Cost of living comparison
Bordeaux is 4.6% more expensive than Iceland.
If you lived in Bordeaux instead of Iceland, you would:
pay 9.1% less for restaurants
Iceland
|
Bordeaux
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.51
ISK2,723
|
$17.42
€16.16
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$16.45
ISK2,295
|
$10.88
€10.10
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.70
ISK377
|
$3.20
€2.97
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.95
ISK273
|
$1.75
€1.63
|
|
pay 7.4% more for groceries
Iceland
|
Bordeaux
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.16
ISK440
|
$2.01
€1.87
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.72
ISK937
|
$8.89
€8.25
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.27
ISK875
|
$4.50
€4.17
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.03
ISK841
|
$4.87
€4.52
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.60
ISK1,061
|
$6.82
€6.33
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
ISK157
|
$1.39
€1.29
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
ISK141
|
$1.03
€0.95
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.15
ISK161
|
$1.85
€1.72
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.71
ISK239
|
$1.70
€1.58
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
ISK158
|
$1.09
€1.01
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
ISK95
|
$1.10
€1.02
|
|
pay 20.3% less for transportation
Iceland
|
Bordeaux
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.42
ISK1,175
|
$7.51
€6.96
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$68.29
ISK9,530
|
$47.35
€43.93
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,714.69
ISK5,541,788
|
$35,261.63
€32,713.98
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.23
ISK3,241
|
$16.63
€15.43
|
|
pay 0.8% less for housing
Iceland
|
Bordeaux
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$74.47
ISK10,392
|
$34.04
€31.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,518.94
ISK211,953
|
$861.89
€799.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,325.48
ISK184,957
|
$649.74
€602.80
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.99
ISK9,348
|
$164.53
€152.64
|
|
pay 94.5% more for childcare
Iceland
|
Bordeaux
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$254.97
ISK35,578
|
$723.30
€671.04
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,993.83
ISK836,378
|
$6,313.24
€5,857.11
|
|
pay 14.2% less for entertainment and sports
Iceland
|
Bordeaux
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.37
ISK1,308
|
$7.62
€7.07
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.61
ISK644
|
$4.06
€3.76
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.22
ISK1,565
|
$11.97
€11.11
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.00
ISK8,373
|
$35.66
€33.09
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.94
ISK1,945
|
$13.06
€12.12
|
|
pay 25.6% less for clothing
Iceland
|
Bordeaux
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$108.23
ISK15,103
|
$99.32
€92.15
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$59.73
ISK8,335
|
$39.19
€36.35
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$146.94
ISK20,504
|
$92.52
€85.84
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$169.24
ISK23,616
|
$130.40
€120.98
|
|
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