Cost of living comparison
Canberra is 53.2% more expensive than Reykjavik.
If you lived in Canberra instead of Reykjavik, you would:
pay 5.2% more for restaurants
Reykjavik
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.40
kr2,599
|
$26.69
A$41.60
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.62
kr2,207
|
$10.01
A$15.60
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.53
kr358
|
$2.70
A$4.21
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.03
kr286
|
$2.13
A$3.32
|
|
pay 2.4% less for groceries
Reykjavik
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.40
kr481
|
$2.29
A$3.58
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.20
kr1,016
|
$6.42
A$10.01
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.90
kr833
|
$6.48
A$10.10
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.64
kr797
|
$4.10
A$6.39
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.08
kr1,142
|
$3.63
A$5.65
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.57
kr221
|
$1.47
A$2.29
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
kr132
|
$1.13
A$1.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.23
kr174
|
$1.60
A$2.49
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.22
kr313
|
$2.47
A$3.85
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
kr176
|
$1.17
A$1.82
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.69
kr97
|
$0.96
A$1.50
|
|
pay 19.5% less for transportation
Reykjavik
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.90
kr1,257
|
$5.45
A$8.50
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$65.56
kr9,260
|
$100.08
A$155.99
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$37,150.35
kr5,247,487
|
$20,016.00
A$31,197.02
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.44
kr4,159
|
$15.93
A$24.83
|
|
pay 48.2% more for housing
Reykjavik
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.04
kr9,046
|
$68.64
A$106.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,613.16
kr227,859
|
$1,824.70
A$2,843.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,379.70
kr194,883
|
$1,494.78
A$2,329.77
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.31
kr9,791
|
$183.28
A$285.67
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for childcare
Reykjavik
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$282.44
kr39,894
|
$1,686.35
A$2,628.35
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,058.18
kr855,718
|
$14,216.13
A$22,157.31
|
|
pay 12.3% more for entertainment and sports
Reykjavik
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.47
kr1,338
|
$8.01
A$12.48
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.53
kr640
|
$3.74
A$5.83
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.66
kr1,646
|
$23.35
A$36.40
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$67.30
kr9,507
|
$64.70
A$100.84
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.66
kr1,929
|
$13.34
A$20.80
|
|
pay 13.0% more for clothing
Reykjavik
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$108.17
kr15,278
|
$93.52
A$145.77
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.41
kr6,132
|
$72.72
A$113.35
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$137.74
kr19,456
|
$134.62
A$209.82
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$182.49
kr25,777
|
$183.19
A$285.52
|
|
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