Cost of living comparison
Iceland is 86.3% more expensive than Ansan.
If you lived in Iceland instead of Ansan, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
Ansan
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.37
₩10,108
|
$19.51
ISK2,723
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.90
₩8,086
|
$16.45
ISK2,295
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.53
₩2,091
|
$2.70
ISK377
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
₩1,028
|
$1.95
ISK273
|
|
pay 13.3% more for groceries
Ansan
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.95
₩4,043
|
$3.16
ISK440
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.06
₩8,305
|
$6.72
ISK937
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.19
₩11,235
|
$6.27
ISK875
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.27
₩4,487
|
$6.03
ISK841
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.26
₩3,095
|
$7.60
ISK1,061
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.51
₩3,439
|
$1.13
ISK157
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.34
₩1,834
|
$1.01
ISK141
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.58
₩3,538
|
$1.15
ISK161
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.01
₩2,751
|
$1.71
ISK239
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
₩1,719
|
$1.13
ISK158
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
₩1,032
|
$0.68
ISK95
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
Ansan
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.66
₩6,384
|
$8.42
ISK1,175
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$68.29
ISK9,530
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,815.53
₩38,137,874
|
$39,714.69
ISK5,541,788
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.05
₩11,042
|
$23.23
ISK3,241
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
Ansan
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.61
₩30,997
|
$74.47
ISK10,392
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$442.32
₩606,470
|
$1,518.94
ISK211,953
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$368.60
₩505,392
|
$1,325.48
ISK184,957
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$140.09
₩192,075
|
$66.99
ISK9,348
|
|
pay 28.0% less for childcare
Ansan
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$221.16
₩303,235
|
$254.97
ISK35,578
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$20,838.36
₩28,571,482
|
$5,993.83
ISK836,378
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Ansan
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.95
₩4,043
|
$9.37
ISK1,308
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.69
₩5,054
|
$4.61
ISK644
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.32
₩4,549
|
$11.22
ISK1,565
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.49
₩40,431
|
$60.00
ISK8,373
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.06
₩15,162
|
$13.94
ISK1,945
|
|
pay 77.5% more for clothing
Ansan
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.21
₩82,547
|
$108.23
ISK15,103
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.86
₩50,539
|
$59.73
ISK8,335
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$71.88
₩98,551
|
$146.94
ISK20,504
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.21
₩141,510
|
$169.24
ISK23,616
|
|
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