Cost of living comparison
Iceland is 4.2 times more expensive than Delhi.
If you lived in Iceland instead of Delhi, you would:
pay 5.6 times more for restaurants
Delhi
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.28
₹356.54
|
$17.84
kr2,519
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.28
₹356.54
|
$14.27
kr2,015
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
₹40.81
|
$2.32
kr327
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.21
₹17.51
|
$2.12
kr300
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for groceries
Delhi
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.53
₹44.14
|
$3.42
kr484
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.13
₹177.29
|
$5.98
kr845
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.82
₹235.44
|
$5.33
kr752
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.02
₹85.20
|
$5.66
kr799
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.68
₹140.39
|
$7.09
kr1,002
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
₹61.36
|
$1.16
kr164
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.33
₹27.37
|
$0.98
kr139
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.44
₹36.38
|
$1.17
kr166
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
₹19.20
|
$1.84
kr259
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.15
₹12.58
|
$0.96
kr135
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.18
₹15.36
|
$0.51
kr72
|
|
pay 4.9 times more for transportation
Delhi
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
₹386.83
|
$8.03
kr1,135
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.22
₹1,018.69
|
$77.40
kr10,932
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,440.78
₹1,120,563.07
|
$29,836.83
kr4,214,452
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.57
₹213.93
|
$23.97
kr3,385
|
|
pay 6.1 times more for housing
Delhi
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$7.65
₹637.51
|
$62.40
kr8,814
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$236.59
₹19,724.27
|
$1,437.14
kr202,996
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$144.05
₹12,009.44
|
$1,215.63
kr171,707
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.89
₹3,575.54
|
$68.63
kr9,694
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
Delhi
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$72.71
₹6,061.59
|
$259.34
kr36,632
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,816.81
₹151,468.43
|
$2,750.10
kr388,451
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for entertainment and sports
Delhi
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.83
₹152.80
|
$8.52
kr1,204
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.87
₹156.30
|
$4.15
kr587
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.15
₹346.36
|
$10.64
kr1,502
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.09
₹1,757.94
|
$56.90
kr8,037
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.89
₹407.48
|
$12.27
kr1,734
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for clothing
Delhi
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.84
₹2,404.69
|
$118.08
kr16,678
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.82
₹2,903.08
|
$50.39
kr7,117
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$47.67
₹3,974.41
|
$151.12
kr21,345
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$38.00
₹3,168.29
|
$175.20
kr24,747
|
|
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