Cost of living comparison
Iceland is 72.2% more expensive than Klaipeda.
If you lived in Iceland instead of Klaipeda, you would:
pay 70.5% more for restaurants
Klaipeda
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.80
€8.16
|
$17.84
ISK2,489
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.50
€5.10
|
$14.27
ISK1,991
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.05
€1.90
|
$2.32
ISK323
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.99
€1.85
|
$2.12
ISK296
|
|
pay 80.1% more for groceries
Klaipeda
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
€1.41
|
$3.42
ISK478
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.45
€5.06
|
$5.98
ISK835
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.08
€4.72
|
$5.33
ISK743
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.69
€2.50
|
$5.66
ISK790
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.86
€3.59
|
$7.09
ISK990
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.49
|
$1.16
ISK162
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
€0.64
|
$0.98
ISK137
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.56
|
$1.17
ISK163
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.10
€1.02
|
$1.84
ISK256
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
€0.31
|
$0.96
ISK134
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
€0.35
|
$0.51
ISK71
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
Klaipeda
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.92
€6.42
|
$8.03
ISK1,121
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.78
€28.56
|
$77.40
ISK10,800
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,889.54
€19,380.27
|
$29,836.83
ISK4,163,431
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.14
€7.55
|
$23.97
ISK3,344
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for housing
Klaipeda
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.46
€11.56
|
$62.40
ISK8,708
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$426.04
€395.26
|
$1,437.14
ISK200,539
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$332.98
€308.92
|
$1,215.63
ISK169,628
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$127.25
€118.06
|
$68.63
ISK9,577
|
|
pay 38.5% less for childcare
Klaipeda
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$384.81
€357.01
|
$259.34
ISK36,189
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,947.52
€4,590.06
|
$2,750.10
ISK383,749
|
|
pay 63.6% more for entertainment and sports
Klaipeda
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.40
€4.08
|
$8.52
ISK1,189
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.09
€2.87
|
$4.15
ISK579
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.87
€4.51
|
$10.64
ISK1,484
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.19
€40.07
|
$56.90
ISK7,940
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.80
€8.16
|
$12.27
ISK1,713
|
|
pay 14.4% more for clothing
Klaipeda
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$126.44
€117.30
|
$118.08
ISK16,476
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.88
€39.78
|
$50.39
ISK7,031
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.55
€87.72
|
$151.12
ISK21,087
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$201.57
€187.00
|
$175.20
ISK24,447
|
|
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