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Reykjavik vs. Dover Cost of Living Summary

Reykjavik is 22.1% more expensive than Dover.

Restaurants: pay 35.9% more in Reykjavik
Groceries: pay 12.3% more in Reykjavik
Transportation: pay 75.7% more in Reykjavik
Housing: pay 5.7% more in Reykjavik
Childcare: pay 68.2% less in Reykjavik
Entertainment and Sports: pay 18.5% more in Reykjavik
Clothing: pay 74.7% more in Reykjavik

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

Reykjavik vs. Dover Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 35.9% more for restaurants

	Dover	Reykjavik
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.00	$20.00 ISK2,796	+17.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.00	$18.02 ISK2,519	+80.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.17	$3.15 ISK441	+45.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.18	$2.19 ISK305	+0.2%
Average			+35.9%

Dover vs. Reykjavik - Cost of restaurants

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pay 12.3% more for groceries

	Dover	Reykjavik
Bread 1 loaf	$2.20	$3.61 ISK505	+63.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.51	$7.76 ISK1,084	+40.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.27	$6.40 ISK895	+95.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.40	$5.76 ISK805	+69.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.35	$9.45 ISK1,321	+48.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.84	$1.40 ISK196	-50.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81	$1.01 ISK141	+25.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.67	$1.22 ISK170	-54.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.86	$2.22 ISK311	-22.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$2.00	$1.43 ISK201	-28.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$2.00	$0.93 ISK131	-53.3%
Average			+12.3%

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pay 75.7% more for transportation

	Dover	Reykjavik
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.40	$8.50 ISK1,188	+150.0%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$74.95 ISK10,477
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,463.99	$42,450.45 ISK5,933,724	+19.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$15.28	$24.05 ISK3,362	+57.4%
Average			+75.7%

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pay 5.7% more for housing

	Dover	Reykjavik
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$57.17	$69.87 ISK9,766	+22.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,000.00	$1,971.17 ISK275,530	-1.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,200.00	$1,803.44 ISK252,085	+50.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$104.45	$53.95 ISK7,542	-48.3%
Average			+5.7%

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pay 68.2% less for childcare

	Dover	Reykjavik
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$700.00	$252.14 ISK35,244	-64.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$21,600.00	$5,993.99 ISK837,840	-72.3%
Average			-68.2%

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pay 18.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Dover	Reykjavik
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.00	$10.81 ISK1,511	+116.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.97	$5.31 ISK742	+6.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$11.00	$12.25 ISK1,712	+11.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$120.00	$69.95 ISK9,777	-41.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$14.75	$14.77 ISK2,065	+0.2%
Average			+18.5%

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pay 74.7% more for clothing

	Dover	Reykjavik
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$57.50	$108.97 ISK15,232	+89.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.50	$49.72 ISK6,950	+25.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$82.36	$151.85 ISK21,226	+84.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$97.59	$194.16 ISK27,139	+98.9%
Average			+74.7%

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