Cost of living comparison
Washington is 2.2 times more expensive than Iceland.
If you lived in Washington instead of Iceland, you would:
pay 2.1% more for restaurants
Iceland
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.51
ISK2,681
|
$25.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$16.45
ISK2,260
|
$12.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.70
ISK371
|
$2.48
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.95
ISK268
|
$2.25
|
|
pay 31.8% more for groceries
Iceland
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.16
ISK433
|
$3.88
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.72
ISK923
|
$7.06
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.27
ISK862
|
$4.27
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.03
ISK828
|
$3.95
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.60
ISK1,044
|
$5.74
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
ISK155
|
$2.34
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
ISK139
|
$0.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.15
ISK159
|
$2.28
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.71
ISK235
|
$2.56
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
ISK155
|
$1.57
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
ISK94
|
$1.54
|
|
pay 14.9% less for transportation
Iceland
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.42
ISK1,157
|
$3.64
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$68.29
ISK9,383
|
$80.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,714.69
ISK5,456,401
|
$35,699.74
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.23
ISK3,191
|
$20.96
|
|
pay 51.8% more for housing
Iceland
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$74.47
ISK10,232
|
$63.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,518.94
ISK208,687
|
$2,560.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,325.48
ISK182,107
|
$2,084.16
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.99
ISK9,204
|
$131.15
|
|
pay 8.8 times more for childcare
Iceland
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$254.97
ISK35,030
|
$2,326.57
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,993.83
ISK823,492
|
$51,000.00
|
|
pay 21.1% more for entertainment and sports
Iceland
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.37
ISK1,288
|
$8.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.61
ISK634
|
$5.48
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.22
ISK1,541
|
$12.11
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.00
ISK8,244
|
$104.29
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.94
ISK1,915
|
$16.68
|
|
pay 16.4% less for clothing
Iceland
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$108.23
ISK14,870
|
$73.41
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$59.73
ISK8,207
|
$50.96
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$146.94
ISK20,188
|
$115.93
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$169.24
ISK23,252
|
$173.48
|
|
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