Cost of living comparison
If you lived in British Indian Ocean Territory instead of Iceland, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
Iceland
|
British Indian Ocean Territory
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.40
ISK2,717
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$16.94
ISK2,373
|
?? | |
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.81
ISK394
|
?? | |
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.02
ISK283
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for groceries
Iceland
|
British Indian Ocean Territory
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.95
ISK414
|
?? | |
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.27
ISK1,017
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.01
ISK841
|
?? | |
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.42
ISK759
|
?? | |
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.51
ISK1,191
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.22
ISK171
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.03
ISK144
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.17
ISK164
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.87
ISK262
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.23
ISK173
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
ISK110
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Iceland
|
British Indian Ocean Territory
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.36
ISK1,171
|
?? | |
Monthly public transit pass |
$71.28
ISK9,983
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$40,660.66
ISK5,694,526
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.04
ISK3,086
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for housing
Iceland
|
British Indian Ocean Territory
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$72.17
ISK10,108
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,838.04
ISK257,417
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,497.77
ISK209,763
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.01
ISK8,125
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Iceland
|
British Indian Ocean Territory
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$258.16
ISK36,156
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,993.99
ISK839,459
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
Iceland
|
British Indian Ocean Territory
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.19
ISK1,287
|
?? | |
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.65
ISK651
|
?? | |
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.76
ISK1,646
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.46
ISK8,607
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.35
ISK2,009
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Iceland
|
British Indian Ocean Territory
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$111.23
ISK15,578
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$59.69
ISK8,359
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$148.00
ISK20,727
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$184.49
ISK25,838
|
?? |
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