Cost of living comparison
Halifax is 15.9% more expensive than Iceland.
If you lived in Halifax instead of Iceland, you would:
pay 21.5% less for restaurants
Iceland
|
Halifax
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.51
ISK2,723
|
$16.88
CA$23.09
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$16.45
ISK2,295
|
$9.54
CA$13.05
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.70
ISK377
|
$2.15
CA$2.93
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.95
ISK273
|
$1.76
CA$2.41
|
|
pay 12.3% more for groceries
Iceland
|
Halifax
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.16
ISK440
|
$2.71
CA$3.70
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.72
ISK937
|
$6.20
CA$8.48
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.27
ISK875
|
$7.79
CA$10.65
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.03
ISK841
|
$3.75
CA$5.14
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.60
ISK1,061
|
$5.75
CA$7.87
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
ISK157
|
$2.11
CA$2.88
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
ISK141
|
$0.74
CA$1.01
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.15
ISK161
|
$1.76
CA$2.41
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.71
ISK239
|
$2.21
CA$3.02
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
ISK158
|
$1.09
CA$1.48
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
ISK95
|
$1.07
CA$1.47
|
|
pay 32.9% less for transportation
Iceland
|
Halifax
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.42
ISK1,175
|
$4.84
CA$6.62
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$68.29
ISK9,530
|
$60.55
CA$82.82
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,714.69
ISK5,541,788
|
$24,936.06
CA$34,108.79
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.23
ISK3,241
|
$13.83
CA$18.92
|
|
pay 26.0% more for housing
Iceland
|
Halifax
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$74.47
ISK10,392
|
$78.13
CA$106.87
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,518.94
ISK211,953
|
$1,445.28
CA$1,976.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,325.48
ISK184,957
|
$1,168.72
CA$1,598.63
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.99
ISK9,348
|
$144.60
CA$197.78
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for childcare
Iceland
|
Halifax
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$254.97
ISK35,578
|
$845.72
CA$1,156.82
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,993.83
ISK836,378
|
$14,066.19
CA$19,240.44
|
|
pay 14.9% less for entertainment and sports
Iceland
|
Halifax
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.37
ISK1,308
|
$5.69
CA$7.78
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.61
ISK644
|
$3.78
CA$5.17
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.22
ISK1,565
|
$14.68
CA$20.08
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.00
ISK8,373
|
$49.23
CA$67.34
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.94
ISK1,945
|
$9.72
CA$13.30
|
|
pay 40.6% less for clothing
Iceland
|
Halifax
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$108.23
ISK15,103
|
$59.89
CA$81.91
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$59.73
ISK8,335
|
$34.20
CA$46.78
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$146.94
ISK20,504
|
$103.31
CA$141.31
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$169.24
ISK23,616
|
$92.23
CA$126.15
|
|
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