Cost of living comparison
Iceland is 34.6% more expensive than Kansas.
If you lived in Iceland instead of Kansas, you would:
pay 37.8% more for restaurants
|
Kansas
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.43
|
$17.84
kr2,506
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.38
|
$14.27
kr2,005
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.03
|
$2.32
kr326
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.48
|
$2.12
kr298
|
|
pay 18.0% more for groceries
|
Kansas
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.76
|
$3.42
kr481
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.95
|
$5.98
kr841
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.45
|
$5.33
kr748
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.23
|
$5.66
kr795
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.02
|
$7.09
kr997
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.76
|
$1.16
kr163
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
|
$0.98
kr138
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.55
|
$1.17
kr165
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.69
|
$1.84
kr258
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
|
$0.96
kr134
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.91
|
$0.51
kr72
|
|
pay 98.8% more for transportation
|
Kansas
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.07
|
$8.03
kr1,129
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$32.57
|
$77.40
kr10,876
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,141.43
|
$29,836.83
kr4,192,672
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.23
|
$23.97
kr3,368
|
|
pay 15.0% more for housing
|
Kansas
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$66.37
|
$62.40
kr8,769
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$897.51
|
$1,437.14
kr201,947
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$757.86
|
$1,215.63
kr170,820
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$150.46
|
$68.63
kr9,644
|
|
pay 63.0% less for childcare
|
Kansas
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$580.33
|
$259.34
kr36,443
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,433.33
|
$2,750.10
kr386,444
|
|
pay 41.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Kansas
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.79
|
$8.52
kr1,198
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.35
|
$4.15
kr584
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.54
|
$10.64
kr1,494
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.31
|
$56.90
kr7,996
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.57
|
$12.27
kr1,725
|
|
pay 93.5% more for clothing
|
Kansas
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.64
|
$118.08
kr16,592
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.15
|
$50.39
kr7,081
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.88
|
$151.12
kr21,235
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$110.69
|
$175.20
kr24,619
|
|
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