Cost of living comparison

Canberra, Australia

compared to

Reykjavik, Iceland

Reykjavik vs. Canberra Cost of Living Summary

Reykjavik is 1.2% more expensive than Canberra.

Restaurants: pay 23.0% more in Reykjavik
Groceries: pay 14.8% more in Reykjavik
Transportation: pay 28.0% more in Reykjavik
Housing: pay 6.4% less in Reykjavik
Childcare: pay 72.5% less in Reykjavik
Entertainment and Sports: pay 9.9% more in Reykjavik
Clothing: pay 11.9% more in Reykjavik

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

Reykjavik vs. Canberra Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 23.0% more for restaurants

	Canberra	Reykjavik
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$19.77 A$30.74	$20.00 ISK2,545	+1.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.89 A$15.37	$18.02 ISK2,293	+82.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.76 A$4.30	$3.15 ISK401	+14.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.32 A$3.60	$2.19 ISK278	-5.6%
Average			+23.0%

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pay 14.8% more for groceries

	Canberra	Reykjavik
Bread 1 loaf	$2.59 A$4.02	$3.61 ISK459	+39.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.39 A$8.38	$7.76 ISK987	+43.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.59 A$10.25	$6.40 ISK815	-2.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.63 A$7.20	$5.76 ISK733	+24.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.12 A$6.40	$9.45 ISK1,202	+129.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.62 A$2.52	$1.40 ISK178	-13.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.34 A$2.09	$1.01 ISK128	-24.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.57 A$2.44	$1.22 ISK155	-22.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.46 A$3.83	$2.22 ISK283	-9.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.25 A$1.94	$1.43 ISK183	+14.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.11 A$1.73	$0.93 ISK119	-16.1%
Average			+14.8%

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pay 28.0% more for transportation

	Canberra	Reykjavik
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.07 A$7.89	$8.50 ISK1,082	+67.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$118.63 A$184.44	$74.95 ISK9,538	-36.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,276.08 A$45,518.80	$42,450.45 ISK5,401,820	+45.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.66 A$27.46	$24.05 ISK3,060	+36.2%
Average			+28.0%

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pay 6.4% less for housing

	Canberra	Reykjavik
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$65.39 A$101.67	$69.87 ISK8,890	+6.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,783.31 A$2,772.71	$1,971.17 ISK250,832	+10.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,413.05 A$2,197.02	$1,803.44 ISK229,488	+27.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$183.02 A$284.56	$53.95 ISK6,866	-70.5%
Average			-6.4%

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pay 72.5% less for childcare

	Canberra	Reykjavik
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,847.17 A$2,872.00	$252.14 ISK32,085	-86.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,503.36 A$22,550.00	$5,993.99 ISK762,736	-58.7%
Average			-72.5%

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pay 9.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Canberra	Reykjavik
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.25 A$11.27	$10.81 ISK1,376	+49.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.68 A$5.72	$5.31 ISK675	+44.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$26.36 A$40.99	$12.25 ISK1,558	-53.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$65.69 A$102.14	$69.95 ISK8,901	+6.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$14.33 A$22.29	$14.77 ISK1,880	+3.1%
Average			+9.9%

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pay 11.9% more for clothing

	Canberra	Reykjavik
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$86.77 A$134.91	$108.97 ISK13,867	+25.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$72.18 A$112.23	$49.72 ISK6,327	-31.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$119.51 A$185.82	$151.85 ISK19,323	+27.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$154.17 A$239.71	$194.16 ISK24,707	+25.9%
Average			+11.9%

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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: June 2025

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