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Sopot vs. Reykjavik Cost of Living Summary

Sopot is 28.8% cheaper than Reykjavik.

Restaurants: pay 42.0% less in Sopot
Groceries: pay 53.3% less in Sopot
Transportation: pay 46.6% less in Sopot
Housing: pay 19.3% more in Sopot
Childcare: pay 21.4% more in Sopot
Entertainment and Sports: pay 54.7% less in Sopot
Clothing: pay 45.7% less in Sopot

The cost of childcare and housing in Sopot are more expensive than in Reykjavik. Expenses including entertainment and sports, groceries, transportation, clothing, and restaurants are lower in Sopot.

Sopot vs. Reykjavik Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 42.0% less for restaurants

	Reykjavik	Sopot
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$20.00 ISK2,825	$9.90 PLN41.15	-50.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$18.02 ISK2,545	$7.42 PLN30.86	-58.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.15 ISK445	$2.07 PLN8.62	-34.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.19 ISK309	$1.65 PLN6.86	-24.5%
Average			-42.0%

Reykjavik vs. Sopot - Cost of restaurants

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pay 53.3% less for groceries

	Reykjavik	Sopot
Bread 1 loaf	$3.61 ISK510	$1.21 PLN5.02	-66.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.76 ISK1,096	$4.56 PLN18.95	-41.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.40 ISK905	$3.47 PLN14.44	-45.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.76 ISK813	$3.00 PLN12.48	-47.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$9.45 ISK1,334	$2.73 PLN11.35	-71.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.40 ISK198	$0.42 PLN1.74	-70.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.01 ISK143	$0.73 PLN3.04	-27.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.22 ISK172	$0.73 PLN3.02	-40.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.22 ISK314	$1.01 PLN4.20	-54.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.43 ISK203	$0.37 PLN1.56	-73.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.93 ISK132	$0.50 PLN2.06	-46.8%
Average			-53.3%

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pay 46.6% less for transportation

	Reykjavik	Sopot
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.50 ISK1,201	$6.08 PLN25.29	-28.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$74.95 ISK10,587	$29.45 PLN122.42	-60.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$42,450.45 ISK5,995,702	$29,694.68 PLN123,448.68	-30.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$24.05 ISK3,397	$7.92 PLN32.92	-67.1%
Average			-46.6%

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pay 19.3% more for housing

	Reykjavik	Sopot
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$69.87 ISK9,868	$15.63 PLN65.00	-77.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,971.17 ISK278,408	$907.34 PLN3,772.04	-54.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,803.44 ISK254,718	$532.03 PLN2,211.79	-70.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$53.95 ISK7,620	$204.68 PLN850.93	+279.4%
Average			+19.3%

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pay 21.4% more for childcare

	Reykjavik	Sopot
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$252.14 ISK35,612	$330.97 PLN1,375.94	+31.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,993.99 ISK846,592	$6,681.30 PLN27,775.95	+11.5%
Average			+21.4%

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pay 54.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Reykjavik	Sopot
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$10.81 ISK1,527	$3.71 PLN15.43	-65.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.31 ISK749	$3.41 PLN14.19	-35.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$12.25 ISK1,729	$4.58 PLN19.03	-62.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$69.95 ISK9,879	$34.03 PLN141.45	-51.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$14.77 ISK2,087	$6.19 PLN25.72	-58.1%
Average			-54.7%

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pay 45.7% less for clothing

	Reykjavik	Sopot
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$108.97 ISK15,391	$70.36 PLN292.52	-35.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$49.72 ISK7,023	$34.03 PLN141.45	-31.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$151.85 ISK21,448	$69.29 PLN288.05	-54.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$194.16 ISK27,423	$75.16 PLN312.48	-61.3%
Average			-45.7%

Reykjavik vs. Sopot - Cost of clothing

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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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