Cost of living comparison
Iceland is 29.8% more expensive than Victoria.
If you lived in Iceland instead of Victoria, you would:
pay 24.3% more for restaurants
Victoria
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.88
SCR187.80
|
$17.84
kr2,439
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.67
SCR90.30
|
$14.27
kr1,951
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.77
SCR51.01
|
$2.32
kr317
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.28
SCR30.84
|
$2.12
kr290
|
|
pay 25.1% more for groceries
Victoria
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.71
SCR23.12
|
$3.42
kr468
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.81
SCR146.26
|
$5.98
kr818
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.26
SCR98.25
|
$5.33
kr728
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.98
SCR40.27
|
$5.66
kr774
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.56
SCR34.69
|
$7.09
kr970
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.36
SCR18.40
|
$1.16
kr159
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.28
SCR17.31
|
$0.98
kr134
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
SCR10.06
|
$1.17
kr160
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.94
SCR39.74
|
$1.84
kr251
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
SCR11.30
|
$0.96
kr131
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
SCR8.35
|
$0.51
kr70
|
|
pay 71.5% more for transportation
Victoria
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.99
SCR67.48
|
$8.03
kr1,099
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.06
SCR325.66
|
$77.40
kr10,584
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,561.80
SCR332,424.37
|
$29,836.83
kr4,080,131
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.32
SCR396.77
|
$23.97
kr3,277
|
|
pay 8.4% more for housing
Victoria
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$123.39
SCR1,669.96
|
$62.40
kr8,533
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$913.34
SCR12,361.34
|
$1,437.14
kr196,527
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$774.97
SCR10,488.63
|
$1,215.63
kr166,234
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$99.70
SCR1,349.42
|
$68.63
kr9,385
|
|
pay 3.7% more for childcare
Victoria
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$187.50
SCR2,537.61
|
$259.34
kr35,465
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,982.14
SCR53,895.12
|
$2,750.10
kr376,071
|
|
pay 16.6% more for entertainment and sports
Victoria
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.66
SCR49.55
|
$8.52
kr1,165
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.06
SCR68.46
|
$4.15
kr568
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.60
SCR157.00
|
$10.64
kr1,454
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$91.48
SCR1,238.14
|
$56.90
kr7,781
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.75
SCR145.55
|
$12.27
kr1,678
|
|
pay 59.0% more for clothing
Victoria
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.26
SCR815.51
|
$118.08
kr16,147
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$83.50
SCR1,130.15
|
$50.39
kr6,891
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.68
SCR1,308.54
|
$151.12
kr20,665
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.50
SCR1,062.49
|
$175.20
kr23,958
|
|
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