Cost of living comparison
Iceland is 86.1% more expensive than Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
If you lived in Iceland instead of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, you would:
pay 33.0% more for restaurants
|
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.10
EC$30.00
|
$15.00
kr2,051
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.33
EC$22.50
|
$12.33
kr1,686
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$2.20
kr301
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.54
EC$4.17
|
$2.00
kr274
|
|
pay 17.0% more for groceries
|
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.77
EC$4.79
|
$3.14
kr430
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.55
EC$20.39
|
$5.86
kr801
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.30
EC$17.03
|
$5.16
kr706
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.32
EC$8.96
|
$5.51
kr754
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.67
EC$7.20
|
$7.10
kr971
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.67
EC$7.22
|
$1.19
kr163
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
EC$1.73
|
$1.08
kr148
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.18
EC$11.30
|
$1.13
kr155
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
EC$4.09
|
$1.70
kr233
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
EC$3.25
|
$1.01
kr139
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.84
EC$2.27
|
$0.66
kr91
|
|
pay 54.8% more for transportation
|
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$12.47
EC$33.69
|
$7.21
kr986
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$44.40
EC$120.00
|
$85.09
kr11,636
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,950.73
EC$35,000.00
|
$27,857.83
kr3,809,558
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$21.37
kr2,922
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for housing
|
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.64
EC$123.33
|
$66.89
kr9,148
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$342.27
EC$925.00
|
$1,349.42
kr184,533
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$217.39
EC$587.50
|
$1,143.63
kr156,391
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.50
EC$112.16
|
$70.86
kr9,690
|
|
pay 85.5% more for childcare
|
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$123.34
EC$333.33
|
$277.52
kr37,951
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,933.36
EC$5,225.00
|
$2,822.44
kr385,968
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
$7.85
kr1,074
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$4.10
kr561
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.44
EC$12.00
|
$11.37
kr1,555
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.05
EC$65.00
|
$63.31
kr8,658
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
$11.69
kr1,599
|
|
pay 41.8% more for clothing
|
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$79.18
EC$214.00
|
$117.41
kr16,056
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.34
EC$133.33
|
$55.13
kr7,539
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.76
EC$275.00
|
$156.49
kr21,401
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$124.88
EC$337.50
|
$191.54
kr26,193
|
|
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