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Reykjavik vs. Culiacan Cost of Living Summary

Reykjavik is 2.5 times more expensive than Culiacan.

Restaurants: pay 2.7 times more in Reykjavik
Groceries: pay 81.0% more in Reykjavik
Transportation: pay 58.8% more in Reykjavik
Housing: pay 4.2 times more in Reykjavik
Childcare: pay 2.3 times more in Reykjavik
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.3 times more in Reykjavik
Clothing: pay 93.6% more in Reykjavik

The cost of housing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, childcare, clothing, and groceries in Reykjavik are more expensive than in Culiacan. Notably, housing, entertainment and sports, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Reykjavik.

Reykjavik vs. Culiacan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.7 times more for restaurants

	Culiacan	Reykjavik
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.93 MX$204.83	$20.00 ISK2,796	+101.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.07 MX$145.94	$18.02 ISK2,519	+154.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.95 MX$19.66	$3.15 ISK441	+230.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.74 MX$15.36	$2.19 ISK305	+193.5%
Average			+170.2%

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pay 81.0% more for groceries

	Culiacan	Reykjavik
Bread 1 loaf	$2.83 MX$58.38	$3.61 ISK505	+27.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.72 MX$76.81	$7.76 ISK1,084	+108.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.58 MX$135.69	$6.40 ISK895	-2.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.03 MX$41.79	$5.76 ISK805	+184.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.28 MX$88.26	$9.45 ISK1,321	+120.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.79 MX$16.26	$1.40 ISK196	+77.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.79 MX$16.26	$1.01 ISK141	+28.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.79 MX$16.26	$1.22 ISK170	+54.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.68 MX$13.94	$2.22 ISK311	+229.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.90 MX$18.58	$1.43 ISK201	+59.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.90 MX$18.58	$0.93 ISK131	+3.7%
Average			+81.0%

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pay 58.8% more for transportation

	Culiacan	Reykjavik
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.43 MX$91.34	$8.50 ISK1,188	+92.0%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$74.95 ISK10,477
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,775.34 MX$573,044.23	$42,450.45 ISK5,933,724	+52.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.28 MX$377.15	$24.05 ISK3,362	+31.6%
Average			+58.8%

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pay 4.2 times more for housing

	Culiacan	Reykjavik
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$26.06 MX$537.68	$69.87 ISK9,766	+168.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$347.48 MX$7,169.01	$1,971.17 ISK275,530	+467.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$260.61 MX$5,376.75	$1,803.44 ISK252,085	+592.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$37.96 MX$783.17	$53.95 ISK7,542	+42.1%
Average			+317.4%

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pay 2.3 times more for childcare

	Culiacan	Reykjavik
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$99.28 MX$2,048.29	$252.14 ISK35,244	+154.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,978.40 MX$61,448.62	$5,993.99 ISK837,840	+101.2%
Average			+127.6%

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pay 3.3 times more for entertainment and sports

	Culiacan	Reykjavik
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.86 MX$38.41	$10.81 ISK1,511	+480.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.32 MX$68.41	$5.31 ISK742	+60.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$12.25 ISK1,712
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.27 MX$665.69	$69.95 ISK9,777	+116.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.97 MX$81.93	$14.77 ISK2,065	+272.0%
Average			+232.4%

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pay 93.6% more for clothing

	Culiacan	Reykjavik
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$57.09 MX$1,177.77	$108.97 ISK15,232	+90.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.82 MX$512.07	$49.72 ISK6,950	+100.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$67.01 MX$1,382.59	$151.85 ISK21,226	+126.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$124.10 MX$2,560.36	$194.16 ISK27,139	+56.5%
Average			+93.6%

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