Cost of living comparison
Reykjavik is 7.6% more expensive than Wellington.
If you lived in Reykjavik instead of Wellington, you would:
pay 36.2% more for restaurants
Wellington
|
Reykjavik
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.16
NZ$25.18
|
$21.59
ISK3,012
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.09
NZ$15.11
|
$17.27
ISK2,410
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.49
NZ$4.13
|
$2.90
ISK405
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.16
NZ$3.59
|
$2.07
ISK289
|
|
pay 16.2% more for groceries
Wellington
|
Reykjavik
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.13
NZ$3.54
|
$3.68
ISK514
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.53
NZ$7.53
|
$7.66
ISK1,068
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.33
NZ$12.18
|
$6.16
ISK860
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.98
NZ$11.60
|
$5.91
ISK825
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.27
NZ$8.75
|
$8.87
ISK1,238
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
NZ$2.38
|
$1.53
ISK213
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.15
NZ$1.91
|
$0.97
ISK135
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.48
NZ$2.46
|
$1.26
ISK176
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.61
NZ$4.33
|
$2.23
ISK311
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
NZ$1.81
|
$1.42
ISK197
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.93
NZ$1.55
|
$1.01
ISK141
|
|
pay 16.2% more for transportation
Wellington
|
Reykjavik
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.60
NZ$10.97
|
$8.57
ISK1,196
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$115.94
NZ$192.62
|
$66.92
ISK9,337
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,007.11
NZ$49,849.85
|
$41,660.67
ISK5,813,330
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.83
NZ$27.95
|
$23.30
ISK3,251
|
|
pay 2.9% more for housing
Wellington
|
Reykjavik
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$57.37
NZ$95.31
|
$68.45
ISK9,551
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,516.42
NZ$2,519.18
|
$1,864.13
ISK260,121
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,371.90
NZ$2,279.10
|
$1,666.20
ISK232,501
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$134.66
NZ$223.71
|
$64.43
ISK8,991
|
|
pay 61.3% less for childcare
Wellington
|
Reykjavik
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$777.00
NZ$1,290.80
|
$240.37
ISK33,541
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,897.92
NZ$21,426.89
|
$5,984.07
ISK835,018
|
|
pay 27.6% more for entertainment and sports
Wellington
|
Reykjavik
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.28
NZ$12.09
|
$10.79
ISK1,506
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.39
NZ$5.63
|
$5.09
ISK710
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$23.83
NZ$39.59
|
$11.87
ISK1,657
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.32
NZ$63.65
|
$65.50
ISK9,140
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.13
NZ$20.15
|
$14.39
ISK2,008
|
|
pay 15.1% more for clothing
Wellington
|
Reykjavik
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.07
NZ$133.01
|
$103.94
ISK14,504
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.09
NZ$88.19
|
$43.50
ISK6,069
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$124.73
NZ$207.21
|
$141.47
ISK19,741
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$129.08
NZ$214.43
|
$174.65
ISK24,371
|
|
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