Cost of living comparison

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

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

pay 32.9% more for restaurants

 
Bonn
Reykjavik
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $16.08
€14.73
$20.00
ISK2,689
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$10.72
€9.82
$18.02
ISK2,423
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.53
€2.32
$3.15
ISK424

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pay 43.5% more for groceries

 
Bonn
Reykjavik
Bread
1 loaf
$2.07
€1.89
$3.61
ISK485
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.54
€5.99
$7.76
ISK1,043
Milk (1 gallon) $4.53
€4.15
$6.40
ISK861

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pay 32.2% more for transportation

 
Bonn
Reykjavik
Gasoline (1 gallon) $7.11
€6.51
$8.50
ISK1,143
Monthly public transit pass $52.52
€48.11
$74.95
ISK10,078
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $29,130.52
€26,684.87
$42,450.45
ISK5,707,888

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pay 58.3% more for housing

 
Bonn
Reykjavik
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$50.54
€46.30
$69.87
ISK9,394
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $928.86
€850.88
$1,971.17
ISK265,044
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $688.85
€631.02
$1,803.44
ISK242,491

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pay 57.2% less for childcare

 
Bonn
Reykjavik
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $491.22
€449.98
$252.14
ISK33,903
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $17,505.46
€16,035.79
$5,993.99
ISK805,952

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pay 58.3% more for entertainment and sports

 
Bonn
Reykjavik
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $4.82
€4.42
$10.81
ISK1,454
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.28
€3.01
$5.31
ISK713
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$8.79
€8.05
$12.25
ISK1,646

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pay 50.6% more for clothing

 
Bonn
Reykjavik
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$80.92
€74.12
$108.97
ISK14,652
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$38.58
€35.34
$49.72
ISK6,685
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$96.46
€88.36
$151.85
ISK20,418

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