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Ascoli Piceno vs. Reykjavik Cost of Living Summary

Ascoli Piceno is 18.5% cheaper than Reykjavik.

Restaurants: pay 34.5% less in Ascoli Piceno
Groceries: pay 35.9% less in Ascoli Piceno
Transportation: pay 28.4% less in Ascoli Piceno
Housing: pay 21.1% less in Ascoli Piceno
Childcare: pay 88.4% more in Ascoli Piceno
Entertainment and Sports: pay 48.5% less in Ascoli Piceno
Clothing: pay 49.7% less in Ascoli Piceno

Expenses including clothing, entertainment and sports, groceries, restaurants, transportation, and housing are lower in Ascoli Piceno. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Ascoli Piceno.

Ascoli Piceno vs. Reykjavik Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Ascoli Piceno instead of Reykjavik, you would:

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pay 34.5% less for restaurants

	Reykjavik	Ascoli Piceno
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$20.00 ISK2,796	$16.08 €15.59	-19.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$18.02 ISK2,519	$10.72 €10.39	-40.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.15 ISK441	$2.23 €2.17	-29.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.19 ISK305	$1.12 €1.09	-48.6%
Average			-34.5%

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pay 35.9% less for groceries

	Reykjavik	Ascoli Piceno
Bread 1 loaf	$3.61 ISK505	$1.78 €1.73	-50.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.76 ISK1,084	$7.00 €6.79	-9.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.40 ISK895	$6.09 €5.90	-5.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.76 ISK805	$2.57 €2.49	-55.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$9.45 ISK1,321	$4.86 €4.71	-48.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.40 ISK196	$0.89 €0.86	-36.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.01 ISK141	$0.73 €0.71	-27.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.22 ISK170	$0.73 €0.71	-40.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.22 ISK311	$0.97 €0.94	-56.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.43 ISK201	$0.73 €0.71	-49.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.93 ISK131	$0.78 €0.76	-16.0%
Average			-35.9%

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pay 28.4% less for transportation

	Reykjavik	Ascoli Piceno
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.50 ISK1,188	$7.15 €6.93	-15.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$74.95 ISK10,477	$50.91 €49.37	-32.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$42,450.45 ISK5,933,724	$26,794.08 €25,984.66	-36.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$24.05 ISK3,362	$17.15 €16.63	-28.7%
Average			-28.4%

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pay 21.1% less for housing

	Reykjavik	Ascoli Piceno
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$69.87 ISK9,766	$24.06 €23.33	-65.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,971.17 ISK275,530	$643.06 €623.63	-67.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,803.44 ISK252,085	$375.12 €363.79	-79.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$53.95 ISK7,542	$122.94 €119.22	+127.9%
Average			-21.1%

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pay 88.4% more for childcare

	Reykjavik	Ascoli Piceno
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$252.14 ISK35,244	$508.83 €493.46	+101.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,993.99 ISK837,840	$10,490.67 €10,173.76	+75.0%
Average			+88.4%

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pay 48.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Reykjavik	Ascoli Piceno
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$10.81 ISK1,511	$4.29 €4.16	-60.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.31 ISK742	$1.45 €1.40	-72.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$12.25 ISK1,712	$6.16 €5.98	-49.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$69.95 ISK9,777	$53.59 €51.97	-23.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$14.77 ISK2,065	$9.38 €9.09	-36.5%
Average			-48.5%

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pay 49.7% less for clothing

	Reykjavik	Ascoli Piceno
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$108.97 ISK15,232	$65.43 €63.46	-40.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$49.72 ISK6,950	$18.76 €18.19	-62.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$151.85 ISK21,226	$77.17 €74.84	-49.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$194.16 ISK27,139	$102.32 €99.23	-47.3%
Average			-49.7%

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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: January 2025

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