Cost of living comparison
Iceland is 54.4% more expensive than Republic of the Congo.
If you lived in Iceland instead of Republic of the Congo, you would:
pay 45.6% more for restaurants
Republic of the Congo
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.28
FCFA6,300
|
$17.84
ISK2,504
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.30
FCFA6,310
|
$14.27
ISK2,003
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
FCFA1,249
|
$2.32
ISK325
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.36
FCFA831
|
$2.12
ISK298
|
|
pay 18.8% more for groceries
Republic of the Congo
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.83
FCFA1,124
|
$3.42
ISK481
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.38
FCFA3,293
|
$5.98
ISK840
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.92
FCFA4,241
|
$5.33
ISK748
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.50
FCFA2,146
|
$5.66
ISK794
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.67
FCFA1,635
|
$7.09
ISK996
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.59
FCFA974
|
$1.16
ISK163
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.14
FCFA699
|
$0.98
ISK138
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.34
FCFA823
|
$1.17
ISK164
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.78
FCFA1,091
|
$1.84
ISK258
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
FCFA556
|
$0.96
ISK134
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.04
FCFA638
|
$0.51
ISK72
|
|
pay 80.3% more for transportation
Republic of the Congo
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.88
FCFA2,377
|
$8.03
ISK1,128
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.00
FCFA18,382
|
$77.40
ISK10,866
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,420.80
FCFA20,478,029
|
$29,836.83
ISK4,189,091
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.35
FCFA8,793
|
$23.97
ISK3,365
|
|
pay 58.5% more for housing
Republic of the Congo
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$300.00
FCFA183,820
|
$62.40
ISK8,761
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,000.79
FCFA613,215
|
$1,437.14
ISK201,775
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$275.00
FCFA168,502
|
$1,215.63
ISK170,674
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$250.06
FCFA153,217
|
$68.63
ISK9,636
|
|
pay 64.7% less for childcare
Republic of the Congo
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$775.00
FCFA474,868
|
$259.34
ISK36,412
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,400.00
FCFA4,534,225
|
$2,750.10
ISK386,114
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Republic of the Congo
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.08
FCFA664
|
$8.52
ISK1,196
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.32
FCFA2,032
|
$4.15
ISK583
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.67
FCFA1,634
|
$10.64
ISK1,493
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.03
FCFA36,783
|
$56.90
ISK7,989
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.67
FCFA4,088
|
$12.27
ISK1,723
|
|
pay 24.6% more for clothing
Republic of the Congo
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.50
FCFA35,232
|
$118.08
ISK16,578
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$69.73
FCFA42,725
|
$50.39
ISK7,075
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$117.50
FCFA71,996
|
$151.12
ISK21,217
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$190.16
FCFA116,515
|
$175.20
ISK24,598
|
|
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