Cost of living comparison
Road Town is 11.4% more expensive than Reykjavik.
If you lived in Road Town instead of Reykjavik, you would:
pay 8.2% less for restaurants
Reykjavik
|
Road Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.40
kr2,599
|
$22.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.62
kr2,207
|
$11.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.53
kr358
|
$2.25
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.03
kr286
|
$1.67
|
|
pay 23.7% more for groceries
Reykjavik
|
Road Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.40
kr481
|
$3.94
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.20
kr1,016
|
$9.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.90
kr833
|
$7.53
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.64
kr797
|
?? | |
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.08
kr1,142
|
$4.54
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.57
kr221
|
$2.04
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
kr132
|
$1.13
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.23
kr174
|
$0.91
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.22
kr313
|
$3.18
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
kr176
|
$1.81
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.69
kr97
|
$1.36
|
|
pay 45.3% less for transportation
Reykjavik
|
Road Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.90
kr1,257
|
$4.23
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$65.56
kr9,260
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$37,150.35
kr5,247,487
|
$23,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.44
kr4,159
|
?? | |
pay 49.1% more for housing
Reykjavik
|
Road Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.04
kr9,046
|
$122.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,613.16
kr227,859
|
$1,500.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,379.70
kr194,883
|
$1,266.67
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.31
kr9,791
|
$152.94
|
|
pay 89.0% more for childcare
Reykjavik
|
Road Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$282.44
kr39,894
|
$312.50
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,058.18
kr855,718
|
$16,200.00
|
|
pay 3.9% less for entertainment and sports
Reykjavik
|
Road Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.47
kr1,338
|
$4.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.53
kr640
|
$4.83
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.66
kr1,646
|
$2.40
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$67.30
kr9,507
|
$160.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.66
kr1,929
|
$10.00
|
|
pay 24.3% less for clothing
Reykjavik
|
Road Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$108.17
kr15,278
|
$80.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.41
kr6,132
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$137.74
kr19,456
|
$90.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$182.49
kr25,777
|
$160.00
|
|
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