Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Iceland instead of Holy See (Vatican City), you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
|
Holy See (Vatican City)
|
Iceland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$17.84
kr2,513
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$14.27
kr2,010
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$2.32
kr327
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$2.12
kr299
|
pay (unknown) more for groceries
|
Holy See (Vatican City)
|
Iceland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
?? |
$3.42
kr482
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$5.98
kr843
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) | ?? |
$5.33
kr750
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
?? |
$5.66
kr797
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$7.09
kr999
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.16
kr164
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.98
kr138
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.17
kr165
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.84
kr259
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.96
kr135
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.51
kr72
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Holy See (Vatican City)
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$8.03
kr1,132
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$77.40
kr10,905
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$29,836.83
kr4,204,009
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$23.97
kr3,377
|
pay (unknown) more for housing
|
Holy See (Vatican City)
|
Iceland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$62.40
kr8,793
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$1,437.14
kr202,493
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$1,215.63
kr171,282
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$68.63
kr9,670
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Holy See (Vatican City)
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$259.34
kr36,542
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$2,750.10
kr387,489
|
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
|
Holy See (Vatican City)
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) | ?? |
$8.52
kr1,201
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area | ?? |
$4.15
kr585
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$10.64
kr1,498
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$56.90
kr8,018
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$12.27
kr1,729
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Holy See (Vatican City)
|
Iceland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$118.08
kr16,637
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$50.39
kr7,100
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$151.12
kr21,292
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$175.20
kr24,685
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