Cost of living comparison
Illinois is 41.2% more expensive than Iceland.
If you lived in Illinois instead of Iceland, you would:
pay 20.2% less for restaurants
Iceland
|
Illinois
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.84
kr2,506
|
$16.52
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.27
kr2,005
|
$8.98
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.32
kr326
|
$2.01
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.12
kr298
|
$1.64
|
|
pay 10.7% more for groceries
Iceland
|
Illinois
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.42
kr481
|
$2.88
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.98
kr841
|
$4.96
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.33
kr748
|
$3.39
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.66
kr795
|
$3.83
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.09
kr997
|
$4.36
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.16
kr163
|
$1.96
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
kr138
|
$0.70
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.17
kr165
|
$1.84
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.84
kr258
|
$1.75
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.96
kr134
|
$1.12
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
kr72
|
$1.27
|
|
pay 22.8% less for transportation
Iceland
|
Illinois
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.03
kr1,129
|
$3.73
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$77.40
kr10,876
|
$85.20
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,836.83
kr4,192,672
|
$25,072.52
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.97
kr3,368
|
$16.37
|
|
pay 14.7% more for housing
Iceland
|
Illinois
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.40
kr8,769
|
$63.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,437.14
kr201,947
|
$1,273.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,215.63
kr170,820
|
$1,019.22
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$68.63
kr9,644
|
$127.01
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for childcare
Iceland
|
Illinois
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$259.34
kr36,443
|
$1,216.39
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,750.10
kr386,444
|
$13,033.13
|
|
pay 19.4% less for entertainment and sports
Iceland
|
Illinois
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.52
kr1,198
|
$4.94
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.15
kr584
|
$3.95
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.64
kr1,494
|
$9.52
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.90
kr7,996
|
$39.16
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.27
kr1,725
|
$11.22
|
|
pay 46.0% less for clothing
Iceland
|
Illinois
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$118.08
kr16,592
|
$45.75
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.39
kr7,081
|
$33.86
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$151.12
kr21,235
|
$75.45
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$175.20
kr24,619
|
$105.59
|
|
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