Cost of living comparison
Iceland is 5.4 times more expensive than Nepal.
If you lived in Iceland instead of Nepal, you would:
pay 7.0 times more for restaurants
Nepal
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.37
NPR315.98
|
$17.84
ISK2,504
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.33
NPR845.65
|
$14.27
ISK2,003
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
NPR54.44
|
$2.32
ISK325
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
NPR22.58
|
$2.12
ISK298
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for groceries
Nepal
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.46
NPR60.82
|
$3.42
ISK481
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.00
NPR400.60
|
$5.98
ISK840
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.75
NPR367.52
|
$5.33
ISK748
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.40
NPR187.24
|
$5.66
ISK794
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.31
NPR175.35
|
$7.09
ISK996
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
NPR115.72
|
$1.16
ISK163
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.39
NPR52.27
|
$0.98
ISK138
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.51
NPR68.45
|
$1.17
ISK164
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
NPR33.77
|
$1.84
ISK258
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.20
NPR26.50
|
$0.96
ISK134
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
NPR32.77
|
$0.51
ISK72
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for transportation
Nepal
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.88
NPR518.74
|
$8.03
ISK1,128
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.23
NPR1,499.75
|
$77.40
ISK10,866
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,125.72
NPR4,158,181.46
|
$29,836.83
ISK4,189,091
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.50
NPR868.74
|
$23.97
ISK3,365
|
|
pay 11.9 times more for housing
Nepal
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.59
NPR1,815.10
|
$62.40
ISK8,761
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$83.37
NPR11,137.85
|
$1,437.14
ISK201,775
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$55.78
NPR7,451.77
|
$1,215.63
ISK170,674
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$16.71
NPR2,232.89
|
$68.63
ISK9,636
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for childcare
Nepal
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$58.29
NPR7,787.09
|
$259.34
ISK36,412
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,816.14
NPR242,623.56
|
$2,750.10
ISK386,114
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Nepal
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
NPR267.19
|
$8.52
ISK1,196
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.34
NPR178.66
|
$4.15
ISK583
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.26
NPR301.79
|
$10.64
ISK1,493
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.60
NPR3,553.16
|
$56.90
ISK7,989
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.58
NPR344.34
|
$12.27
ISK1,723
|
|
pay 5.0 times more for clothing
Nepal
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$15.63
NPR2,088.46
|
$118.08
ISK16,578
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.34
NPR2,716.79
|
$50.39
ISK7,075
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$38.52
NPR5,145.73
|
$151.12
ISK21,217
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$28.13
NPR3,757.47
|
$175.20
ISK24,598
|
|
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