Cost of living comparison
Iceland is 3.4 times more expensive than Sudan.
If you lived in Iceland instead of Sudan, you would:
pay 5.6 times more for restaurants
|
Sudan
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.08
SDG20.46
|
$15.00
kr1,574
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.10
SDG33.92
|
$12.33
kr1,294
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
SDG3.06
|
$2.20
kr231
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
SDG1.29
|
$2.00
kr210
|
|
pay 94.6% more for groceries
|
Sudan
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.93
SDG6.15
|
$3.14
kr330
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.29
SDG15.23
|
$5.86
kr615
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.06
SDG40.32
|
$5.16
kr542
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.01
SDG13.36
|
$5.51
kr578
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.65
SDG17.62
|
$7.10
kr745
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$5.37
SDG35.70
|
$1.19
kr125
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.34
SDG2.26
|
$1.08
kr114
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
SDG5.33
|
$1.13
kr119
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.08
SDG7.18
|
$1.70
kr179
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
SDG4.24
|
$1.01
kr106
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
SDG3.73
|
$0.66
kr69
|
|
pay 94.0% more for transportation
|
Sudan
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.34
SDG22.24
|
$7.21
kr757
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$35.00
SDG232.75
|
$85.09
kr8,930
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,000.00
SDG219,453.37
|
$27,857.83
kr2,923,679
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.17
SDG60.96
|
$21.37
kr2,242
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for housing
|
Sudan
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$95.63
SDG635.97
|
$66.89
kr7,020
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$422.82
SDG2,811.79
|
$1,349.42
kr141,621
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$200.97
SDG1,336.48
|
$1,143.63
kr120,024
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$23.50
SDG156.26
|
$70.86
kr7,437
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
|
Sudan
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$68.09
SDG452.79
|
$277.52
kr29,126
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,128.43
SDG14,154.25
|
$2,822.44
kr296,215
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Sudan
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.25
SDG14.96
|
$7.85
kr824
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.83
SDG12.17
|
$4.10
kr430
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.83
SDG12.14
|
$11.37
kr1,194
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.25
SDG134.65
|
$63.31
kr6,644
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.67
SDG11.07
|
$11.69
kr1,227
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for clothing
|
Sudan
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.67
SDG117.51
|
$117.41
kr12,322
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$70.57
SDG469.26
|
$55.13
kr5,786
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.87
SDG325.00
|
$156.49
kr16,424
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$37.97
SDG252.49
|
$191.54
kr20,102
|
|
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