214	+20.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.51	$1.13 ISK143	-25.1%
Average			+23.2%

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pay 70.0% more for transportation

	West Chester	Reykjavik
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.30	$9.66 ISK1,221	+192.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$100.00	$88.58 ISK11,197	-11.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,000.00	$50,771.00 ISK6,417,454	+53.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.40	$28.07 ISK3,548	+44.6%
Average			+70.0%

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pay 3.1% more for housing

	West Chester	Reykjavik
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$63.75	$81.97 ISK10,361	+28.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,975.00	$2,259.48 ISK285,599	+14.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,837.50	$2,034.90 ISK257,212	+10.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$103.54	$60.87 ISK7,694	-41.2%
Average			+3.1%

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pay 27.8% less for childcare

	West Chester	Reykjavik
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,250.00	$327.78 ISK41,431	-85.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,666.67	$30,711.08 ISK3,881,881	+29.8%
Average			-27.8%

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pay 49.5% more for entertainment and sports

	West Chester	Reykjavik
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.50	$13.12 ISK1,659	+101.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.33	$6.17 ISK780	+15.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$11.49	$13.94 ISK1,761	+21.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.00	$87.35 ISK11,041	+94.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$15.00	$17.18 ISK2,172	+14.6%
Average			+49.5%

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pay 2.3 times more for clothing

	West Chester	Reykjavik
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.50	$145.10 ISK18,340	+132.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$25.00	$63.97 ISK8,086	+155.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$77.50	$193.43 ISK24,449	+149.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$130.00	$248.79 ISK31,447	+91.4%
Average			+132.3%

West Chester vs. Reykjavik - Cost of clothing

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