Cost of living comparison

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Iceland vs. Orange Cost of Living Summary

Iceland is 64.1% more expensive than Orange.

Restaurants: pay 82.2% more in Iceland
Groceries: pay 62.1% more in Iceland
Transportation: pay 47.5% more in Iceland
Housing: pay 2.1 times more in Iceland
Childcare: pay 24.8% more in Iceland
Entertainment and Sports: pay 33.5% more in Iceland
Clothing: pay 83.7% more in Iceland

The cost of housing, clothing, restaurants, groceries, transportation, and entertainment and sports in Iceland are more expensive than in Orange. Notably, housing, clothing, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Iceland.

Iceland vs. Orange Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Iceland instead of Orange, you would:

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pay 82.2% more for restaurants

	Orange	Iceland
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.81 A$14.77	$26.52 ISK3,394	+170.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.81 A$14.77	$21.32 ISK2,728	+117.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.59 A$3.90	$3.11 ISK398	+20.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.24 A$3.37	$2.72 ISK348	+21.4%
Average			+82.2%

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pay 62.1% more for groceries

	Orange	Iceland
Bread 1 loaf	$2.71 A$4.08	$3.80 ISK487	+40.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.93 A$5.91	$9.44 ISK1,208	+140.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.50 A$8.28	$7.78 ISK996	+41.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.66 A$5.52	$6.71 ISK859	+83.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.71 A$5.58	$11.22 ISK1,436	+202.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.45 A$2.19	$1.50 ISK191	+2.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.19 A$1.79	$1.15 ISK147	-3.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.34 A$2.01	$1.41 ISK181	+5.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.63 A$2.46	$2.34 ISK300	+43.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.74 A$1.12	$1.65 ISK211	+122.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.04 A$1.57	$1.09 ISK140	+4.9%
Average			+62.1%

Orange vs. Iceland - Cost of groceries

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pay 47.5% more for transportation

	Orange	Iceland
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.42 A$6.65	$9.65 ISK1,235	+118.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$179.90 A$270.85	$79.56 ISK10,182	-55.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,403.34 A$41,257.67	$49,144.25 ISK6,289,481	+79.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.27 A$26.00	$25.55 ISK3,270	+48.0%
Average			+47.5%

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

	Orange	Iceland
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$52.01 A$78.30	$95.65 ISK12,241	+83.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$774.11 A$1,165.47	$2,289.17 ISK292,968	+195.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$565.86 A$851.94	$1,830.04 ISK234,209	+223.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$116.56 A$175.49	$65.15 ISK8,338	-44.1%
Average			+114.7%

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pay 24.8% more for childcare

	Orange	Iceland
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,755.37 A$2,642.83	$334.67 ISK42,830	-80.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,332.06 A$20,072.36	$30,711.08 ISK3,930,404	+130.4%
Average			+24.8%

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pay 33.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Orange	Iceland
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.54 A$9.85	$11.14 ISK1,426	+70.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.41 A$5.13	$5.62 ISK720	+65.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$31.07 A$46.78	$13.90 ISK1,778	-55.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$49.06 A$73.87	$78.17 ISK10,004	+59.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.08 A$19.70	$16.75 ISK2,144	+28.0%
Average			+33.5%

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pay 83.7% more for clothing

	Orange	Iceland
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$51.68 A$77.81	$130.91 ISK16,753	+153.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$57.79 A$87.00	$61.83 ISK7,913	+7.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$94.12 A$141.70	$163.81 ISK20,965	+74.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$118.48 A$178.38	$237.31 ISK30,371	+100.3%
Average			+83.7%

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