Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Iceland instead of Vatican City, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
Vatican City
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$19.51
ISK2,695
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$16.45
ISK2,272
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$2.70
ISK373
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$1.95
ISK270
|
pay (unknown) more for groceries
Vatican City
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
?? |
$3.16
ISK436
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$6.72
ISK928
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) | ?? |
$6.27
ISK866
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
?? |
$6.03
ISK833
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$7.60
ISK1,050
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.13
ISK156
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.01
ISK139
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.15
ISK160
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.71
ISK237
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.13
ISK156
|
|
Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.68
ISK94
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Vatican City
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$8.42
ISK1,163
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$68.29
ISK9,433
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$39,714.69
ISK5,485,393
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$23.23
ISK3,208
|
pay (unknown) more for housing
Vatican City
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$74.47
ISK10,286
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$1,518.94
ISK209,796
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$1,325.48
ISK183,075
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$66.99
ISK9,253
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Vatican City
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$254.97
ISK35,216
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$5,993.83
ISK827,867
|
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
Vatican City
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) | ?? |
$9.37
ISK1,295
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area | ?? |
$4.61
ISK637
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$11.22
ISK1,549
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$60.00
ISK8,287
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$13.94
ISK1,926
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Vatican City
|
Iceland
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$108.23
ISK14,949
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$59.73
ISK8,250
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$146.94
ISK20,295
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$169.24
ISK23,375
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