Cost of living comparison
Freetown is 47.6% cheaper than Iceland.
If you lived in Freetown instead of Iceland, you would:
pay 55.2% less for restaurants
Iceland
|
Freetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.84
ISK2,504
|
$3.84
SLL80,480
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.27
ISK2,003
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.32
ISK325
|
$1.00
SLL20,970
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.12
ISK298
|
$0.94
SLL19,711
|
|
pay 17.5% less for groceries
Iceland
|
Freetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.42
ISK481
|
$0.68
SLL14,157
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.98
ISK840
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.33
ISK748
|
$8.64
SLL181,119
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.66
ISK794
|
$1.83
SLL38,299
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.09
ISK996
|
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.16
ISK163
|
$1.57
SLL32,953
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
ISK138
|
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.17
ISK164
|
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.84
ISK258
|
$1.83
SLL38,409
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.96
ISK134
|
$1.03
SLL21,703
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
ISK72
|
$0.68
SLL14,226
|
|
pay 72.8% less for transportation
Iceland
|
Freetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.03
ISK1,128
|
$3.91
SLL82,021
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$77.40
ISK10,866
|
$4.50
SLL94,363
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,836.83
ISK4,189,091
|
$10,000.00
SLL209,695,000
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.97
ISK3,365
|
$5.00
SLL104,848
|
|
pay 3.5% more for housing
Iceland
|
Freetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.40
ISK8,761
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,437.14
ISK201,775
|
$1,438.66
SLL30,168,063
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,215.63
ISK170,674
|
$101.90
SLL2,136,862
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$68.63
ISK9,636
|
$99.74
SLL2,091,408
|
|
pay 59.8% less for childcare
Iceland
|
Freetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$259.34
ISK36,412
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,750.10
ISK386,114
|
$2,000.00
SLL41,939,000
|
|
pay 48.2% less for entertainment and sports
Iceland
|
Freetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.52
ISK1,196
|
$1.25
SLL26,212
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.15
ISK583
|
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.64
ISK1,493
|
$2.01
SLL42,205
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.90
ISK7,989
|
$76.27
SLL1,599,321
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.27
ISK1,723
|
$6.08
SLL127,400
|
|
pay 83.5% less for clothing
Iceland
|
Freetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$118.08
ISK16,578
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.39
ISK7,075
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$151.12
ISK21,217
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$175.20
ISK24,598
|
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
|
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