Cost of living comparison
Iceland is 4.7 times more expensive than Freetown.
If you lived in Iceland instead of Freetown, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
Freetown
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.84
SLL80,480
|
$17.84
kr2,519
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$14.27
kr2,015
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.00
SLL20,970
|
$2.32
kr327
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
SLL19,711
|
$2.12
kr300
|
|
pay 89.2% more for groceries
Freetown
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
SLL14,157
|
$3.42
kr484
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$5.98
kr845
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.64
SLL181,119
|
$5.33
kr752
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.83
SLL38,299
|
$5.66
kr799
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$7.09
kr1,002
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.57
SLL32,953
|
$1.16
kr164
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
$0.98
kr139
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
$1.17
kr166
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.83
SLL38,409
|
$1.84
kr259
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
SLL21,703
|
$0.96
kr135
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
SLL14,226
|
$0.51
kr72
|
|
pay 6.8 times more for transportation
Freetown
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.91
SLL82,021
|
$8.03
kr1,135
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.50
SLL94,363
|
$77.40
kr10,932
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$10,000.00
SLL209,695,000
|
$29,836.83
kr4,214,452
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.00
SLL104,848
|
$23.97
kr3,385
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for housing
Freetown
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
$62.40
kr8,814
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,438.66
SLL30,168,063
|
$1,437.14
kr202,996
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$101.90
SLL2,136,862
|
$1,215.63
kr171,707
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$99.74
SLL2,091,408
|
$68.63
kr9,694
|
|
pay 7.2 times more for childcare
Freetown
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$259.34
kr36,632
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,000.00
SLL41,939,000
|
$2,750.10
kr388,451
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Freetown
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.25
SLL26,212
|
$8.52
kr1,204
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
$4.15
kr587
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.01
SLL42,205
|
$10.64
kr1,502
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.27
SLL1,599,321
|
$56.90
kr8,037
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.08
SLL127,400
|
$12.27
kr1,734
|
|
pay 7.3 times more for clothing
Freetown
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$118.08
kr16,678
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
$50.39
kr7,117
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$151.12
kr21,345
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$175.20
kr24,747
|
|
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