Cost of living comparison
Egypt is 69.1% cheaper than Reykjavik.
If you lived in Egypt instead of Reykjavik, you would:
pay 81.2% less for restaurants
|
Reykjavik
|
Egypt
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.61
kr2,163
|
$3.67
E£65.65
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.84
kr1,558
|
$5.06
E£90.65
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.97
kr312
|
$0.38
E£6.85
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.26
kr238
|
$0.23
E£4.18
|
|
pay 71.8% less for groceries
|
Reykjavik
|
Egypt
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.99
kr419
|
$0.59
E£10.58
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.94
kr729
|
$1.58
E£28.24
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.87
kr616
|
$3.45
E£61.81
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.08
kr638
|
$1.21
E£21.64
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.41
kr778
|
$2.02
E£36.23
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
kr116
|
$0.69
E£12.35
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.03
kr108
|
$0.37
E£6.65
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
kr105
|
$0.24
E£4.24
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.33
kr244
|
$0.20
E£3.51
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.28
kr134
|
$0.19
E£3.47
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
kr86
|
$0.17
E£3.09
|
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pay 67.2% less for transportation
|
Reykjavik
|
Egypt
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.06
kr741
|
$1.77
E£31.69
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$108.01
kr11,336
|
$8.99
E£161.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,250.00
kr3,279,687
|
$27,829.03
E£498,113.20
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.84
kr3,027
|
$2.46
E£44.03
|
|
pay 81.4% less for housing
|
Reykjavik
|
Egypt
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$71.40
kr7,493
|
$19.89
E£356.04
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,654.02
kr173,590
|
$174.23
E£3,118.50
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,429.20
kr149,994
|
$105.37
E£1,885.97
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$88.84
kr9,324
|
$25.33
E£453.45
|
|
pay 67.2% less for childcare
|
Reykjavik
|
Egypt
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$292.26
kr30,673
|
$84.84
E£1,518.56
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,091.03
kr744,203
|
$2,588.22
E£46,326.69
|
|
pay 72.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Reykjavik
|
Egypt
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.89
kr1,038
|
$1.98
E£35.39
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.79
kr503
|
$1.55
E£27.69
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.19
kr1,385
|
$2.64
E£47.25
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$62.29
kr6,537
|
$21.01
E£376.00
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.93
kr1,462
|
$4.19
E£74.94
|
|
pay 41.8% less for clothing
|
Reykjavik
|
Egypt
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$120.92
kr12,690
|
$39.38
E£704.95
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$51.19
kr5,372
|
$52.09
E£932.44
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$144.22
kr15,136
|
$100.41
E£1,797.29
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$194.98
kr20,464
|
$56.01
E£1,002.46
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