Cost of living comparison
Iceland is 2.6 times more expensive than Burma.
If you lived in Iceland instead of Burma, you would:
pay 4.7 times more for restaurants
Burma
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.92
K6,108
|
$17.84
kr2,506
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.00
K12,570
|
$14.27
kr2,005
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
K1,217
|
$2.32
kr326
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
K709
|
$2.12
kr298
|
|
pay 93.3% more for groceries
Burma
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.37
K2,877
|
$3.42
kr481
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.84
K10,130
|
$5.98
kr841
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.47
K11,458
|
$5.33
kr748
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.61
K3,378
|
$5.66
kr795
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.68
K5,614
|
$7.09
kr997
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
K1,792
|
$1.16
kr163
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.34
K712
|
$0.98
kr138
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
K2,045
|
$1.17
kr165
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
K1,502
|
$1.84
kr258
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
K1,184
|
$0.96
kr134
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
K1,520
|
$0.51
kr72
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for transportation
Burma
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.73
K5,730
|
$8.03
kr1,129
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.15
K35,923
|
$77.40
kr10,876
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,500.00
K57,610,345
|
$29,836.83
kr4,192,672
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.47
K19,842
|
$23.97
kr3,368
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
Burma
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$71.23
K149,218
|
$62.40
kr8,769
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$602.64
K1,262,474
|
$1,437.14
kr201,947
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$320.96
K672,383
|
$1,215.63
kr170,820
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.50
K145,591
|
$68.63
kr9,644
|
|
pay 61.4% less for childcare
Burma
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$482.50
K1,010,800
|
$259.34
kr36,443
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,680.00
K24,468,685
|
$2,750.10
kr386,444
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Burma
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
K2,293
|
$8.52
kr1,198
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.07
K4,327
|
$4.15
kr584
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.43
K3,001
|
$10.64
kr1,494
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.84
K72,995
|
$56.90
kr7,996
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.92
K8,218
|
$12.27
kr1,725
|
|
pay 88.0% more for clothing
Burma
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.27
K84,361
|
$118.08
kr16,592
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.60
K99,727
|
$50.39
kr7,081
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.17
K203,560
|
$151.12
kr21,235
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.67
K185,764
|
$175.20
kr24,619
|
|
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