Cost of living comparison
Moscow is 8.5% cheaper than Reykjavik.
If you lived in Moscow instead of Reykjavik, you would:
pay 41.5% less for restaurants
|
Reykjavik
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.96
kr2,593
|
$15.62
₽985.12
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.17
kr2,074
|
$7.81
₽492.56
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.56
kr350
|
$1.44
₽90.97
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.10
kr287
|
$0.92
₽58.04
|
|
pay 32.2% less for groceries
|
Reykjavik
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.16
kr433
|
$0.99
₽62.74
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.18
kr982
|
$6.99
₽440.77
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.92
kr810
|
$5.80
₽365.85
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.76
kr787
|
$2.15
₽135.84
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.97
kr1,090
|
$2.86
₽180.13
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.55
kr212
|
$0.97
₽61.41
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
kr138
|
$0.79
₽49.99
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.09
kr149
|
$0.98
₽62.13
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.10
kr287
|
$2.01
₽126.90
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
kr166
|
$0.59
₽37.04
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
kr89
|
$0.46
₽28.88
|
|
pay 34.3% less for transportation
|
Reykjavik
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.74
kr1,059
|
$3.48
₽219.72
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$60.67
kr8,297
|
$40.95
₽2,583.21
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,127.10
kr4,666,882
|
$43,384.03
₽2,736,447.77
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.95
kr3,685
|
$6.25
₽394.05
|
|
pay 22.2% less for housing
|
Reykjavik
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$71.50
kr9,777
|
$9.26
₽584.12
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,563.60
kr213,822
|
$1,259.10
₽79,417.80
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,307.54
kr178,806
|
$731.41
₽46,133.54
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.31
kr10,573
|
$125.16
₽7,894.44
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for childcare
|
Reykjavik
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$368.36
kr50,373
|
$776.80
₽48,996.45
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,015.02
kr959,303
|
$13,937.94
₽879,135.31
|
|
pay 42.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Reykjavik
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.10
kr1,244
|
$3.47
₽218.92
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.68
kr640
|
$3.73
₽235.27
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.32
kr1,685
|
$3.46
₽218.37
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$75.09
kr10,269
|
$63.13
₽3,982.00
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.65
kr1,867
|
$7.81
₽492.56
|
|
pay 8.8% more for clothing
|
Reykjavik
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$114.62
kr15,674
|
$123.17
₽7,768.75
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.77
kr6,395
|
$68.40
₽4,314.63
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$146.94
kr20,094
|
$140.39
₽8,854.82
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$205.08
kr28,044
|
$176.43
₽11,128.25
|
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