Cost of living comparison
Russia is 55.2% cheaper than Iceland.
If you lived in Russia instead of Iceland, you would:
pay 71.8% less for restaurants
Iceland
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.51
ISK2,708
|
$6.85
RUB587.14
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$16.45
ISK2,283
|
$4.21
RUB360.40
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.70
ISK375
|
$0.84
RUB72.17
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.95
ISK271
|
$0.41
RUB34.85
|
|
pay 59.8% less for groceries
Iceland
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.16
ISK438
|
$0.49
RUB41.72
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.72
ISK932
|
$3.93
RUB336.76
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.27
ISK870
|
$3.21
RUB274.70
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.03
ISK837
|
$1.21
RUB104.03
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.60
ISK1,055
|
$1.72
RUB147.63
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
ISK156
|
$0.56
RUB48.18
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
ISK140
|
$0.56
RUB47.90
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.15
ISK160
|
$0.75
RUB64.02
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.71
ISK238
|
$0.90
RUB77.30
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
ISK157
|
$0.22
RUB18.86
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
ISK95
|
$0.22
RUB18.73
|
|
pay 63.5% less for transportation
Iceland
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.42
ISK1,169
|
$2.21
RUB189.36
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$68.29
ISK9,478
|
$19.07
RUB1,633.11
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,714.69
ISK5,511,605
|
$28,869.86
RUB2,472,902.16
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.23
ISK3,224
|
$4.42
RUB378.77
|
|
pay 63.1% less for housing
Iceland
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$74.47
ISK10,335
|
$6.26
RUB536.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,518.94
ISK210,798
|
$317.16
RUB27,167.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,325.48
ISK183,950
|
$217.57
RUB18,636.12
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.99
ISK9,297
|
$68.11
RUB5,834.48
|
|
pay 12.0% less for childcare
Iceland
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$254.97
ISK35,384
|
$212.06
RUB18,164.31
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,993.83
ISK831,823
|
$5,562.55
RUB476,470.36
|
|
pay 69.8% less for entertainment and sports
Iceland
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.37
ISK1,301
|
$1.50
RUB128.33
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.61
ISK640
|
$1.72
RUB147.09
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.22
ISK1,557
|
$2.19
RUB187.85
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.00
ISK8,327
|
$29.01
RUB2,484.54
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.94
ISK1,935
|
$4.18
RUB358.04
|
|
pay 46.3% less for clothing
Iceland
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$108.23
ISK15,020
|
$58.04
RUB4,971.57
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$59.73
ISK8,290
|
$36.63
RUB3,137.89
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$146.94
ISK20,392
|
$78.11
RUB6,690.45
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$169.24
ISK23,487
|
$78.83
RUB6,752.33
|
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