Cost of living comparison
Iceland is 11.1% more expensive than Rehovot.
If you lived in Iceland instead of Rehovot, you would:
pay 1.0% less for restaurants
Rehovot
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.96
₪62.84
|
$19.51
ISK2,699
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.66
₪54.29
|
$16.45
ISK2,275
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.79
₪10.34
|
$2.70
ISK374
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.71
₪10.05
|
$1.95
ISK270
|
|
pay 26.6% more for groceries
Rehovot
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.17
₪8.02
|
$3.16
ISK436
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.59
₪31.81
|
$6.72
ISK929
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.57
₪24.34
|
$6.27
ISK867
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.63
₪13.44
|
$6.03
ISK834
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.62
₪17.13
|
$7.60
ISK1,051
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.51
₪5.60
|
$1.13
ISK156
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.04
₪3.84
|
$1.01
ISK140
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
₪3.32
|
$1.15
ISK160
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
₪3.84
|
$1.71
ISK237
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
₪2.53
|
$1.13
ISK156
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
₪2.28
|
$0.68
ISK94
|
|
pay 21.2% more for transportation
Rehovot
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.30
₪27.06
|
$8.42
ISK1,164
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$59.71
₪221.19
|
$68.29
ISK9,444
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,353.15
₪145,786.12
|
$39,714.69
ISK5,492,145
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.06
₪55.80
|
$23.23
ISK3,212
|
|
pay 56.9% more for housing
Rehovot
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.88
₪107.01
|
$74.47
ISK10,299
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$949.90
₪3,518.98
|
$1,518.94
ISK210,054
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$759.92
₪2,815.18
|
$1,325.48
ISK183,300
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$189.06
₪700.38
|
$66.99
ISK9,264
|
|
pay 72.1% less for childcare
Rehovot
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$913.72
₪3,384.92
|
$254.97
ISK35,259
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$5,993.83
ISK828,886
|
|
pay 12.7% more for entertainment and sports
Rehovot
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.14
₪30.16
|
$9.37
ISK1,296
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.53
₪13.07
|
$4.61
ISK638
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.38
₪38.46
|
$11.22
ISK1,551
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$74.01
₪274.19
|
$60.00
ISK8,298
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.86
₪40.22
|
$13.94
ISK1,928
|
|
pay 33.5% more for clothing
Rehovot
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$74.36
₪275.49
|
$108.23
ISK14,967
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.46
₪168.41
|
$59.73
ISK8,260
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$108.56
₪402.17
|
$146.94
ISK20,320
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$139.09
₪515.28
|
$169.24
ISK23,404
|
|
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