Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Montserrat instead of Iceland, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
Iceland
|
Montserrat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.84
kr2,519
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.27
kr2,015
|
?? | |
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.32
kr327
|
?? | |
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.12
kr300
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for groceries
Iceland
|
Montserrat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.42
kr484
|
?? | |
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.98
kr845
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.33
kr752
|
?? | |
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.66
kr799
|
?? | |
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.09
kr1,002
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.16
kr164
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
kr139
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.17
kr166
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.84
kr259
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.96
kr135
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
kr72
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Iceland
|
Montserrat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.03
kr1,135
|
?? | |
Monthly public transit pass |
$77.40
kr10,932
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,836.83
kr4,214,452
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.97
kr3,385
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for housing
Iceland
|
Montserrat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.40
kr8,814
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,437.14
kr202,996
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,215.63
kr171,707
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$68.63
kr9,694
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Iceland
|
Montserrat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$259.34
kr36,632
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,750.10
kr388,451
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
Iceland
|
Montserrat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.52
kr1,204
|
?? | |
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.15
kr587
|
?? | |
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.64
kr1,502
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.90
kr8,037
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.27
kr1,734
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Iceland
|
Montserrat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$118.08
kr16,678
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.39
kr7,117
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$151.12
kr21,345
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$175.20
kr24,747
|
?? |
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