Cost of living comparison
Reykjavik is 97.1% more expensive than Castries.
If you lived in Reykjavik instead of Castries, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Castries
|
Reykjavik
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$18.40
ISK2,570
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.01
EC$27.06
|
$15.62
ISK2,182
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
EC$3.04
|
$2.53
ISK354
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.99
EC$2.67
|
$2.03
ISK283
|
|
pay 38.3% more for groceries
Castries
|
Reykjavik
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.82
EC$2.22
|
$3.40
ISK475
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.20
EC$11.35
|
$7.20
ISK1,005
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.66
EC$28.81
|
$5.90
ISK823
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.19
EC$8.62
|
$5.64
ISK788
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.76
EC$12.87
|
$8.08
ISK1,129
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.47
EC$9.38
|
$1.57
ISK219
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
EC$2.27
|
$0.93
ISK130
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.01
EC$5.44
|
$1.23
ISK172
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.36
EC$6.36
|
$2.22
ISK309
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
EC$3.03
|
$1.24
ISK174
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
EC$1.67
|
$0.69
ISK96
|
|
pay 41.5% more for transportation
Castries
|
Reykjavik
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.39
EC$14.58
|
$8.90
ISK1,242
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$65.56
ISK9,155
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,451.78
EC$85,000.00
|
$37,150.35
ISK5,187,675
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$29.44
ISK4,111
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
Castries
|
Reykjavik
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$80.11
EC$216.50
|
$64.04
ISK8,943
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$417.20
EC$1,127.50
|
$1,613.16
ISK225,262
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$268.27
EC$725.00
|
$1,379.70
ISK192,661
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.05
EC$143.38
|
$69.31
ISK9,679
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
Castries
|
Reykjavik
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$169.59
EC$458.33
|
$282.44
ISK39,439
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,850.10
EC$5,000.00
|
$6,058.18
ISK845,964
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Castries
|
Reykjavik
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.04
EC$5.50
|
$9.47
ISK1,322
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.50
EC$6.75
|
$4.53
ISK632
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.81
EC$13.00
|
$11.66
ISK1,628
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.01
EC$116.25
|
$67.30
ISK9,398
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.59
EC$20.50
|
$13.66
ISK1,907
|
|
pay 21.4% more for clothing
Castries
|
Reykjavik
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.52
EC$166.25
|
$108.17
ISK15,104
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$74.00
EC$200.00
|
$43.41
ISK6,062
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$124.88
EC$337.50
|
$137.74
ISK19,234
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$129.51
EC$350.00
|
$182.49
ISK25,483
|
|
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