Cost of living comparison
Iceland is 5.7 times more expensive than India.
If you lived in Iceland instead of India, you would:
pay 7.9 times more for restaurants
|
India
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.40
₹202.96
|
$19.40
ISK2,665
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.90
₹330.02
|
$16.94
ISK2,327
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.40
₹33.50
|
$2.81
ISK386
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
₹14.05
|
$2.02
ISK278
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for groceries
|
India
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.46
₹38.95
|
$2.95
ISK406
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.54
₹214.66
|
$7.27
ISK998
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.56
₹216.44
|
$6.01
ISK825
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$0.94
₹79.42
|
$5.42
ISK744
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.37
₹115.51
|
$8.51
ISK1,169
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
₹74.71
|
$1.22
ISK168
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.32
₹27.43
|
$1.03
ISK141
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
₹40.26
|
$1.17
ISK161
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.24
₹20.40
|
$1.87
ISK257
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.16
₹13.83
|
$1.23
ISK170
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.19
₹15.87
|
$0.78
ISK108
|
|
pay 4.8 times more for transportation
|
India
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.62
₹390.38
|
$8.36
ISK1,149
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.12
₹856.08
|
$71.28
ISK9,792
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,525.56
₹1,143,740.03
|
$40,660.66
ISK5,585,962
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.94
₹248.50
|
$22.04
ISK3,027
|
|
pay 10.4 times more for housing
|
India
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$7.39
₹624.50
|
$72.17
ISK9,915
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$138.05
₹11,673.98
|
$1,838.04
ISK252,510
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$90.33
₹7,638.61
|
$1,497.77
ISK205,764
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.97
₹2,534.20
|
$58.01
ISK7,970
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for childcare
|
India
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$55.73
₹4,712.49
|
$258.16
ISK35,467
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,565.54
₹132,384.18
|
$5,993.99
ISK823,455
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for entertainment and sports
|
India
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.84
₹155.26
|
$9.19
ISK1,262
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.59
₹134.15
|
$4.65
ISK639
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.59
₹303.61
|
$11.76
ISK1,615
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$15.33
₹1,296.37
|
$61.46
ISK8,443
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.35
₹283.48
|
$14.35
ISK1,971
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for clothing
|
India
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.02
₹2,031.42
|
$111.23
ISK15,281
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.36
₹2,144.69
|
$59.69
ISK8,200
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$41.62
₹3,519.20
|
$148.00
ISK20,332
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$31.12
₹2,631.26
|
$184.49
ISK25,346
|
|
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