Cost of living comparison
Reykjavik is 32.2% more expensive than Austria.
If you lived in Reykjavik instead of Austria, you would:
pay 17.2% more for restaurants
Austria
|
Reykjavik
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.13
€14.19
|
$18.40
kr2,599
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.01
€8.45
|
$15.62
kr2,207
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.84
€2.67
|
$2.53
kr358
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.40
€2.25
|
$2.03
kr286
|
|
pay 30.3% more for groceries
Austria
|
Reykjavik
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
€2.15
|
$3.40
kr481
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.30
€6.85
|
$7.20
kr1,016
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.02
€4.71
|
$5.90
kr833
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.54
€3.32
|
$5.64
kr797
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.30
€4.97
|
$8.08
kr1,142
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.10
€1.03
|
$1.57
kr221
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.81
|
$0.93
kr132
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.13
€1.06
|
$1.23
kr174
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.53
€1.44
|
$2.22
kr313
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.76
|
$1.24
kr176
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.65
|
$0.69
kr97
|
|
pay 37.8% more for transportation
Austria
|
Reykjavik
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.22
€6.77
|
$8.90
kr1,257
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.12
€45.13
|
$65.56
kr9,260
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,940.65
€24,328.85
|
$37,150.35
kr5,247,487
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.81
€18.58
|
$29.44
kr4,159
|
|
pay 60.1% more for housing
Austria
|
Reykjavik
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.53
€35.20
|
$64.04
kr9,046
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$743.38
€697.19
|
$1,613.16
kr227,859
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$621.91
€583.27
|
$1,379.70
kr194,883
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$222.11
€208.31
|
$69.31
kr9,791
|
|
pay 29.2% less for childcare
Austria
|
Reykjavik
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$416.59
€390.70
|
$282.44
kr39,894
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,210.34
€7,700.20
|
$6,058.18
kr855,718
|
|
pay 63.8% more for entertainment and sports
Austria
|
Reykjavik
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.19
€3.93
|
$9.47
kr1,338
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.32
€3.12
|
$4.53
kr640
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.20
€5.82
|
$11.66
kr1,646
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.56
€38.98
|
$67.30
kr9,507
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.77
€11.97
|
$13.66
kr1,929
|
|
pay 45.4% more for clothing
Austria
|
Reykjavik
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.76
€71.05
|
$108.17
kr15,278
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.64
€36.24
|
$43.41
kr6,132
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.33
€80.03
|
$137.74
kr19,456
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$110.53
€103.66
|
$182.49
kr25,777
|
|
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