Cost of living comparison
Ohio is 20.0% more expensive than Iceland.
If you lived in Ohio instead of Iceland, you would:
pay 23.0% less for restaurants
Iceland
|
Ohio
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.51
ISK2,695
|
$15.88
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$16.45
ISK2,272
|
$9.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.70
ISK373
|
$2.32
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.95
ISK270
|
$1.62
|
|
pay 16.4% more for groceries
Iceland
|
Ohio
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.16
ISK436
|
$2.86
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.72
ISK928
|
$6.36
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.27
ISK866
|
$3.03
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.03
ISK833
|
$2.98
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.60
ISK1,050
|
$5.22
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
ISK156
|
$2.48
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
ISK139
|
$0.69
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.15
ISK160
|
$1.86
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.71
ISK237
|
$2.22
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
ISK156
|
$1.38
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
ISK94
|
$1.55
|
|
pay 27.6% less for transportation
Iceland
|
Ohio
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.42
ISK1,163
|
$3.28
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$68.29
ISK9,433
|
$64.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,714.69
ISK5,485,393
|
$33,068.72
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.23
ISK3,208
|
$17.11
|
|
pay 5.1% more for housing
Iceland
|
Ohio
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$74.47
ISK10,286
|
$58.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,518.94
ISK209,796
|
$1,083.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,325.48
ISK183,075
|
$831.03
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.99
ISK9,253
|
$138.79
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for childcare
Iceland
|
Ohio
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$254.97
ISK35,216
|
$981.79
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,993.83
ISK827,867
|
$17,051.78
|
|
pay 26.7% less for entertainment and sports
Iceland
|
Ohio
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.37
ISK1,295
|
$4.73
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.61
ISK637
|
$4.45
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.22
ISK1,549
|
$9.09
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.00
ISK8,287
|
$37.09
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.94
ISK1,926
|
$10.73
|
|
pay 38.9% less for clothing
Iceland
|
Ohio
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$108.23
ISK14,949
|
$51.61
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$59.73
ISK8,250
|
$41.67
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$146.94
ISK20,295
|
$87.17
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$169.24
ISK23,375
|
$114.56
|
|
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