Cost of living comparison
Moscow is 28.2% cheaper than Reykjavik.
If you lived in Moscow instead of Reykjavik, you would:
pay 64.6% less for restaurants
Reykjavik
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.59
ISK2,985
|
$9.92
RUB902.91
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$17.27
ISK2,388
|
$4.92
RUB447.95
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.90
ISK401
|
$1.10
RUB100.55
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.07
ISK287
|
$0.60
RUB54.58
|
|
pay 57.2% less for groceries
Reykjavik
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.68
ISK510
|
$0.63
RUB57.52
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.66
ISK1,059
|
$4.72
RUB429.27
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.16
ISK852
|
$3.62
RUB329.35
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.91
ISK818
|
$1.74
RUB158.48
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.87
ISK1,227
|
$2.18
RUB198.78
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.53
ISK211
|
$0.64
RUB57.94
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.97
ISK134
|
$0.69
RUB62.40
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.26
ISK174
|
$0.79
RUB72.18
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.23
ISK308
|
$1.56
RUB141.73
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.42
ISK196
|
$0.19
RUB17.29
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.01
ISK140
|
$0.20
RUB18.47
|
|
pay 56.3% less for transportation
Reykjavik
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.57
ISK1,186
|
$2.31
RUB210.62
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$66.92
ISK9,254
|
$29.87
RUB2,717.58
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,660.67
ISK5,761,254
|
$32,820.00
RUB2,986,351.25
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.30
ISK3,222
|
$5.69
RUB517.63
|
|
pay 42.9% less for housing
Reykjavik
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.45
ISK9,466
|
$6.03
RUB548.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,864.13
ISK257,791
|
$881.83
RUB80,239.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,666.20
ISK230,418
|
$532.09
RUB48,415.76
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$64.43
ISK8,911
|
$90.54
RUB8,238.59
|
|
pay 97.3% more for childcare
Reykjavik
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$240.37
ISK33,240
|
$484.25
RUB44,062.71
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,984.07
ISK827,538
|
$11,553.80
RUB1,051,301.61
|
|
pay 61.7% less for entertainment and sports
Reykjavik
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.79
ISK1,493
|
$3.28
RUB298.64
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.09
ISK704
|
$2.63
RUB239.68
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.87
ISK1,642
|
$2.52
RUB228.95
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$65.50
ISK9,058
|
$32.93
RUB2,996.36
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.39
ISK1,990
|
$5.47
RUB497.73
|
|
pay 12.3% less for clothing
Reykjavik
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$103.94
ISK14,374
|
$98.68
RUB8,979.49
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.50
ISK6,015
|
$46.53
RUB4,233.40
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$141.47
ISK19,564
|
$117.96
RUB10,733.44
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$174.65
ISK24,153
|
$114.14
RUB10,386.04
|
|
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