Cost of living comparison
Iceland is 22.6% more expensive than Queenstown.
If you lived in Iceland instead of Queenstown, you would:
pay 52.8% more for restaurants
Queenstown
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.61
NZ$17.63
|
$19.51
ISK2,723
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.49
NZ$14.10
|
$16.45
ISK2,295
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.82
NZ$3.02
|
$2.70
ISK377
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.30
NZ$3.83
|
$1.95
ISK273
|
|
pay 7.1% more for groceries
Queenstown
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.93
NZ$3.21
|
$3.16
ISK440
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.27
NZ$7.09
|
$6.72
ISK937
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.73
NZ$12.84
|
$6.27
ISK875
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.18
NZ$10.26
|
$6.03
ISK841
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.68
NZ$7.77
|
$7.60
ISK1,061
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.33
NZ$2.21
|
$1.13
ISK157
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.08
NZ$1.80
|
$1.01
ISK141
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.49
NZ$2.47
|
$1.15
ISK161
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.19
NZ$5.30
|
$1.71
ISK239
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.89
NZ$1.48
|
$1.13
ISK158
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
NZ$1.43
|
$0.68
ISK95
|
|
pay 36.6% more for transportation
Queenstown
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.33
NZ$10.52
|
$8.42
ISK1,175
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$68.29
ISK9,530
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,734.22
NZ$37,767.63
|
$39,714.69
ISK5,541,788
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.74
NZ$37.77
|
$23.23
ISK3,241
|
|
pay 11.9% more for housing
Queenstown
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.63
NZ$87.43
|
$74.47
ISK10,392
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,414.76
NZ$2,350.30
|
$1,518.94
ISK211,953
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,273.29
NZ$2,115.27
|
$1,325.48
ISK184,957
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$70.80
NZ$117.63
|
$66.99
ISK9,348
|
|
pay 28.9% less for childcare
Queenstown
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$588.14
NZ$977.05
|
$254.97
ISK35,578
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,063.27
NZ$10,072.71
|
$5,993.83
ISK836,378
|
|
pay 22.5% more for entertainment and sports
Queenstown
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.46
NZ$9.07
|
$9.37
ISK1,308
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.30
NZ$5.49
|
$4.61
ISK644
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$24.25
NZ$40.29
|
$11.22
ISK1,565
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.02
NZ$98.04
|
$60.00
ISK8,373
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.09
NZ$15.11
|
$13.94
ISK1,945
|
|
pay 56.4% more for clothing
Queenstown
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.70
NZ$110.80
|
$108.23
ISK15,103
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.37
NZ$58.76
|
$59.73
ISK8,335
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.98
NZ$156.13
|
$146.94
ISK20,504
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$122.78
NZ$203.97
|
$169.24
ISK23,616
|
|
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