Cost of living comparison

 East Rutherford (NJ), United States
compared to
 Reykjavik, Iceland
Reykjavik vs. East Rutherford Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Reykjavik instead of East Rutherford, you would:

pay (unknown) more for restaurants

 
East Rutherford
Reykjavik
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant ?? $20.00
ISK2,789
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
?? $18.02
ISK2,512
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) ?? $3.15
ISK440

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pay (unknown) more for groceries

 
East Rutherford
Reykjavik
Bread
1 loaf
?? $3.61
ISK503
Local cheese (8 oz) ?? $7.76
ISK1,082
Milk (1 gallon) ?? $6.40
ISK893

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

 
East Rutherford
Reykjavik
Gasoline (1 gallon) ?? $8.50
ISK1,185
Monthly public transit pass ?? $74.95
ISK10,451
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? $42,450.45
ISK5,918,866

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pay (unknown) more for housing

 
East Rutherford
Reykjavik
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
?? $69.87
ISK9,741
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area ?? $1,971.17
ISK274,840
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center ?? $1,803.44
ISK251,454

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
East Rutherford
Reykjavik
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? $252.14
ISK35,156
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? $5,993.99
ISK835,743

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pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports

 
East Rutherford
Reykjavik
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) ?? $10.81
ISK1,507
Cappuccino in mid-range area ?? $5.31
ISK740
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
?? $12.25
ISK1,707

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
East Rutherford
Reykjavik
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
?? $108.97
ISK15,194
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
?? $49.72
ISK6,933
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
?? $151.85
ISK21,173

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