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Reykjavik vs. Bayonne Cost of Living Summary

Reykjavik is 23.8% more expensive than Bayonne.

Restaurants: pay 39.0% more in Reykjavik
Groceries: pay 23.3% more in Reykjavik
Transportation: pay 72.4% more in Reykjavik
Housing: pay 22.6% less in Reykjavik
Childcare: pay 71.9% less in Reykjavik
Entertainment and Sports: pay 52.7% more in Reykjavik
Clothing: pay 73.5% more in Reykjavik

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

Reykjavik vs. Bayonne Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 39.0% more for restaurants

	Bayonne	Reykjavik
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$15.00	$20.00 ISK2,825	+33.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.00	$18.02 ISK2,545	+80.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.37	$3.15 ISK445	+32.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.00	$2.19 ISK309	+9.5%
Average			+39.0%

Bayonne vs. Reykjavik - Cost of restaurants

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pay 23.3% more for groceries

	Bayonne	Reykjavik
Bread 1 loaf	$4.08	$3.61 ISK510	-11.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.62	$7.76 ISK1,096	+195.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.19	$6.40 ISK905	+52.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.46	$5.76 ISK813	+66.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.43	$9.45 ISK1,334	+74.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.45	$1.40 ISK198	-42.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.12	$1.01 ISK143	-10.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.25	$1.22 ISK172	-45.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.47	$2.22 ISK314	-9.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.14	$1.43 ISK203	+26.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.53	$0.93 ISK132	-38.8%
Average			+23.3%

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pay 72.4% more for transportation

	Bayonne	Reykjavik
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.71	$8.50 ISK1,201	+128.9%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$74.95 ISK10,587
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,343.00	$42,450.45 ISK5,995,702	+67.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.90	$24.05 ISK3,397	+20.9%
Average			+72.4%

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pay 22.6% less for housing

	Bayonne	Reykjavik
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$75.83	$69.87 ISK9,868	-7.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,000.00	$1,971.17 ISK278,408	-1.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,485.00	$1,803.44 ISK254,718	-27.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$116.04	$53.95 ISK7,620	-53.5%
Average			-22.6%

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pay 71.9% less for childcare

	Bayonne	Reykjavik
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,750.00	$252.14 ISK35,612	-85.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,333.33	$5,993.99 ISK846,592	-58.2%
Average			-71.9%

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pay 52.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Bayonne	Reykjavik
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.00	$10.81 ISK1,527	+35.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.00	$5.31 ISK749	+6.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.50	$12.25 ISK1,729	-9.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$20.00	$69.95 ISK9,879	+249.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$18.00	$14.77 ISK2,087	-17.9%
Average			+52.7%

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pay 73.5% more for clothing

	Bayonne	Reykjavik
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.00	$108.97 ISK15,391	+117.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.33	$49.72 ISK7,023	+2.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$86.67	$151.85 ISK21,448	+75.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$98.00	$194.16 ISK27,423	+98.1%
Average			+73.5%

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