Cost of living comparison
Freetown is 54.6% cheaper than Reykjavik.
If you lived in Freetown instead of Reykjavik, you would:
pay 57.3% less for restaurants
Reykjavik
|
Freetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.40
kr2,587
|
$3.84
SLL80,480
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.62
kr2,196
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.53
kr356
|
$1.00
SLL20,970
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.03
kr285
|
$0.94
SLL19,711
|
|
pay 30.7% less for groceries
Reykjavik
|
Freetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.40
kr479
|
$0.68
SLL14,157
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.20
kr1,011
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.90
kr829
|
$8.64
SLL181,119
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.64
kr793
|
$1.83
SLL38,299
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.08
kr1,136
|
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.57
kr220
|
$1.57
SLL32,953
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
kr131
|
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.23
kr173
|
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.22
kr311
|
$1.83
SLL38,409
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
kr175
|
$1.03
SLL21,703
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.69
kr97
|
$0.68
SLL14,226
|
|
pay 76.3% less for transportation
Reykjavik
|
Freetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.90
kr1,250
|
$3.91
SLL82,021
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$65.56
kr9,215
|
$4.50
SLL94,363
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$37,150.35
kr5,221,853
|
$10,000.00
SLL209,695,000
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.44
kr4,139
|
$5.00
SLL104,848
|
|
pay 0.8% less for housing
Reykjavik
|
Freetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.04
kr9,002
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,613.16
kr226,746
|
$1,438.66
SLL30,168,063
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,379.70
kr193,931
|
$101.90
SLL2,136,862
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.31
kr9,743
|
$99.74
SLL2,091,408
|
|
pay 80.0% less for childcare
Reykjavik
|
Freetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$282.44
kr39,699
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,058.18
kr851,537
|
$2,000.00
SLL41,939,000
|
|
pay 54.7% less for entertainment and sports
Reykjavik
|
Freetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.47
kr1,331
|
$1.25
SLL26,212
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.53
kr636
|
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.66
kr1,638
|
$2.01
SLL42,205
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$67.30
kr9,460
|
$76.27
SLL1,599,321
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.66
kr1,920
|
$6.08
SLL127,400
|
|
pay 82.6% less for clothing
Reykjavik
|
Freetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$108.17
kr15,204
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.41
kr6,102
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$137.74
kr19,361
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$182.49
kr25,651
|
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
|
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