Cost of living comparison

 Berlin, Germany
compared to
 Reykjavik, Iceland
Reykjavik vs. Berlin Cost of Living Summary
Reykjavik vs. Berlin Cost Breakdown

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

pay 15.9% more for restaurants

 
Berlin
Reykjavik
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $16.08
€15.32
$20.00
ISK2,801
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$11.79
€11.24
$18.02
ISK2,523
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.88
€2.75
$3.15
ISK442

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pay 40.9% more for groceries

 
Berlin
Reykjavik
Bread
1 loaf
$1.96
€1.86
$3.61
ISK506
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.66
€6.35
$7.76
ISK1,087
Milk (1 gallon) $4.57
€4.36
$6.40
ISK897

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pay 19.1% more for transportation

 
Berlin
Reykjavik
Gasoline (1 gallon) $7.19
€6.85
$8.50
ISK1,191
Monthly public transit pass $52.52
€50.06
$74.95
ISK10,497
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $31,799.21
€30,309.51
$42,450.45
ISK5,945,186

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pay 30.5% more for housing

 
Berlin
Reykjavik
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$44.99
€42.88
$69.87
ISK9,785
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,278.77
€1,218.86
$1,971.17
ISK276,063
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $938.86
€894.88
$1,803.44
ISK252,572

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pay 27.8% less for childcare

 
Berlin
Reykjavik
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $306.98
€292.60
$252.14
ISK35,312
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $9,639.17
€9,187.60
$5,993.99
ISK839,459

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pay 62.5% more for entertainment and sports

 
Berlin
Reykjavik
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $4.29
€4.09
$10.81
ISK1,514
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.98
€3.79
$5.31
ISK743
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$9.11
€8.68
$12.25
ISK1,715

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pay 37.0% more for clothing

 
Berlin
Reykjavik
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$85.49
€81.49
$108.97
ISK15,262
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$40.99
€39.07
$49.72
ISK6,963
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$95.49
€91.02
$151.85
ISK21,267

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