Cost of living comparison

Pokhara, Nepal

compared to

Reykjavik, Iceland

Reykjavik vs. Pokhara Cost of Living Summary

Reykjavik is 5.8 times more expensive than Pokhara.

Restaurants: pay 9.3 times more in Reykjavik
Groceries: pay 4.0 times more in Reykjavik
Transportation: pay 2.3 times more in Reykjavik
Housing: pay 12.5 times more in Reykjavik
Childcare: pay 2.8 times more in Reykjavik
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.4 times more in Reykjavik
Clothing: pay 5.1 times more in Reykjavik

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

Reykjavik vs. Pokhara Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 9.3 times more for restaurants

	Pokhara	Reykjavik
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.47 NPR201.37	$20.00 ISK2,632	+1257.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.89 NPR805.50	$18.02 ISK2,371	+205.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.46 NPR62.35	$3.15 ISK415	+591.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.16 NPR22.11	$2.19 ISK288	+1251.6%
Average			+826.7%

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pay 4.0 times more for groceries

	Pokhara	Reykjavik
Bread 1 loaf	$0.53 NPR73.00	$3.61 ISK475	+576.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.76 NPR377.58	$7.76 ISK1,021	+180.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.16 NPR431.96	$6.40 ISK843	+102.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.60 NPR218.29	$5.76 ISK757	+260.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.48 NPR202.05	$9.45 ISK1,243	+539.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.09 NPR148.66	$1.40 ISK185	+29.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 NPR64.32	$1.01 ISK133	+114.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.52 NPR71.40	$1.22 ISK160	+133.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.33 NPR44.77	$2.22 ISK293	+579.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.22 NPR29.72	$1.43 ISK189	+559.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.29 NPR40.03	$0.93 ISK123	+219.0%
Average			+299.5%

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pay 2.3 times more for transportation

	Pokhara	Reykjavik
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.85 NPR663.47	$8.50 ISK1,119	+75.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$22.09 NPR3,020.61	$74.95 ISK9,863	+239.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,138.99 NPR4,530,919.64	$42,450.45 ISK5,585,630	+28.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.28 NPR1,268.66	$24.05 ISK3,165	+159.2%
Average			+125.5%

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pay 12.5 times more for housing

	Pokhara	Reykjavik
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.36 NPR1,006.87	$69.87 ISK9,193	+848.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$142.37 NPR19,466.17	$1,971.17 ISK259,367	+1284.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$73.64 NPR10,068.71	$1,803.44 ISK237,297	+2348.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$26.40 NPR3,609.19	$53.95 ISK7,099	+104.4%
Average			+1146.6%

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pay 2.8 times more for childcare

	Pokhara	Reykjavik
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$63.82 NPR8,726.22	$252.14 ISK33,177	+295.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,479.59 NPR475,746.56	$5,993.99 ISK788,690	+72.3%
Average			+183.7%

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pay 4.4 times more for entertainment and sports

	Pokhara	Reykjavik
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.43 NPR332.27	$10.81 ISK1,422	+344.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.47 NPR201.37	$5.31 ISK698	+260.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.95 NPR402.75	$12.25 ISK1,611	+315.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$16.45 NPR2,248.68	$69.95 ISK9,204	+325.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$2.58 NPR352.40	$14.77 ISK1,944	+473.2%
Average			+343.9%

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pay 5.1 times more for clothing

	Pokhara	Reykjavik
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$15.46 NPR2,114.43	$108.97 ISK14,339	+604.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$31.19 NPR4,264.39	$49.72 ISK6,542	+59.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$38.66 NPR5,286.07	$151.85 ISK19,981	+292.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$24.79 NPR3,389.80	$194.16 ISK25,547	+683.1%
Average			+410.0%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: April 2025

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