Cost of living comparison
Russia is 45.7% cheaper than Iceland.
If you lived in Russia instead of Iceland, you would:
pay 67.0% less for restaurants
Iceland
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.84
ISK2,491
|
$7.74
RUB716.26
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.27
ISK1,992
|
$4.69
RUB433.88
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.32
ISK324
|
$0.85
RUB78.39
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.12
ISK296
|
$0.41
RUB37.91
|
|
pay 54.1% less for groceries
Iceland
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.42
ISK478
|
$0.54
RUB49.51
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.98
ISK835
|
$4.40
RUB407.23
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.33
ISK744
|
$3.48
RUB321.64
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.66
ISK790
|
$1.27
RUB117.84
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.09
ISK991
|
$1.79
RUB165.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.16
ISK162
|
$0.62
RUB56.95
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
ISK137
|
$0.56
RUB51.69
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.17
ISK164
|
$0.66
RUB61.26
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.84
ISK256
|
$1.03
RUB95.32
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.96
ISK134
|
$0.30
RUB27.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
ISK71
|
$0.25
RUB23.41
|
|
pay 56.6% less for transportation
Iceland
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.03
ISK1,122
|
$2.37
RUB219.59
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$77.40
ISK10,808
|
$19.36
RUB1,790.67
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,836.83
ISK4,166,415
|
$31,226.85
RUB2,888,952.31
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.97
ISK3,347
|
$3.41
RUB315.25
|
|
pay 62.1% less for housing
Iceland
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.40
ISK8,714
|
$6.56
RUB607.07
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,437.14
ISK200,683
|
$310.33
RUB28,710.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,215.63
ISK169,750
|
$214.38
RUB19,833.01
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$68.63
ISK9,583
|
$69.84
RUB6,461.71
|
|
pay 27.9% more for childcare
Iceland
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$259.34
ISK36,215
|
$220.41
RUB20,391.29
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,750.10
ISK384,024
|
$4,693.93
RUB434,258.65
|
|
pay 66.1% less for entertainment and sports
Iceland
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.52
ISK1,190
|
$1.55
RUB143.70
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.15
ISK580
|
$1.73
RUB160.25
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.64
ISK1,485
|
$2.23
RUB206.62
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.90
ISK7,946
|
$31.55
RUB2,919.19
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.27
ISK1,714
|
$4.06
RUB375.74
|
|
pay 41.9% less for clothing
Iceland
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$118.08
ISK16,488
|
$62.85
RUB5,814.99
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.39
ISK7,036
|
$39.44
RUB3,649.18
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$151.12
ISK21,102
|
$79.13
RUB7,320.99
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$175.20
ISK24,465
|
$85.30
RUB7,891.74
|
|
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