Cost of living comparison
Iceland is 59.8% more expensive than Republic of the Congo.
If you lived in Iceland instead of Republic of the Congo, you would:
pay 45.8% more for restaurants
Republic of the Congo
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.00
FCFA8,565
|
$19.51
ISK2,708
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.94
FCFA5,468
|
$16.45
ISK2,283
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.09
FCFA1,282
|
$2.70
ISK375
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
FCFA917
|
$1.95
ISK271
|
|
pay 31.8% more for groceries
Republic of the Congo
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.53
FCFA939
|
$3.16
ISK438
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.61
FCFA2,823
|
$6.72
ISK932
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.14
FCFA4,372
|
$6.27
ISK870
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.52
FCFA2,153
|
$6.03
ISK837
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.22
FCFA1,356
|
$7.60
ISK1,055
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
FCFA880
|
$1.13
ISK156
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.03
FCFA629
|
$1.01
ISK140
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.29
FCFA1,399
|
$1.15
ISK160
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
FCFA800
|
$1.71
ISK238
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.33
FCFA811
|
$1.13
ISK157
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.29
FCFA791
|
$0.68
ISK95
|
|
pay 82.7% more for transportation
Republic of the Congo
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.17
FCFA3,160
|
$8.42
ISK1,169
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.74
FCFA13,302
|
$68.29
ISK9,478
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,585.40
FCFA17,491,136
|
$39,714.69
ISK5,511,605
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.24
FCFA12,385
|
$23.23
ISK3,224
|
|
pay 39.3% more for housing
Republic of the Congo
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$156.50
FCFA95,761
|
$74.47
ISK10,335
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,030.70
FCFA630,677
|
$1,518.94
ISK210,798
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$381.29
FCFA233,306
|
$1,325.48
ISK183,950
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$456.95
FCFA279,605
|
$66.99
ISK9,297
|
|
pay 18.3% more for childcare
Republic of the Congo
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$214.14
FCFA131,033
|
$254.97
ISK35,384
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,100.00
FCFA3,120,642
|
$5,993.83
ISK831,823
|
|
pay 95.7% more for entertainment and sports
Republic of the Congo
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.85
FCFA1,745
|
$9.37
ISK1,301
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.18
FCFA2,559
|
$4.61
ISK640
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.50
FCFA2,142
|
$11.22
ISK1,557
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$75.25
FCFA46,045
|
$60.00
ISK8,327
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
FCFA6,119
|
$13.94
ISK1,935
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
Republic of the Congo
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$35.42
FCFA21,671
|
$108.23
ISK15,020
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.56
FCFA21,756
|
$59.73
ISK8,290
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.22
FCFA56,430
|
$146.94
ISK20,392
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.00
FCFA55,070
|
$169.24
ISK23,487
|
|
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