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Reykjavik vs. Hilton Head Island Cost of Living Summary

Reykjavik is 42.0% more expensive than Hilton Head Island.

Restaurants: pay 28.4% more in Reykjavik
Groceries: pay 38.7% more in Reykjavik
Transportation: pay 88.9% more in Reykjavik
Housing: pay 14.9% less in Reykjavik
Childcare: pay 63.8% less in Reykjavik
Entertainment and Sports: pay 86.8% more in Reykjavik
Clothing: pay 2.3 times more in Reykjavik

The cost of clothing, transportation, entertainment and sports, groceries, and restaurants in Reykjavik are more expensive than in Hilton Head Island. Expenses including childcare and housing are lower in Reykjavik. Notably, clothing, transportation, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Reykjavik.

Reykjavik vs. Hilton Head Island Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Reykjavik instead of Hilton Head Island, you would:

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pay 28.4% more for restaurants

	Hilton Head Island	Reykjavik
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$18.00	$20.00 ISK2,796	+11.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.00	$18.02 ISK2,519	+80.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.79	$3.15 ISK441	+12.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.00	$2.19 ISK305	+9.3%
Average			+28.4%

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pay 38.7% more for groceries

	Hilton Head Island	Reykjavik
Bread 1 loaf	$3.58	$3.61 ISK505	+0.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.41	$7.76 ISK1,084	+76.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.75	$6.40 ISK895	+132.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.88	$5.76 ISK805	+99.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.94	$9.45 ISK1,321	+91.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.07	$1.40 ISK196	-32.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.70	$1.01 ISK141	+44.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.46	$1.22 ISK170	-16.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.12	$2.22 ISK311	+4.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.95	$1.43 ISK201	+50.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.26	$0.93 ISK131	-25.8%
Average			+38.7%

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pay 88.9% more for transportation

	Hilton Head Island	Reykjavik
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.55	$8.50 ISK1,188	+233.4%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$74.95 ISK10,477
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,000.00	$42,450.45 ISK5,933,724	+32.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$23.88	$24.05 ISK3,362	+0.7%
Average			+88.9%

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pay 14.9% less for housing

	Hilton Head Island	Reykjavik
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$64.46	$69.87 ISK9,766	+8.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,133.33	$1,971.17 ISK275,530	-7.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,800.00	$1,803.44 ISK252,085	+0.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$137.54	$53.95 ISK7,542	-60.8%
Average			-14.9%

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pay 63.8% less for childcare

	Hilton Head Island	Reykjavik
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,416.67	$252.14 ISK35,244	-82.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,960.00	$5,993.99 ISK837,840	-45.3%
Average			-63.8%

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pay 86.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Hilton Head Island	Reykjavik
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.00	$10.81 ISK1,511	+116.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.00	$5.31 ISK742	+6.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.50	$12.25 ISK1,712	+63.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$20.00	$69.95 ISK9,777	+249.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$15.00	$14.77 ISK2,065	-1.5%
Average			+86.8%

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pay 2.3 times more for clothing

	Hilton Head Island	Reykjavik
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$35.00	$108.97 ISK15,232	+211.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.00	$49.72 ISK6,950	+42.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$80.00	$151.85 ISK21,226	+89.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$70.00	$194.16 ISK27,139	+177.4%
Average			+130.2%

Hilton Head Island vs. Reykjavik - Cost of clothing

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