Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Alofi instead of Iceland, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
Iceland
|
Alofi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.84
ISK2,504
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.27
ISK2,003
|
?? | |
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.32
ISK325
|
?? | |
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.12
ISK298
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for groceries
Iceland
|
Alofi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.42
ISK481
|
?? | |
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.98
ISK840
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.33
ISK748
|
?? | |
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.66
ISK794
|
?? | |
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.09
ISK996
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.16
ISK163
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
ISK138
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.17
ISK164
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.84
ISK258
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.96
ISK134
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
ISK72
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Iceland
|
Alofi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.03
ISK1,128
|
?? | |
Monthly public transit pass |
$77.40
ISK10,866
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,836.83
ISK4,189,091
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.97
ISK3,365
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for housing
Iceland
|
Alofi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.40
ISK8,761
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,437.14
ISK201,775
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,215.63
ISK170,674
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$68.63
ISK9,636
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Iceland
|
Alofi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$259.34
ISK36,412
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,750.10
ISK386,114
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
Iceland
|
Alofi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.52
ISK1,196
|
?? | |
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.15
ISK583
|
?? | |
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.64
ISK1,493
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.90
ISK7,989
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.27
ISK1,723
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Iceland
|
Alofi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$118.08
ISK16,578
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.39
ISK7,075
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$151.12
ISK21,217
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$175.20
ISK24,598
|
?? |
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