Cost of Living Comparison

  1. Cost of Living
  2. United States
  3. Indiana
  4. Iceland
  5. Comparison
USD
COMPARED TO
ISK

Iceland is 35.6% more expensive than Indiana.

If you lived in Iceland instead of Indiana, you would:
local_dining

pay 33.6% more for restaurants

  Indiana help_outline Iceland help_outline  
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $12.54 $15.54
kr1,631
+23.9%
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $7.55 $12.54
kr1,316
+66.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.78 $2.37
kr249
+32.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) $1.51 $1.68
kr177
+11.4%
Average +33.6%
Indiana vs. Iceland - Cost of restaurants
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local_grocery_store

pay 26.9% more for groceries

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Bread
1 loaf
 $1.92 $3.04
kr319
+58.4%
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.84 $5.12
kr538
+5.8%
Milk (1 gallon) $2.20 $4.59
kr482
+108.8%
Eggs
1 dozen
 $1.86 $5.23
kr549
+180.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) $3.41 $6.56
kr689
+92.4%
Apples (1 lb) $2.11 $0.98
kr103
-53.6%
Bananas (1 lb) $0.69 $0.83
kr88
+20.2%
Oranges (1 lb) $2.10 $1.02
kr107
-51.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb) $1.48 $1.68
kr176
+13.5%
Potatoes (1 lb) $1.33 $0.96
kr100
-28.0%
Onions (1 lb) $1.12 $0.55
kr58
-50.7%
Average +26.9%
Indiana vs. Iceland - Cost of groceries
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drive_eta

pay 77.9% more for transportation

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Gasoline (1 gallon) $2.41 $5.96
kr626
+147.5%
Monthly public transit pass $39.75 $90.41
kr9,489
+127.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $26,489.00 $26,163.21
kr2,745,829
-1.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) $16.25 $22.36
kr2,347
+37.6%
Average +77.9%
Indiana vs. Iceland - Cost of transportation
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home

pay 15.5% more for housing

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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $59.48 $63.30
kr6,644
+6.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $845.40 $1,285.14
kr134,875
+52.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $681.05 $1,064.16
kr111,684
+56.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
 $146.78 $69.69
kr7,314
-52.5%
Average +15.5%
Indiana vs. Iceland - Cost of housing
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child_care

pay 67.5% less for childcare

  Indiana help_outline Iceland help_outline  
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $769.79 $279.46
kr29,329
-63.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $10,502.08 $3,014.93
kr316,417
-71.3%
Average -67.5%
Indiana vs. Iceland - Cost of childcare
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gamepad

pay 52.9% more for entertainment and sports

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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $3.44 $7.97
kr837
+131.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.88 $4.17
kr438
+7.4%
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $6.45 $10.58
kr1,110
+63.9%
Monthly membership at local gym $33.55 $50.68
kr5,319
+51.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema $9.99 $11.05
kr1,159
+10.5%
Average +52.9%
Indiana vs. Iceland - Cost of entertainment and sports
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store

pay 2.1 times more for clothing

  Indiana help_outline Iceland help_outline  
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $38.13 $104.95
kr11,015
+175.3%
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $32.82 $60.45
kr6,345
+84.2%
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $74.59 $154.03
kr16,166
+106.5%
Men's business shoes (leather) $93.00 $161.72
kr16,973
+73.9%
Average +110.0%
Indiana vs. Iceland - Cost of clothing
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