Cost of living comparison
Iceland is 13.0% more expensive than Dusseldorf.
If you lived in Iceland instead of Dusseldorf, you would:
pay 10.4% more for restaurants
Dusseldorf
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.33
€15.01
|
$19.51
ISK2,699
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.45
€9.60
|
$16.45
ISK2,275
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.94
€2.70
|
$2.70
ISK374
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.68
€2.47
|
$1.95
ISK270
|
|
pay 20.0% more for groceries
Dusseldorf
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.27
€2.08
|
$3.16
ISK436
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.53
€6.92
|
$6.72
ISK929
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.37
€4.02
|
$6.27
ISK867
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.75
€3.45
|
$6.03
ISK834
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.27
€6.68
|
$7.60
ISK1,051
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.35
€1.24
|
$1.13
ISK156
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.65
|
$1.01
ISK140
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.88
|
$1.15
ISK160
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.56
€1.43
|
$1.71
ISK237
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.80
|
$1.13
ISK156
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.66
|
$0.68
ISK94
|
|
pay 14.5% more for transportation
Dusseldorf
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.18
€6.60
|
$8.42
ISK1,164
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$53.34
€49.02
|
$68.29
ISK9,444
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,585.15
€27,193.19
|
$39,714.69
ISK5,492,145
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.55
€27.16
|
$23.23
ISK3,212
|
|
pay 25.0% more for housing
Dusseldorf
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.37
€41.71
|
$74.47
ISK10,299
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$974.88
€896.06
|
$1,518.94
ISK210,054
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$862.84
€793.08
|
$1,325.48
ISK183,300
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$253.00
€232.54
|
$66.99
ISK9,264
|
|
pay 64.0% less for childcare
Dusseldorf
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$571.46
€525.25
|
$254.97
ISK35,259
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$21,933.07
€20,159.78
|
$5,993.83
ISK828,886
|
|
pay 37.7% more for entertainment and sports
Dusseldorf
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.90
€4.50
|
$9.37
ISK1,296
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.79
€3.49
|
$4.61
ISK638
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.93
€8.20
|
$11.22
ISK1,551
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.94
€38.55
|
$60.00
ISK8,298
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.06
€12.01
|
$13.94
ISK1,928
|
|
pay 47.2% more for clothing
Dusseldorf
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$97.55
€89.66
|
$108.23
ISK14,967
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.60
€33.64
|
$59.73
ISK8,260
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.76
€80.66
|
$146.94
ISK20,320
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.97
€105.68
|
$169.24
ISK23,404
|
|
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