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Las Cruces vs. Reykjavik Cost of Living Summary

Las Cruces is 18.6% cheaper than Reykjavik.

Restaurants: pay 22.8% less in Las Cruces
Groceries: pay 14.3% less in Las Cruces
Transportation: pay 50.0% less in Las Cruces
Housing: pay 6.3% less in Las Cruces
Childcare: pay 51.8% more in Las Cruces
Entertainment and Sports: pay 37.0% less in Las Cruces
Clothing: pay 51.8% less in Las Cruces

Expenses including clothing, transportation, entertainment and sports, restaurants, groceries, and housing are lower in Las Cruces.

Las Cruces vs. Reykjavik Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Las Cruces instead of Reykjavik, you would:

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pay 22.8% less for restaurants

	Reykjavik	Las Cruces
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$20.00 ISK2,796	$15.50	-22.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$18.02 ISK2,519	$9.00	-50.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.15 ISK441	$2.68	-14.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.19 ISK305	$2.10	-3.7%
Average			-22.8%

Reykjavik vs. Las Cruces - Cost of restaurants

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pay 14.3% less for groceries

	Reykjavik	Las Cruces
Bread 1 loaf	$3.61 ISK505	$3.61
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.76 ISK1,084	$6.89	-11.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.40 ISK895	$3.06	-52.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.76 ISK805	$2.79	-51.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$9.45 ISK1,321	$6.18	-34.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.40 ISK196	$2.10	+49.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.01 ISK141	$0.63	-37.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.22 ISK170	$2.03	+66.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.22 ISK311	$1.18	-47.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.43 ISK201	$0.90	-37.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.93 ISK131	$1.05	+12.4%
Average			-14.3%

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pay 50.0% less for transportation

	Reykjavik	Las Cruces
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.50 ISK1,188	$3.02	-64.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$74.95 ISK10,477	$32.00	-57.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$42,450.45 ISK5,933,724	$29,000.00	-31.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$24.05 ISK3,362	$12.85	-46.6%
Average			-50.0%

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pay 6.3% less for housing

	Reykjavik	Las Cruces
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$69.87 ISK9,766	$70.00	+0.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,971.17 ISK275,530	$980.00	-50.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,803.44 ISK252,085	$775.00	-57.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$53.95 ISK7,542	$98.14	+81.9%
Average			-6.3%

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pay 51.8% more for childcare

	Reykjavik	Las Cruces
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$252.14 ISK35,244	$450.00	+78.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,993.99 ISK837,840	$7,500.00	+25.1%
Average			+51.8%

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pay 37.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Reykjavik	Las Cruces
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$10.81 ISK1,511	$4.00	-63.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.31 ISK742	$4.60	-13.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$12.25 ISK1,712	$8.29	-32.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$69.95 ISK9,777	$39.00	-44.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$14.77 ISK2,065	$10.00	-32.3%
Average			-37.0%

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pay 51.8% less for clothing

	Reykjavik	Las Cruces
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$108.97 ISK15,232	$36.25	-66.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$49.72 ISK6,950	$30.00	-39.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$151.85 ISK21,226	$73.00	-51.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$194.16 ISK27,139	$99.67	-48.7%
Average			-51.8%

Reykjavik vs. Las Cruces - Cost of clothing

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