Cost of living comparison
Reykjavik is 7.1 times more expensive than Egypt.
If you lived in Reykjavik instead of Egypt, you would:
pay 9.1 times more for restaurants
Egypt
|
Reykjavik
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.69
E£125.73
|
$18.40
kr2,516
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.27
E£152.85
|
$15.62
kr2,137
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
E£11.66
|
$2.53
kr347
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.14
E£6.57
|
$2.03
kr277
|
|
pay 7.2 times more for groceries
Egypt
|
Reykjavik
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.40
E£18.76
|
$3.40
kr466
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.23
E£57.38
|
$7.20
kr984
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.42
E£112.94
|
$5.90
kr806
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.12
E£52.34
|
$5.64
kr771
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.58
E£74.03
|
$8.08
kr1,105
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.40
E£18.87
|
$1.57
kr214
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.22
E£10.26
|
$0.93
kr127
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.14
E£6.45
|
$1.23
kr168
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.13
E£5.89
|
$2.22
kr303
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.12
E£5.57
|
$1.24
kr170
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.10
E£4.69
|
$0.69
kr94
|
|
pay 8.8 times more for transportation
Egypt
|
Reykjavik
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.02
E£47.59
|
$8.90
kr1,217
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$7.97
E£372.68
|
$65.56
kr8,965
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,876.53
E£742,227.68
|
$37,150.35
kr5,080,241
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.85
E£86.26
|
$29.44
kr4,026
|
|
pay 11.0 times more for housing
Egypt
|
Reykjavik
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.98
E£513.45
|
$64.04
kr8,757
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$109.16
E£5,103.43
|
$1,613.16
kr220,597
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$71.02
E£3,320.04
|
$1,379.70
kr188,671
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$16.81
E£786.02
|
$69.31
kr9,479
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for childcare
Egypt
|
Reykjavik
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$58.30
E£2,725.63
|
$282.44
kr38,623
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,699.22
E£79,438.32
|
$6,058.18
kr828,444
|
|
pay 5.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Egypt
|
Reykjavik
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.45
E£67.64
|
$9.47
kr1,295
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.03
E£48.15
|
$4.53
kr619
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.57
E£73.38
|
$11.66
kr1,594
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$15.18
E£709.63
|
$67.30
kr9,204
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.13
E£146.22
|
$13.66
kr1,868
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for clothing
Egypt
|
Reykjavik
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.23
E£805.29
|
$108.17
kr14,791
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.02
E£1,310.08
|
$43.41
kr5,937
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$63.69
E£2,977.46
|
$137.74
kr18,836
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$28.91
E£1,351.71
|
$182.49
kr24,956
|
|
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