Cost of living comparison

Auckland, New Zealand

compared to

Reykjavik, Iceland

Reykjavik vs. Auckland Cost of Living Summary

Reykjavik is 17.8% more expensive than Auckland.

Restaurants: pay 41.4% more in Reykjavik
Groceries: pay 27.6% more in Reykjavik
Transportation: pay 17.7% more in Reykjavik
Housing: pay 29.4% more in Reykjavik
Childcare: pay 65.8% less in Reykjavik
Entertainment and Sports: pay 31.5% more in Reykjavik
Clothing: pay 42.6% more in Reykjavik

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

Reykjavik vs. Auckland Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 41.4% more for restaurants

	Auckland	Reykjavik
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.93 NZ$26.12	$20.00 ISK2,632	+34.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.56 NZ$16.72	$18.02 ISK2,371	+88.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.23 NZ$3.89	$3.15 ISK415	+41.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.16 NZ$3.78	$2.19 ISK288	+1.2%
Average			+41.4%

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pay 27.6% more for groceries

	Auckland	Reykjavik
Bread 1 loaf	$2.01 NZ$3.52	$3.61 ISK475	+79.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.27 NZ$7.47	$7.76 ISK1,021	+81.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.62 NZ$11.59	$6.40 ISK843	-3.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.78 NZ$11.86	$5.76 ISK757	-15.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.40 NZ$7.70	$9.45 ISK1,243	+114.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.29 NZ$2.26	$1.40 ISK185	+8.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.00 NZ$1.75	$1.01 ISK133	+1.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.37 NZ$2.40	$1.22 ISK160	-11.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.41 NZ$4.21	$2.22 ISK293	-7.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.02 NZ$1.78	$1.43 ISK189	+41.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.82 NZ$1.43	$0.93 ISK123	+14.3%
Average			+27.6%

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pay 17.7% more for transportation

	Auckland	Reykjavik
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.51 NZ$11.40	$8.50 ISK1,119	+30.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$128.40 NZ$224.61	$74.95 ISK9,863	-41.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,173.26 NZ$47,534.79	$42,450.45 ISK5,585,630	+56.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.11 NZ$33.43	$24.05 ISK3,165	+25.8%
Average			+17.7%

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pay 29.4% more for housing

	Auckland	Reykjavik
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$48.85 NZ$85.45	$69.87 ISK9,193	+43.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,260.04 NZ$2,204.21	$1,971.17 ISK259,367	+56.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,101.04 NZ$1,926.07	$1,803.44 ISK237,297	+63.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$98.97 NZ$173.14	$53.95 ISK7,099	-45.5%
Average			+29.4%

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pay 65.8% less for childcare

	Auckland	Reykjavik
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$924.23 NZ$1,616.78	$252.14 ISK33,177	-72.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,624.16 NZ$25,582.36	$5,993.99 ISK788,690	-59.0%
Average			-65.8%

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pay 31.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Auckland	Reykjavik
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.17 NZ$12.54	$10.81 ISK1,422	+50.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.35 NZ$5.86	$5.31 ISK698	+58.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$23.89 NZ$41.79	$12.25 ISK1,611	-48.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$36.93 NZ$64.60	$69.95 ISK9,204	+89.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.74 NZ$24.03	$14.77 ISK1,944	+7.6%
Average			+31.5%

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pay 42.6% more for clothing

	Auckland	Reykjavik
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$71.45 NZ$124.99	$108.97 ISK14,339	+52.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.51 NZ$83.10	$49.72 ISK6,542	+4.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$98.82 NZ$172.87	$151.85 ISK19,981	+53.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$121.65 NZ$212.81	$194.16 ISK25,547	+59.6%
Average			+42.6%

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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 2025

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