Cost of living comparison
Iceland is 2.6 times more expensive than Casablanca.
If you lived in Iceland instead of Casablanca, you would:
pay 4.5 times more for restaurants
Casablanca
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.86
MAD39.06
|
$17.84
ISK2,504
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.43
MAD65.10
|
$14.27
ISK2,003
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
MAD5.01
|
$2.32
ISK325
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
MAD3.32
|
$2.12
ISK298
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for groceries
Casablanca
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.55
MAD5.58
|
$3.42
ISK481
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.99
MAD40.36
|
$5.98
ISK840
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.06
MAD30.96
|
$5.33
ISK748
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.44
MAD14.56
|
$5.66
ISK794
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.76
MAD27.95
|
$7.09
ISK996
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.60
MAD6.04
|
$1.16
ISK163
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
MAD5.53
|
$0.98
ISK138
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.31
MAD3.15
|
$1.17
ISK164
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
MAD3.18
|
$1.84
ISK258
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
MAD2.60
|
$0.96
ISK134
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.30
MAD3.08
|
$0.51
ISK72
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
Casablanca
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.60
MAD56.71
|
$8.03
ISK1,128
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.76
MAD230.35
|
$77.40
ISK10,866
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,712.65
MAD270,414.74
|
$29,836.83
ISK4,189,091
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.73
MAD68.10
|
$23.97
ISK3,365
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for housing
Casablanca
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.24
MAD366.90
|
$62.40
ISK8,761
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$466.98
MAD4,727.25
|
$1,437.14
ISK201,775
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$261.50
MAD2,647.17
|
$1,215.63
ISK170,674
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.76
MAD301.24
|
$68.63
ISK9,636
|
|
pay 2.9% less for childcare
Casablanca
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$204.72
MAD2,072.41
|
$259.34
ISK36,412
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,074.35
MAD41,245.08
|
$2,750.10
ISK386,114
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Casablanca
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.97
MAD30.05
|
$8.52
ISK1,196
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.91
MAD19.29
|
$4.15
ISK583
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.76
MAD38.06
|
$10.64
ISK1,493
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.06
MAD253.72
|
$56.90
ISK7,989
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.43
MAD65.10
|
$12.27
ISK1,723
|
|
pay 87.3% more for clothing
Casablanca
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.16
MAD487.48
|
$118.08
ISK16,578
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.53
MAD390.07
|
$50.39
ISK7,075
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.17
MAD902.63
|
$151.12
ISK21,217
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.02
MAD870.78
|
$175.20
ISK24,598
|
|
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