Cost of living comparison
Iceland is 2.6 times more expensive than Namibia.
If you lived in Iceland instead of Namibia, you would:
pay 3.3 times more for restaurants
Namibia
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.29
NAD117.97
|
$17.84
ISK2,504
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.42
NAD64.11
|
$14.27
ISK2,003
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
NAD13.96
|
$2.32
ISK325
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
NAD12.68
|
$2.12
ISK298
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
Namibia
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.72
NAD13.44
|
$3.42
ISK481
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.91
NAD54.54
|
$5.98
ISK840
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.29
NAD80.41
|
$5.33
ISK748
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.08
NAD39.09
|
$5.66
ISK794
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.10
NAD39.38
|
$7.09
ISK996
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
NAD16.44
|
$1.16
ISK163
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
NAD12.46
|
$0.98
ISK138
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
NAD11.82
|
$1.17
ISK164
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
NAD12.10
|
$1.84
ISK258
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
NAD8.16
|
$0.96
ISK134
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
NAD6.20
|
$0.51
ISK72
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for transportation
Namibia
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.35
NAD81.52
|
$8.03
ISK1,128
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.59
NAD404.85
|
$77.40
ISK10,866
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$10,940.92
NAD205,163.67
|
$29,836.83
ISK4,189,091
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.95
NAD130.28
|
$23.97
ISK3,365
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
Namibia
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.79
NAD1,046.23
|
$62.40
ISK8,761
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$370.78
NAD6,952.77
|
$1,437.14
ISK201,775
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$297.91
NAD5,586.31
|
$1,215.63
ISK170,674
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$56.17
NAD1,053.32
|
$68.63
ISK9,636
|
|
pay 51.9% more for childcare
Namibia
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$119.64
NAD2,243.46
|
$259.34
ISK36,412
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,165.39
NAD59,357.27
|
$2,750.10
ISK386,114
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Namibia
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.30
NAD24.36
|
$8.52
ISK1,196
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.43
NAD26.80
|
$4.15
ISK583
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.49
NAD46.67
|
$10.64
ISK1,493
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.18
NAD734.74
|
$56.90
ISK7,989
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.65
NAD87.19
|
$12.27
ISK1,723
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
Namibia
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.34
NAD756.54
|
$118.08
ISK16,578
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.84
NAD484.57
|
$50.39
ISK7,075
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.25
NAD1,936.23
|
$151.12
ISK21,217
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.40
NAD1,170.06
|
$175.20
ISK24,598
|
|
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