Cost of living comparison
If you lived in The Valley instead of Reykjavik, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
Reykjavik
|
The Valley
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.40
kr2,587
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.62
kr2,196
|
?? | |
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.53
kr356
|
?? | |
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.03
kr285
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for groceries
Reykjavik
|
The Valley
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.40
kr479
|
?? | |
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.20
kr1,011
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.90
kr829
|
?? | |
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.64
kr793
|
?? | |
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.08
kr1,136
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.57
kr220
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
kr131
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.23
kr173
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.22
kr311
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
kr175
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.69
kr97
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Reykjavik
|
The Valley
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.90
kr1,250
|
?? | |
Monthly public transit pass |
$65.56
kr9,215
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$37,150.35
kr5,221,853
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.44
kr4,139
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for housing
Reykjavik
|
The Valley
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.04
kr9,002
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,613.16
kr226,746
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,379.70
kr193,931
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.31
kr9,743
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Reykjavik
|
The Valley
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$282.44
kr39,699
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,058.18
kr851,537
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
Reykjavik
|
The Valley
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.47
kr1,331
|
?? | |
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.53
kr636
|
?? | |
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.66
kr1,638
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$67.30
kr9,460
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.66
kr1,920
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Reykjavik
|
The Valley
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$108.17
kr15,204
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.41
kr6,102
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$137.74
kr19,361
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$182.49
kr25,651
|
?? |
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