Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Reykjavik instead of Vatican City, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
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Vatican City
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Reykjavik
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$20.00
ISK2,833
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$18.02
ISK2,553
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$3.15
ISK447
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$2.19
ISK310
|
pay (unknown) more for groceries
|
Vatican City
|
Reykjavik
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
?? |
$3.61
ISK512
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$7.76
ISK1,099
|
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| Milk (1 gallon) | ?? |
$6.40
ISK907
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
?? |
$5.76
ISK816
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$9.45
ISK1,338
|
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| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.40
ISK199
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.01
ISK143
|
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| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.22
ISK172
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.22
ISK315
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.43
ISK203
|
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| Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.93
ISK132
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Vatican City
|
Reykjavik
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$8.50
ISK1,204
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$74.95
ISK10,619
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$42,450.45
ISK6,013,955
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$24.05
ISK3,407
|
pay (unknown) more for housing
|
Vatican City
|
Reykjavik
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$69.87
ISK9,898
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$1,971.17
ISK279,256
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$1,803.44
ISK255,493
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$53.95
ISK7,644
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Vatican City
|
Reykjavik
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$252.14
ISK35,721
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$5,993.99
ISK849,169
|
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
|
Vatican City
|
Reykjavik
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) | ?? |
$10.81
ISK1,532
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area | ?? |
$5.31
ISK752
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$12.25
ISK1,735
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$69.95
ISK9,909
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$14.77
ISK2,093
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Vatican City
|
Reykjavik
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$108.97
ISK15,438
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$49.72
ISK7,044
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$151.85
ISK21,513
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$194.16
ISK27,506
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