Cost of living comparison
Reykjavik is 60.9% more expensive than Beirut.
If you lived in Reykjavik instead of Beirut, you would:
pay 74.8% more for restaurants
Beirut
|
Reykjavik
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
L£893,402
|
$18.40
kr2,599
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.62
L£591,879
|
$15.62
kr2,207
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.22
L£287,426
|
$2.53
kr358
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
L£90,286
|
$2.03
kr286
|
|
pay 92.4% more for groceries
Beirut
|
Reykjavik
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.18
L£105,578
|
$3.40
kr481
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.35
L£656,842
|
$7.20
kr1,016
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$25.78
L£2,302,765
|
$5.90
kr833
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.11
L£188,412
|
$5.64
kr797
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.71
L£241,839
|
$8.08
kr1,142
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.25
L£112,041
|
$1.57
kr221
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.14
L£101,871
|
$0.93
kr132
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
L£42,784
|
$1.23
kr174
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
L£61,792
|
$2.22
kr313
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
L£51,448
|
$1.24
kr176
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
L£43,605
|
$0.69
kr97
|
|
pay 68.9% more for transportation
Beirut
|
Reykjavik
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.70
L£419,633
|
$8.90
kr1,257
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$63.04
L£5,632,319
|
$65.56
kr9,260
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,000.00
L£1,965,485,131
|
$37,150.35
kr5,247,487
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.80
L£1,232,895
|
$29.44
kr4,159
|
|
pay 71.3% more for housing
Beirut
|
Reykjavik
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$63.14
L£5,640,512
|
$64.04
kr9,046
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$782.14
L£69,876,825
|
$1,613.16
kr227,859
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$402.46
L£35,955,557
|
$1,379.70
kr194,883
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$198.90
L£17,769,695
|
$69.31
kr9,791
|
|
pay 4.0% less for childcare
Beirut
|
Reykjavik
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$383.33
L£34,247,089
|
$282.44
kr39,894
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,115.38
L£457,009,655
|
$6,058.18
kr855,718
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Beirut
|
Reykjavik
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
L£223,351
|
$9.47
kr1,338
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.62
L£234,002
|
$4.53
kr640
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.58
L£498,670
|
$11.66
kr1,646
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.03
L£4,112,338
|
$67.30
kr9,507
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
L£893,402
|
$13.66
kr1,929
|
|
pay 14.3% more for clothing
Beirut
|
Reykjavik
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.83
L£7,400,349
|
$108.17
kr15,278
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$60.00
L£5,360,414
|
$43.41
kr6,132
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$115.62
L£10,329,964
|
$137.74
kr19,456
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$135.00
L£12,060,931
|
$182.49
kr25,777
|
|
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