Cost of living comparison

Umea, Sweden

compared to

Reykjavik, Iceland

Reykjavik vs. Umea Cost of Living Summary

Reykjavik is 90.9% more expensive than Umea.

Restaurants: pay 23.8% more in Reykjavik
Groceries: pay 43.7% more in Reykjavik
Transportation: pay 24.4% more in Reykjavik
Housing: pay 3.0 times more in Reykjavik
Childcare: pay 3.3 times more in Reykjavik
Entertainment and Sports: pay 54.2% more in Reykjavik
Clothing: pay 58.6% more in Reykjavik

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

Reykjavik vs. Umea Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 23.8% more for restaurants

	Umea	Reykjavik
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.47 SEK118.88	$20.00 ISK2,553	+60.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.09 SEK105.67	$18.02 ISK2,300	+62.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.23 SEK30.82	$3.15 ISK403	-2.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.93 SEK27.88	$2.19 ISK279	-25.3%
Average			+23.8%

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pay 43.7% more for groceries

	Umea	Reykjavik
Bread 1 loaf	$2.86 SEK27.30	$3.61 ISK461	+26.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.93 SEK46.96	$7.76 ISK990	+57.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.67 SEK54.08	$6.40 ISK818	+12.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.94 SEK37.51	$5.76 ISK735	+46.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.33 SEK41.27	$9.45 ISK1,206	+118.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.18 SEK11.28	$1.40 ISK179	+18.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 SEK7.59	$1.01 ISK129	+26.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.23 SEK11.72	$1.22 ISK155	-1.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.12 SEK20.24	$2.22 ISK284	+4.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.59 SEK5.59	$1.43 ISK183	+144.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.74 SEK7.06	$0.93 ISK119	+26.2%
Average			+43.7%

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pay 24.4% more for transportation

	Umea	Reykjavik
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.56 SEK62.50	$8.50 ISK1,085	+29.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$49.42 SEK471.11	$74.95 ISK9,569	+51.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,544.48 SEK272,097.41	$42,450.45 ISK5,419,224	+48.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$35.57 SEK339.02	$24.05 ISK3,070	-32.4%
Average			+24.4%

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pay 3.0 times more for housing

	Umea	Reykjavik
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$23.07 SEK219.92	$69.87 ISK8,919	+202.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$554.26 SEK5,283.44	$1,971.17 ISK251,640	+255.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$443.59 SEK4,228.52	$1,803.44 ISK230,227	+306.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$44.33 SEK422.55	$53.95 ISK6,888	+21.7%
Average			+196.7%

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pay 3.3 times more for childcare

	Umea	Reykjavik
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$75.29 SEK717.67	$252.14 ISK32,188	+234.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$5,993.99 ISK765,193
Average			+234.9%

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pay 54.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Umea	Reykjavik
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.39 SEK70.45	$10.81 ISK1,380	+46.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.54 SEK33.76	$5.31 ISK677	+49.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.05 SEK57.68	$12.25 ISK1,563	+102.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.22 SEK402.50	$69.95 ISK8,929	+65.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.86 SEK132.09	$14.77 ISK1,886	+6.6%
Average			+54.2%

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pay 58.6% more for clothing

	Umea	Reykjavik
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$92.38 SEK880.57	$108.97 ISK13,911	+18.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$26.14 SEK249.20	$49.72 ISK6,347	+90.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$92.38 SEK880.57	$151.85 ISK19,386	+64.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$120.09 SEK1,144.75	$194.16 ISK24,786	+61.7%
Average			+58.6%

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