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Reykjavik vs. Ogden Cost of Living Summary

Reykjavik is 38.2% more expensive than Ogden.

Restaurants: pay 38.3% more in Reykjavik
Groceries: pay 47.0% more in Reykjavik
Transportation: pay 62.0% more in Reykjavik
Housing: pay 9.8% more in Reykjavik
Childcare: pay 52.5% less in Reykjavik
Entertainment and Sports: pay 88.4% more in Reykjavik
Clothing: pay 74.6% more in Reykjavik

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

Reykjavik vs. Ogden Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 38.3% more for restaurants

	Ogden	Reykjavik
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.00	$20.00 ISK2,825	+42.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.50	$18.02 ISK2,545	+71.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.56	$3.15 ISK445	+23.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.89	$2.19 ISK309	+15.7%
Average			+38.3%

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pay 47.0% more for groceries

	Ogden	Reykjavik
Bread 1 loaf	$2.76	$3.61 ISK510	+30.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.96	$7.76 ISK1,096	+56.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.44	$6.40 ISK905	+86.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.63	$5.76 ISK813	+58.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.75	$9.45 ISK1,334	+152.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.99	$1.40 ISK198	-29.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.78	$1.01 ISK143	+29.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.39	$1.22 ISK172	-12.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.49	$2.22 ISK314	+49.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.73	$1.43 ISK203	+96.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.95	$0.93 ISK132	-1.2%
Average			+47.0%

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pay 62.0% more for transportation

	Ogden	Reykjavik
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.42	$8.50 ISK1,201	+148.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$87.50	$74.95 ISK10,587	-14.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,050.00	$42,450.45 ISK5,995,702	+41.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.93	$24.05 ISK3,397	+72.6%
Average			+62.0%

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pay 9.8% more for housing

	Ogden	Reykjavik
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$61.00	$69.87 ISK9,868	+14.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,400.00	$1,971.17 ISK278,408	+40.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,266.67	$1,803.44 ISK254,718	+42.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$130.40	$53.95 ISK7,620	-58.6%
Average			+9.8%

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pay 52.5% less for childcare

	Ogden	Reykjavik
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,073.33	$252.14 ISK35,612	-76.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,400.00	$5,993.99 ISK846,592	-28.6%
Average			-52.5%

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pay 88.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Ogden	Reykjavik
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.50	$10.81 ISK1,527	+96.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.89	$5.31 ISK749	+8.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$8.00	$12.25 ISK1,729	+53.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$20.00	$69.95 ISK9,879	+249.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.00	$14.77 ISK2,087	+34.3%
Average			+88.4%

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pay 74.6% more for clothing

	Ogden	Reykjavik
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$44.00	$108.97 ISK15,391	+147.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.00	$49.72 ISK7,023	+10.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$90.00	$151.85 ISK21,448	+68.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$113.12	$194.16 ISK27,423	+71.6%
Average			+74.6%

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