Cost of living comparison
Iceland is 78.4% more expensive than St. George's.
If you lived in Iceland instead of St. George's, you would:
pay 79.8% more for restaurants
St. George's
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.25
EC$25.00
|
$17.84
kr2,506
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.48
EC$17.50
|
$14.27
kr2,005
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
EC$4.67
|
$2.32
kr326
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
EC$3.33
|
$2.12
kr298
|
|
pay 25.7% more for groceries
St. George's
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.26
EC$3.40
|
$3.42
kr481
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.65
EC$7.17
|
$5.98
kr841
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.42
EC$17.35
|
$5.33
kr748
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.95
EC$10.67
|
$5.66
kr795
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.90
EC$10.53
|
$7.09
kr997
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.94
EC$7.96
|
$1.16
kr163
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
EC$3.01
|
$0.98
kr138
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.16
EC$3.13
|
$1.17
kr165
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.53
EC$4.13
|
$1.84
kr258
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
EC$3.77
|
$0.96
kr134
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
EC$2.33
|
$0.51
kr72
|
|
pay 35.2% more for transportation
St. George's
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.65
EC$12.56
|
$8.03
kr1,129
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
$77.40
kr10,876
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,351.15
EC$55,000.00
|
$29,836.83
kr4,192,672
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$199.81
EC$540.00
|
$23.97
kr3,368
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
St. George's
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$54.64
EC$147.67
|
$62.40
kr8,769
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$663.68
EC$1,793.64
|
$1,437.14
kr201,947
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$277.52
EC$750.00
|
$1,215.63
kr170,820
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$70.74
EC$191.18
|
$68.63
kr9,644
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
St. George's
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$115.63
EC$312.50
|
$259.34
kr36,443
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,128.56
EC$3,050.00
|
$2,750.10
kr386,444
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
St. George's
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$8.52
kr1,198
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.44
EC$12.00
|
$4.15
kr584
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
$10.64
kr1,494
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.25
EC$125.00
|
$56.90
kr7,996
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$12.27
kr1,725
|
|
pay 31.8% more for clothing
St. George's
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$91.27
EC$246.67
|
$118.08
kr16,592
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.87
EC$126.67
|
$50.39
kr7,081
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$108.54
EC$293.33
|
$151.12
kr21,235
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.94
EC$313.33
|
$175.20
kr24,619
|
|
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