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
kr2,453
|
$7.74
₽691.21
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.27
kr1,963
|
$4.69
₽418.71
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.32
kr319
|
$0.85
₽75.65
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.12
kr292
|
$0.41
₽36.58
|
|
pay 54.1% less for groceries
|
Iceland
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.42
kr471
|
$0.54
₽47.78
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.98
kr823
|
$4.40
₽392.99
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.33
kr732
|
$3.48
₽310.39
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.66
kr778
|
$1.27
₽113.72
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.09
kr976
|
$1.79
₽159.71
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.16
kr160
|
$0.62
₽54.96
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
kr135
|
$0.56
₽49.89
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.17
kr161
|
$0.66
₽59.12
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.84
kr253
|
$1.03
₽91.99
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.96
kr132
|
$0.30
₽26.54
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
kr70
|
$0.25
₽22.59
|
|
pay 56.7% less for transportation
|
Iceland
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.03
kr1,105
|
$2.37
₽211.91
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$77.40
kr10,646
|
$19.36
₽1,728.06
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,836.83
kr4,104,056
|
$31,226.85
₽2,787,933.41
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.97
kr3,297
|
$3.41
₽304.23
|
|
pay 62.1% less for housing
|
Iceland
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.40
kr8,583
|
$6.56
₽585.84
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,437.14
kr197,679
|
$310.33
₽27,706.09
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,215.63
kr167,209
|
$214.38
₽19,139.50
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$68.63
kr9,440
|
$69.84
₽6,235.76
|
|
pay 27.9% more for childcare
|
Iceland
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$259.34
kr35,673
|
$220.41
₽19,678.26
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,750.10
kr378,276
|
$4,693.93
₽419,073.79
|
|
pay 66.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Iceland
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.52
kr1,172
|
$1.55
₽138.68
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.15
kr571
|
$1.73
₽154.65
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.64
kr1,463
|
$2.23
₽199.39
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.90
kr7,827
|
$31.55
₽2,817.11
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.27
kr1,688
|
$4.06
₽362.61
|
|
pay 41.8% less for clothing
|
Iceland
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$118.08
kr16,241
|
$62.85
₽5,611.65
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.39
kr6,931
|
$39.44
₽3,521.58
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$151.12
kr20,786
|
$79.13
₽7,065.00
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$175.20
kr24,098
|
$85.30
₽7,615.78
|
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