Cost of living comparison
Vienna is 6.3% cheaper than Reykjavik.
If you lived in Vienna instead of Reykjavik, you would:
pay 3.7% less for restaurants
Reykjavik
|
Vienna
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.40
ISK2,570
|
$16.49
€15.32
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.62
ISK2,182
|
$9.90
€9.19
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.53
ISK354
|
$2.97
€2.75
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.03
ISK283
|
$2.34
€2.17
|
|
pay 21.0% less for groceries
Reykjavik
|
Vienna
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.40
ISK475
|
$2.25
€2.09
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.20
ISK1,005
|
$5.98
€5.56
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.90
ISK823
|
$5.64
€5.24
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.64
ISK788
|
$4.12
€3.83
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.08
ISK1,129
|
$5.24
€4.87
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.57
ISK219
|
$1.11
€1.03
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
ISK130
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.23
ISK172
|
$1.12
€1.04
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.22
ISK309
|
$1.62
€1.50
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
ISK174
|
$0.77
€0.72
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.69
ISK96
|
$0.67
€0.62
|
|
pay 25.1% less for transportation
Reykjavik
|
Vienna
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.90
ISK1,242
|
$7.47
€6.94
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$65.56
ISK9,155
|
$49.48
€45.95
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$37,150.35
ISK5,187,675
|
$28,585.69
€26,546.10
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.44
ISK4,111
|
$18.56
€17.23
|
|
pay 9.4% more for housing
Reykjavik
|
Vienna
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.04
ISK8,943
|
$32.60
€30.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,613.16
ISK225,262
|
$918.12
€852.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,379.70
ISK192,661
|
$715.20
€664.17
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.31
ISK9,679
|
$192.75
€178.99
|
|
pay 55.5% more for childcare
Reykjavik
|
Vienna
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$282.44
ISK39,439
|
$275.36
€255.72
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,058.18
ISK845,964
|
$12,936.40
€12,013.39
|
|
pay 33.7% less for entertainment and sports
Reykjavik
|
Vienna
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.47
ISK1,322
|
$4.84
€4.49
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.53
ISK632
|
$4.00
€3.71
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.66
ISK1,628
|
$6.60
€6.13
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$67.30
ISK9,398
|
$31.68
€29.42
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.66
ISK1,907
|
$12.09
€11.23
|
|
pay 25.2% less for clothing
Reykjavik
|
Vienna
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$108.17
ISK15,104
|
$94.30
€87.57
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.41
ISK6,062
|
$35.86
€33.30
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$137.74
ISK19,234
|
$90.35
€83.90
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$182.49
ISK25,483
|
$116.35
€108.05
|
|
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