Cost of living comparison
Iceland is 14.5% more expensive than Bordeaux.
If you lived in Iceland instead of Bordeaux, you would:
pay 9.7% more for restaurants
Bordeaux
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.49
€15.32
|
$17.84
ISK2,491
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.90
€9.19
|
$14.27
ISK1,992
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.44
€3.19
|
$2.32
ISK324
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.79
€1.66
|
$2.12
ISK296
|
|
pay 16.0% more for groceries
Bordeaux
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.64
€1.52
|
$3.42
ISK478
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.48
€8.81
|
$5.98
ISK835
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.16
€3.86
|
$5.33
ISK744
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.59
€3.34
|
$5.66
ISK790
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.65
€6.17
|
$7.09
ISK991
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.33
€1.23
|
$1.16
ISK162
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
€0.94
|
$0.98
ISK137
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.41
€1.31
|
$1.17
ISK164
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
€1.16
|
$1.84
ISK256
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
€0.61
|
$0.96
ISK134
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.93
|
$0.51
ISK71
|
|
pay 31.3% more for transportation
Bordeaux
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.83
€7.27
|
$8.03
ISK1,122
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$46.40
€43.09
|
$77.40
ISK10,808
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,386.79
€24,504.09
|
$29,836.83
ISK4,166,415
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.80
€15.60
|
$23.97
ISK3,347
|
|
pay 47.0% more for housing
Bordeaux
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.79
€35.10
|
$62.40
ISK8,714
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$810.84
€752.99
|
$1,437.14
ISK200,683
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$639.06
€593.46
|
$1,215.63
ISK169,750
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$123.33
€114.53
|
$68.63
ISK9,583
|
|
pay 55.9% less for childcare
Bordeaux
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$667.64
€620.00
|
$259.34
ISK36,215
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,570.54
€5,173.09
|
$2,750.10
ISK384,024
|
|
pay 15.5% more for entertainment and sports
Bordeaux
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.60
€6.13
|
$8.52
ISK1,190
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.32
€4.01
|
$4.15
ISK580
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.54
€10.72
|
$10.64
ISK1,485
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.42
€33.82
|
$56.90
ISK7,946
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.82
€10.98
|
$12.27
ISK1,714
|
|
pay 37.8% more for clothing
Bordeaux
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$100.78
€93.59
|
$118.08
ISK16,488
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.96
€32.47
|
$50.39
ISK7,036
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.21
€93.06
|
$151.12
ISK21,102
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$126.16
€117.16
|
$175.20
ISK24,465
|
|
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