Cost of Living Comparison

  1. Cost of Living
  2. Iceland
  3. Reykjavik
  4. Canada
  5. Ottawa
  6. Comparison
ISK
COMPARED TO
CAD

Ottawa is 3.1% more expensive than Reykjavik.

If you lived in Ottawa instead of Reykjavik, you would:
local_dining

pay 30.6% less for restaurants

  Reykjavik help_outline Ottawa help_outline  
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $18.12
kr1,902
$15.09
CA$19.20
-16.7%
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $12.68
kr1,330
$8.30
CA$10.56
-34.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.65
kr278
$1.60
CA$2.04
-39.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) $1.84
kr193
$1.26
CA$1.60
-31.8%
Average -30.6%
Reykjavik vs. Ottawa - Cost of restaurants
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local_grocery_store

pay 12.5% less for groceries

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Bread
1 loaf
 $3.32
kr348
$2.25
CA$2.86
-32.3%
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.56
kr584
$4.41
CA$5.61
-20.8%
Milk (1 gallon) $4.91
kr516
$7.35
CA$9.35
+49.5%
Eggs
1 dozen
 $5.19
kr544
$2.48
CA$3.16
-52.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) $6.38
kr670
$4.42
CA$5.62
-30.8%
Apples (1 lb) $1.05
kr110
$1.36
CA$1.73
+29.0%
Bananas (1 lb) $0.78
kr81
$0.48
CA$0.62
-37.6%
Oranges (1 lb) $1.00
kr105
$1.34
CA$1.71
+34.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb) $1.88
kr197
$1.32
CA$1.68
-29.5%
Potatoes (1 lb) $1.03
kr109
$0.73
CA$0.93
-29.1%
Onions (1 lb) $0.81
kr85
$0.66
CA$0.85
-18.0%
Average -12.5%
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drive_eta

pay 31.4% less for transportation

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Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.25
kr656
$3.13
CA$3.99
-49.9%
Monthly public transit pass $92.77
kr9,736
$90.15
CA$114.71
-2.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $27,467.75
kr2,882,740
$19,613.32
CA$24,957.16
-28.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) $25.36
kr2,661
$14.13
CA$17.98
-44.3%
Average -31.4%
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home

pay 9.7% less for housing

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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $61.15
kr6,418
$49.08
CA$62.46
-19.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,445.24
kr151,678
$1,206.08
CA$1,534.68
-16.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,188.58
kr124,741
$934.48
CA$1,189.09
-21.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
 $71.69
kr7,524
$85.28
CA$108.51
+19.0%
Average -9.7%
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child_care

pay 2.6 times more for childcare

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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $250.90
kr26,332
$852.42
CA$1,084.68
+239.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $6,232.79
kr654,131
$11,423.14
CA$14,535.49
+83.3%
Average +161.5%
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gamepad

pay 16.2% less for entertainment and sports

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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $8.70
kr913
$5.28
CA$6.72
-39.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.26
kr447
$3.22
CA$4.10
-24.5%
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $11.01
kr1,155
$12.07
CA$15.36
+9.6%
Monthly membership at local gym $51.86
kr5,443
$43.43
CA$55.26
-16.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema $11.78
kr1,236
$10.56
CA$13.44
-10.3%
Average -16.2%
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store

pay 39.5% less for clothing

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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $107.09
kr11,239
$46.29
CA$58.90
-56.8%
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $44.81
kr4,703
$35.73
CA$45.47
-20.3%
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $126.28
kr13,253
$73.98
CA$94.14
-41.4%
Men's business shoes (leather) $165.08
kr17,326
$99.55
CA$126.67
-39.7%
Average -39.5%
Reykjavik vs. Ottawa - Cost of clothing
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