Cost of living comparison
Charlotte Amalie is 61.1% more expensive than Reykjavik.
If you lived in Charlotte Amalie instead of Reykjavik, you would:
pay 17.2% more for restaurants
Reykjavik
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.40
kr2,587
|
$35.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.62
kr2,196
|
$11.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.53
kr356
|
$2.67
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.03
kr285
|
$2.08
|
|
pay 38.6% more for groceries
Reykjavik
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.40
kr479
|
$7.50
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.20
kr1,011
|
$3.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.90
kr829
|
$14.84
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.64
kr793
|
$4.83
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.08
kr1,136
|
$5.44
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.57
kr220
|
$1.81
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
kr131
|
$1.59
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.23
kr173
|
$1.81
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.22
kr311
|
$2.04
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
kr175
|
$1.59
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.69
kr97
|
$1.36
|
|
pay 11.1% less for transportation
Reykjavik
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.90
kr1,250
|
$5.04
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$65.56
kr9,215
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$37,150.35
kr5,221,853
|
$45,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.44
kr4,139
|
?? | |
pay 74.9% more for housing
Reykjavik
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.04
kr9,002
|
$110.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,613.16
kr226,746
|
$1,500.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,379.70
kr193,931
|
$1,416.67
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.31
kr9,743
|
$229.41
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for childcare
Reykjavik
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$282.44
kr39,699
|
$1,400.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,058.18
kr851,537
|
$25,000.00
|
|
pay 7.8% less for entertainment and sports
Reykjavik
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.47
kr1,331
|
$7.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.53
kr636
|
$6.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.66
kr1,638
|
$5.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$67.30
kr9,460
|
$100.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.66
kr1,920
|
$8.00
|
|
pay 38.2% less for clothing
Reykjavik
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$108.17
kr15,204
|
$45.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.41
kr6,102
|
$45.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$137.74
kr19,361
|
$65.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$182.49
kr25,651
|
$100.00
|
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