Cost of living comparison
Iceland is 2.1 times more expensive than Yemen.
If you lived in Iceland instead of Yemen, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Yemen
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.60
YER1,900
|
$19.51
ISK2,699
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.61
YER2,402
|
$16.45
ISK2,275
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.71
YER427
|
$2.70
ISK374
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
YER172
|
$1.95
ISK270
|
|
pay 13.0% more for groceries
Yemen
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.51
YER378
|
$3.16
ISK436
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.92
YER980
|
$6.72
ISK929
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.55
YER2,636
|
$6.27
ISK867
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.78
YER1,195
|
$6.03
ISK834
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.47
YER1,367
|
$7.60
ISK1,051
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.58
YER645
|
$1.13
ISK156
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
YER203
|
$1.01
ISK140
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.27
YER568
|
$1.15
ISK160
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
YER309
|
$1.71
ISK237
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
YER279
|
$1.13
ISK156
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.84
YER211
|
$0.68
ISK94
|
|
pay 32.7% more for transportation
Yemen
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$10.93
YER2,732
|
$8.42
ISK1,164
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$51.29
YER12,818
|
$68.29
ISK9,444
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,009.60
YER4,000,796
|
$39,714.69
ISK5,492,145
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$31.99
YER7,995
|
$23.23
ISK3,212
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for housing
Yemen
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$83.76
YER20,931
|
$74.47
ISK10,299
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$247.69
YER61,897
|
$1,518.94
ISK210,054
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$175.00
YER43,733
|
$1,325.48
ISK183,300
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.17
YER19,286
|
$66.99
ISK9,264
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
Yemen
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$76.95
YER19,229
|
$254.97
ISK35,259
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,403.23
YER850,468
|
$5,993.83
ISK828,886
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Yemen
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.84
YER710
|
$9.37
ISK1,296
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.76
YER941
|
$4.61
ISK638
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.38
YER1,094
|
$11.22
ISK1,551
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$77.72
YER19,423
|
$60.00
ISK8,298
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.06
YER1,263
|
$13.94
ISK1,928
|
|
pay 39.3% more for clothing
Yemen
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.84
YER16,952
|
$108.23
ISK14,967
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$87.06
YER21,756
|
$59.73
ISK8,260
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.85
YER20,455
|
$146.94
ISK20,320
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.24
YER28,299
|
$169.24
ISK23,404
|
|
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