Cost of living comparison
Iceland is 5.5 times more expensive than India.
If you lived in Iceland instead of India, you would:
pay 7.6 times more for restaurants
India
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.48
₹207.03
|
$19.51
ISK2,708
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.94
₹328.62
|
$16.45
ISK2,283
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
₹32.73
|
$2.70
ISK375
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
₹14.24
|
$1.95
ISK271
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for groceries
India
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.46
₹38.62
|
$3.16
ISK438
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.56
₹213.17
|
$6.72
ISK932
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.56
₹213.05
|
$6.27
ISK870
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$0.93
₹77.20
|
$6.03
ISK837
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.36
₹113.30
|
$7.60
ISK1,055
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.85
₹71.27
|
$1.13
ISK156
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.31
₹26.02
|
$1.01
ISK140
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
₹39.22
|
$1.15
ISK160
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
₹19.09
|
$1.71
ISK238
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.16
₹13.25
|
$1.13
ISK157
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.17
₹14.38
|
$0.68
ISK95
|
|
pay 4.8 times more for transportation
India
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.69
₹390.63
|
$8.42
ISK1,169
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.04
₹837.01
|
$68.29
ISK9,478
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,372.81
₹1,114,859.95
|
$39,714.69
ISK5,511,605
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.97
₹247.66
|
$23.23
ISK3,224
|
|
pay 9.5 times more for housing
India
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$7.66
₹638.77
|
$74.47
ISK10,335
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$136.15
₹11,350.57
|
$1,518.94
ISK210,798
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$88.97
₹7,416.88
|
$1,325.48
ISK183,950
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$28.75
₹2,396.80
|
$66.99
ISK9,297
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for childcare
India
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$58.47
₹4,874.56
|
$254.97
ISK35,384
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,644.63
₹137,108.61
|
$5,993.83
ISK831,823
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for entertainment and sports
India
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.84
₹153.30
|
$9.37
ISK1,301
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.59
₹132.92
|
$4.61
ISK640
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.63
₹302.93
|
$11.22
ISK1,557
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$16.08
₹1,340.63
|
$60.00
ISK8,327
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.38
₹281.66
|
$13.94
ISK1,935
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for clothing
India
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$23.53
₹1,961.47
|
$108.23
ISK15,020
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.73
₹2,061.83
|
$59.73
ISK8,290
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$41.02
₹3,419.91
|
$146.94
ISK20,392
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$30.71
₹2,560.45
|
$169.24
ISK23,487
|
|
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