Cost of living comparison
Iceland is 71.2% more expensive than Ajman.
If you lived in Iceland instead of Ajman, you would:
pay 3.6 times more for restaurants
|
Ajman
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.26
AED23.00
|
$19.51
ISK2,723
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.17
AED30.00
|
$16.45
ISK2,295
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
AED2.63
|
$2.70
ISK377
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
AED1.33
|
$1.95
ISK273
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
|
Ajman
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.05
AED3.85
|
$3.16
ISK440
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.23
AED11.88
|
$6.72
ISK937
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.53
AED23.97
|
$6.27
ISK875
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.97
AED7.23
|
$6.03
ISK841
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.76
AED10.13
|
$7.60
ISK1,061
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.92
AED3.37
|
$1.13
ISK157
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
AED2.34
|
$1.01
ISK141
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
AED2.43
|
$1.15
ISK161
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
AED2.24
|
$1.71
ISK239
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
AED1.44
|
$1.13
ISK158
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.34
AED1.25
|
$0.68
ISK95
|
|
pay 68.6% more for transportation
|
Ajman
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.38
AED12.43
|
$8.42
ISK1,175
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$59.22
AED217.50
|
$68.29
ISK9,530
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$45,419.82
AED166,827.00
|
$39,714.69
ISK5,541,788
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.42
AED38.26
|
$23.23
ISK3,241
|
|
pay 10.3% less for housing
|
Ajman
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$102.39
AED376.07
|
$74.47
ISK10,392
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,524.64
AED5,600.00
|
$1,518.94
ISK211,953
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,061.80
AED3,900.00
|
$1,325.48
ISK184,957
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$108.72
AED399.34
|
$66.99
ISK9,348
|
|
pay 22.4% less for childcare
|
Ajman
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$585.35
AED2,150.00
|
$254.97
ISK35,578
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,372.54
AED19,733.33
|
$5,993.83
ISK836,378
|
|
pay 23.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Ajman
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.89
AED40.00
|
$9.37
ISK1,308
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.95
AED14.50
|
$4.61
ISK644
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.99
AED22.00
|
$11.22
ISK1,565
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.09
AED195.00
|
$60.00
ISK8,373
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.25
AED45.00
|
$13.94
ISK1,945
|
|
pay 62.4% more for clothing
|
Ajman
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.08
AED213.33
|
$108.23
ISK15,103
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$68.06
AED250.00
|
$59.73
ISK8,335
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.21
AED316.67
|
$146.94
ISK20,504
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.58
AED303.33
|
$169.24
ISK23,616
|
|
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