Cost of living comparison
Iceland is 6.1 times more expensive than Kolkata.
If you lived in Iceland instead of Kolkata, you would:
pay 7.7 times more for restaurants
Kolkata
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.40
₹200.14
|
$19.51
ISK2,723
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.79
₹400.27
|
$16.45
ISK2,295
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
₹29.64
|
$2.70
ISK377
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
₹14.23
|
$1.95
ISK273
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for groceries
Kolkata
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.39
₹32.49
|
$3.16
ISK440
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.89
₹241.85
|
$6.72
ISK937
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.52
₹210.72
|
$6.27
ISK875
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$0.97
₹80.75
|
$6.03
ISK841
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.35
₹113.05
|
$7.60
ISK1,061
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.02
₹84.92
|
$1.13
ISK157
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.33
₹27.23
|
$1.01
ISK141
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.68
₹56.56
|
$1.15
ISK161
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
₹24.39
|
$1.71
ISK239
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.13
₹11.02
|
$1.13
ISK158
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.19
₹15.72
|
$0.68
ISK95
|
|
pay 8.6 times more for transportation
Kolkata
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.77
₹398.72
|
$8.42
ISK1,175
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$2.99
₹250.17
|
$68.29
ISK9,530
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,771.77
₹1,401,225.12
|
$39,714.69
ISK5,541,788
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.11
₹260.18
|
$23.23
ISK3,241
|
|
pay 9.6 times more for housing
Kolkata
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$7.02
₹586.81
|
$74.47
ISK10,392
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$154.85
₹12,937.39
|
$1,518.94
ISK211,953
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$86.41
₹7,219.21
|
$1,325.48
ISK184,957
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$26.34
₹2,200.26
|
$66.99
ISK9,348
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for childcare
Kolkata
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$46.91
₹3,919.28
|
$254.97
ISK35,578
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,612.97
₹134,758.52
|
$5,993.83
ISK836,378
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Kolkata
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.80
₹150.10
|
$9.37
ISK1,308
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
₹139.47
|
$4.61
ISK644
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.07
₹340.23
|
$11.22
ISK1,565
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.95
₹1,499.82
|
$60.00
ISK8,373
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.59
₹300.20
|
$13.94
ISK1,945
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for clothing
Kolkata
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.13
₹2,015.62
|
$108.23
ISK15,103
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.27
₹2,028.05
|
$59.73
ISK8,335
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$37.47
₹3,130.23
|
$146.94
ISK20,504
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$29.87
₹2,495.42
|
$169.24
ISK23,616
|
|
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