Cost of living comparison
Iceland is 18.9% more expensive than Vienna.
If you lived in Iceland instead of Vienna, you would:
pay 5.4% more for restaurants
Vienna
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.49
€15.19
|
$17.84
kr2,439
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.90
€9.11
|
$14.27
kr1,951
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.97
€2.73
|
$2.32
kr317
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.34
€2.15
|
$2.12
kr290
|
|
pay 15.8% more for groceries
Vienna
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.25
€2.07
|
$3.42
kr468
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.98
€5.51
|
$5.98
kr818
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.64
€5.20
|
$5.33
kr728
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.12
€3.79
|
$5.66
kr774
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.24
€4.83
|
$7.09
kr970
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
€1.02
|
$1.16
kr159
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.79
|
$0.98
kr134
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.12
€1.03
|
$1.17
kr160
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.62
€1.49
|
$1.84
kr251
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.71
|
$0.96
kr131
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.62
|
$0.51
kr70
|
|
pay 24.4% more for transportation
Vienna
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.47
€6.88
|
$8.03
kr1,099
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$49.48
€45.56
|
$77.40
kr10,584
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,585.69
€26,325.99
|
$29,836.83
kr4,080,131
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.56
€17.09
|
$23.97
kr3,277
|
|
pay 38.4% more for housing
Vienna
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.60
€30.02
|
$62.40
kr8,533
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$918.12
€845.54
|
$1,437.14
kr196,527
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$715.20
€658.67
|
$1,215.63
kr166,234
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$192.75
€177.51
|
$68.63
kr9,385
|
|
pay 42.2% less for childcare
Vienna
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$275.36
€253.59
|
$259.34
kr35,465
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,936.40
€11,913.78
|
$2,750.10
kr376,071
|
|
pay 44.5% more for entertainment and sports
Vienna
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.84
€4.46
|
$8.52
kr1,165
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.00
€3.68
|
$4.15
kr568
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.60
€6.08
|
$10.64
kr1,454
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.68
€29.17
|
$56.90
kr7,781
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.09
€11.14
|
$12.27
kr1,678
|
|
pay 45.9% more for clothing
Vienna
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$94.30
€86.84
|
$118.08
kr16,147
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.86
€33.02
|
$50.39
kr6,891
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.35
€83.21
|
$151.12
kr20,665
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$116.35
€107.16
|
$175.20
kr23,958
|
|
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