Cost of living comparison
Iceland is 9.6 times more expensive than Pakistan.
If you lived in Iceland instead of Pakistan, you would:
pay 13.4 times more for restaurants
Pakistan
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$0.98
Rs274
|
$17.84
kr2,507
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.67
Rs744
|
$14.27
kr2,006
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
Rs48
|
$2.32
kr326
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.13
Rs36
|
$2.12
kr298
|
|
pay 6.5 times more for groceries
Pakistan
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.33
Rs91
|
$3.42
kr481
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.14
Rs596
|
$5.98
kr841
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$1.71
Rs476
|
$5.33
kr749
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$0.81
Rs225
|
$5.66
kr795
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$0.74
Rs205
|
$7.09
kr997
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.32
Rs89
|
$1.16
kr163
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.18
Rs50
|
$0.98
kr138
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.25
Rs70
|
$1.17
kr165
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.18
Rs49
|
$1.84
kr258
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.09
Rs26
|
$0.96
kr134
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.12
Rs35
|
$0.51
kr72
|
|
pay 8.3 times more for transportation
Pakistan
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.55
Rs709
|
$8.03
kr1,129
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$5.51
Rs1,534
|
$77.40
kr10,879
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$10,243.87
Rs2,850,307
|
$29,836.83
kr4,193,865
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.80
Rs502
|
$23.97
kr3,369
|
|
pay 16.0 times more for housing
Pakistan
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.57
Rs4,889
|
$62.40
kr8,771
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$57.96
Rs16,128
|
$1,437.14
kr202,005
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$36.22
Rs10,079
|
$1,215.63
kr170,868
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$32.70
Rs9,100
|
$68.63
kr9,647
|
|
pay 8.9 times more for childcare
Pakistan
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$19.40
Rs5,399
|
$259.34
kr36,453
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$607.98
Rs169,166
|
$2,750.10
kr386,554
|
|
pay 6.9 times more for entertainment and sports
Pakistan
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.69
Rs470
|
$8.52
kr1,198
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.92
Rs255
|
$4.15
kr584
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.85
Rs237
|
$10.64
kr1,495
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$7.61
Rs2,117
|
$56.90
kr7,998
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.54
Rs705
|
$12.27
kr1,725
|
|
pay 6.9 times more for clothing
Pakistan
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.53
Rs2,930
|
$118.08
kr16,597
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$13.64
Rs3,795
|
$50.39
kr7,083
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$30.17
Rs8,393
|
$151.12
kr21,241
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$22.47
Rs6,253
|
$175.20
kr24,626
|
|
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