Cost of living comparison
Reykjavik is 4.3 times more expensive than Turkey.
If you lived in Reykjavik instead of Turkey, you would:
pay 5.9 times more for restaurants
Turkey
|
Reykjavik
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.01
₺97.89
|
$18.40
kr2,599
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.65
₺118.47
|
$15.62
kr2,207
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
₺20.15
|
$2.53
kr358
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.22
₺7.08
|
$2.03
kr286
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for groceries
Turkey
|
Reykjavik
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.39
₺12.75
|
$3.40
kr481
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.61
₺84.95
|
$7.20
kr1,016
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.07
₺99.84
|
$5.90
kr833
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.40
₺45.54
|
$5.64
kr797
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.59
₺51.67
|
$8.08
kr1,142
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.30
₺9.83
|
$1.57
kr221
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
₺16.96
|
$0.93
kr132
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.31
₺9.97
|
$1.23
kr174
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
₺13.73
|
$2.22
kr313
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
₺7.13
|
$1.24
kr176
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.19
₺6.30
|
$0.69
kr97
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for transportation
Turkey
|
Reykjavik
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.34
₺140.89
|
$8.90
kr1,257
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.27
₺496.13
|
$65.56
kr9,260
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,350.89
₺1,115,909.11
|
$37,150.35
kr5,247,487
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.33
₺140.50
|
$29.44
kr4,159
|
|
pay 6.5 times more for housing
Turkey
|
Reykjavik
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.38
₺272.16
|
$64.04
kr9,046
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$218.27
₺7,090.66
|
$1,613.16
kr227,859
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$144.02
₺4,678.68
|
$1,379.70
kr194,883
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.50
₺1,608.02
|
$69.31
kr9,791
|
|
pay 72.3% more for childcare
Turkey
|
Reykjavik
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$165.99
₺5,392.36
|
$282.44
kr39,894
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,471.33
₺112,768.20
|
$6,058.18
kr855,718
|
|
pay 4.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Turkey
|
Reykjavik
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.90
₺61.86
|
$9.47
kr1,338
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.55
₺50.26
|
$4.53
kr640
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.64
₺53.13
|
$11.66
kr1,646
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.05
₺651.26
|
$67.30
kr9,507
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.50
₺81.19
|
$13.66
kr1,929
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for clothing
Turkey
|
Reykjavik
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.99
₺974.17
|
$108.17
kr15,278
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.86
₺840.03
|
$43.41
kr6,132
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.92
₺2,044.08
|
$137.74
kr19,456
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$42.57
₺1,382.78
|
$182.49
kr25,777
|
|
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