Cost of living comparison
Iceland is 85.2% more expensive than Santiago.
If you lived in Iceland instead of Santiago, you would:
pay 89.1% more for restaurants
|
Santiago
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.88
CLF0.2200
|
$15.00
kr1,574
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.10
CLF0.1700
|
$12.33
kr1,294
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.14
CLF0.0300
|
$2.20
kr231
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
CLF0.0200
|
$2.00
kr210
|
|
pay 92.0% more for groceries
|
Santiago
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.14
CLF0.0300
|
$3.14
kr330
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.91
CLF0.1200
|
$5.86
kr615
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.96
CLF0.1000
|
$5.16
kr542
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.52
CLF0.0600
|
$5.51
kr578
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.39
CLF0.0600
|
$7.10
kr745
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.75
CLF0.0200
|
$1.19
kr125
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
CLF0.0100
|
$1.08
kr114
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
CLF0.0200
|
$1.13
kr119
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
CLF0.0200
|
$1.70
kr179
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
CLF0.0100
|
$1.01
kr106
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
CLF0.0100
|
$0.66
kr69
|
|
pay 81.5% more for transportation
|
Santiago
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.76
CLF0.1200
|
$7.21
kr757
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$47.36
CLF1.1600
|
$85.09
kr8,930
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,568.95
CLF381.9100
|
$27,857.83
kr2,923,679
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.89
CLF0.2400
|
$21.37
kr2,242
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
|
Santiago
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$24.10
CLF0.5900
|
$66.89
kr7,020
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$442.96
CLF10.8700
|
$1,349.42
kr141,621
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$401.47
CLF9.8500
|
$1,143.63
kr120,024
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$106.97
CLF2.6200
|
$70.86
kr7,437
|
|
pay 40.4% less for childcare
|
Santiago
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$388.21
CLF9.5200
|
$277.52
kr29,126
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,919.75
CLF145.2100
|
$2,822.44
kr296,215
|
|
pay 95.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Santiago
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.55
CLF0.0900
|
$7.85
kr824
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.58
CLF0.0600
|
$4.10
kr430
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.33
CLF0.1300
|
$11.37
kr1,194
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.93
CLF0.8300
|
$63.31
kr6,644
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.92
CLF0.1500
|
$11.69
kr1,227
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for clothing
|
Santiago
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.76
CLF1.1700
|
$117.41
kr12,322
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.05
CLF0.6900
|
$55.13
kr5,786
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$57.01
CLF1.4000
|
$156.49
kr16,424
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.50
CLF1.7800
|
$191.54
kr20,102
|
|
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