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Reykjavik vs. Clifton Cost of Living Summary

Reykjavik is 17.4% more expensive than Clifton.

Restaurants: pay 39.0% more in Reykjavik
Groceries: pay 6.2% more in Reykjavik
Transportation: pay 58.2% more in Reykjavik
Housing: pay 5.8% less in Reykjavik
Childcare: pay 87.7% less in Reykjavik
Entertainment and Sports: pay 37.1% more in Reykjavik
Clothing: pay 75.0% more in Reykjavik

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

Reykjavik vs. Clifton Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 39.0% more for restaurants

	Clifton	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%

Clifton vs. Reykjavik - Cost of restaurants

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pay 6.2% more for groceries

	Clifton	Reykjavik
Bread 1 loaf	$4.08	$3.61 ISK510	-11.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.58	$7.76 ISK1,096	+2.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.73	$6.40 ISK905	+35.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.46	$5.76 ISK813	+66.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.00	$9.45 ISK1,334	+88.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.45	$1.40 ISK198	-42.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.04	$1.01 ISK143	-2.5%
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			+6.2%

Clifton vs. Reykjavik - Cost of groceries

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pay 58.2% more for transportation

	Clifton	Reykjavik
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.66	$8.50 ISK1,201	+132.4%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$74.95 ISK10,587
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,000.00	$42,450.45 ISK5,995,702	+21.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.90	$24.05 ISK3,397	+20.9%
Average			+58.2%

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pay 5.8% less for housing

	Clifton	Reykjavik
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$50.00	$69.87 ISK9,868	+39.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	??	$1,971.17 ISK278,408
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,800.00	$1,803.44 ISK254,718	+0.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$126.08	$53.95 ISK7,620	-57.2%
Average			-5.8%

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pay 87.7% less for childcare

	Clifton	Reykjavik
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,750.00	$252.14 ISK35,612	-85.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$59,000.00	$5,993.99 ISK846,592	-89.8%
Average			-87.7%

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pay 37.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Clifton	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	$25.00	$69.95 ISK9,879	+179.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$20.00	$14.77 ISK2,087	-26.1%
Average			+37.1%

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pay 75.0% more for clothing

	Clifton	Reykjavik
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.00	$108.97 ISK15,391	+117.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.62	$49.72 ISK7,023	+9.0%
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			+75.0%

Clifton vs. Reykjavik - Cost of clothing

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