Cost of living comparison
Iceland is 2.7 times more expensive than Windhoek.
If you lived in Iceland instead of Windhoek, you would:
pay 3.0 times more for restaurants
Windhoek
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.53
NAD175.11
|
$19.51
ISK2,723
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.36
NAD80.05
|
$16.45
ISK2,295
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
NAD14.88
|
$2.70
ISK377
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
NAD12.51
|
$1.95
ISK273
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
Windhoek
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.79
NAD14.47
|
$3.16
ISK440
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.89
NAD53.03
|
$6.72
ISK937
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.39
NAD99.00
|
$6.27
ISK875
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.22
NAD59.16
|
$6.03
ISK841
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.13
NAD39.18
|
$7.60
ISK1,061
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
NAD14.86
|
$1.13
ISK157
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
NAD14.52
|
$1.01
ISK141
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
NAD12.38
|
$1.15
ISK161
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
NAD11.25
|
$1.71
ISK239
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
NAD15.46
|
$1.13
ISK158
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
NAD12.54
|
$0.68
ISK95
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for transportation
Windhoek
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.49
NAD82.57
|
$8.42
ISK1,175
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.23
NAD500.32
|
$68.29
ISK9,530
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,189.91
NAD205,629.53
|
$39,714.69
ISK5,541,788
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.37
NAD117.07
|
$23.23
ISK3,241
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for housing
Windhoek
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$53.42
NAD981.62
|
$74.47
ISK10,392
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$360.37
NAD6,622.35
|
$1,518.94
ISK211,953
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$246.89
NAD4,536.98
|
$1,325.48
ISK184,957
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$56.78
NAD1,043.39
|
$66.99
ISK9,348
|
|
pay 39.6% more for childcare
Windhoek
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$166.47
NAD3,059.07
|
$254.97
ISK35,578
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,756.12
NAD87,400.06
|
$5,993.83
ISK836,378
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Windhoek
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.63
NAD30.02
|
$9.37
ISK1,308
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.89
NAD34.80
|
$4.61
ISK644
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.42
NAD44.52
|
$11.22
ISK1,565
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.47
NAD670.22
|
$60.00
ISK8,373
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.27
NAD60.04
|
$13.94
ISK1,945
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for clothing
Windhoek
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$35.39
NAD650.41
|
$108.23
ISK15,103
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.99
NAD404.05
|
$59.73
ISK8,335
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$63.53
NAD1,167.40
|
$146.94
ISK20,504
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$48.87
NAD898.05
|
$169.24
ISK23,616
|
|
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