Cost of living comparison
Ireland is 17.3% more expensive than Reykjavik.
If you lived in Ireland instead of Reykjavik, you would:
pay 26.4% less for restaurants
Reykjavik
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.59
ISK2,966
|
$17.10
€15.73
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$17.27
ISK2,373
|
$9.80
€9.01
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.90
ISK399
|
$2.19
€2.01
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.07
ISK285
|
$1.73
€1.59
|
|
pay 30.5% less for groceries
Reykjavik
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.68
ISK506
|
$1.77
€1.63
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.66
ISK1,052
|
$4.27
€3.93
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.16
ISK847
|
$4.97
€4.57
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.91
ISK812
|
$3.80
€3.50
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.87
ISK1,219
|
$4.34
€3.99
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.53
ISK210
|
$1.26
€1.16
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.97
ISK133
|
$0.93
€0.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.26
ISK173
|
$1.26
€1.16
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.23
ISK306
|
$1.51
€1.39
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.42
ISK194
|
$0.85
€0.79
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.01
ISK139
|
$0.60
€0.55
|
|
pay 7.7% more for transportation
Reykjavik
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.57
ISK1,178
|
$7.23
€6.65
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$66.92
ISK9,194
|
$118.73
€109.21
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,660.67
ISK5,723,760
|
$36,966.92
€34,000.32
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.30
ISK3,201
|
$18.66
€17.16
|
|
pay 17.3% more for housing
Reykjavik
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.45
ISK9,404
|
$49.22
€45.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,864.13
ISK256,113
|
$1,390.35
€1,278.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,666.20
ISK228,919
|
$1,168.86
€1,075.06
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$64.43
ISK8,853
|
$162.61
€149.56
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for childcare
Reykjavik
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$240.37
ISK33,024
|
$1,101.52
€1,013.12
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,984.07
ISK822,152
|
$7,468.96
€6,869.57
|
|
pay 11.4% less for entertainment and sports
Reykjavik
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.79
ISK1,483
|
$6.02
€5.53
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.09
ISK699
|
$3.78
€3.47
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.87
ISK1,631
|
$16.48
€15.16
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$65.50
ISK8,999
|
$58.33
€53.65
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.39
ISK1,977
|
$12.21
€11.23
|
|
pay 27.1% less for clothing
Reykjavik
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$103.94
ISK14,280
|
$84.67
€77.88
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.50
ISK5,976
|
$40.37
€37.13
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$141.47
ISK19,437
|
$91.93
€84.55
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$174.65
ISK23,995
|
$90.97
€83.67
|
|
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