Cost of living comparison
Reykjavik is 1.4% more expensive than Redwood City.
If you lived in Reykjavik instead of Redwood City, you would:
pay 5.7% more for restaurants
|
Redwood City
|
Reykjavik
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$25.00
|
$21.59
ISK2,941
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
|
$17.27
ISK2,353
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.83
|
$2.90
ISK396
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.30
|
$2.07
ISK282
|
|
pay 13.9% more for groceries
|
Redwood City
|
Reykjavik
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.19
|
$3.68
ISK502
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.51
|
$7.66
ISK1,043
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.23
|
$6.16
ISK840
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.58
|
$5.91
ISK806
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.60
|
$8.87
ISK1,209
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.00
|
$1.53
ISK208
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.30
|
$0.97
ISK132
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.89
|
$1.26
ISK172
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.99
|
$2.23
ISK304
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
|
$1.42
ISK193
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.89
|
$1.01
ISK138
|
|
pay 38.6% more for transportation
|
Redwood City
|
Reykjavik
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.65
|
$8.57
ISK1,168
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$74.00
|
$66.92
ISK9,118
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,536.00
|
$41,660.67
ISK5,676,683
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.70
|
$23.30
ISK3,175
|
|
pay 34.2% less for housing
|
Redwood City
|
Reykjavik
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.08
|
$68.45
ISK9,327
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$4,000.00
|
$1,864.13
ISK254,007
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$1,666.20
ISK227,036
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$146.44
|
$64.43
ISK8,780
|
|
pay 87.7% less for childcare
|
Redwood City
|
Reykjavik
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,738.89
|
$240.37
ISK32,753
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$37,770.00
|
$5,984.07
ISK815,390
|
|
pay 40.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Redwood City
|
Reykjavik
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.50
|
$10.79
ISK1,471
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.16
|
$5.09
ISK693
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.89
|
$11.87
ISK1,618
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$65.50
ISK8,925
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.00
|
$14.39
ISK1,961
|
|
pay 33.0% more for clothing
|
Redwood City
|
Reykjavik
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$69.25
|
$103.94
ISK14,163
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$55.00
|
$43.50
ISK5,927
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.00
|
$141.47
ISK19,277
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.00
|
$174.65
ISK23,798
|
|
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