Cost of living comparison
Reykjavik is 33.9% more expensive than Vienna.
If you lived in Reykjavik instead of Vienna, you would:
pay 16.2% more for restaurants
|
Vienna
|
Reykjavik
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.78
€15.49
|
$18.96
kr2,593
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.47
€9.29
|
$15.17
kr2,074
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.74
€2.69
|
$2.56
kr350
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.32
€2.27
|
$2.10
kr287
|
|
pay 34.9% more for groceries
|
Vienna
|
Reykjavik
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.83
€1.80
|
$3.16
kr433
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.01
€5.90
|
$7.18
kr982
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.77
€4.68
|
$5.92
kr810
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.63
€3.56
|
$5.76
kr787
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.14
€5.05
|
$7.97
kr1,090
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
€1.03
|
$1.55
kr212
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.82
|
$1.01
kr138
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.24
€1.22
|
$1.09
kr149
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
€1.37
|
$2.10
kr287
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.78
|
$1.21
kr166
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.69
€0.68
|
$0.65
kr89
|
|
pay 27.2% more for transportation
|
Vienna
|
Reykjavik
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.92
€6.79
|
$7.74
kr1,059
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$49.97
€49.05
|
$60.67
kr8,297
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,678.16
€24,225.74
|
$34,127.10
kr4,666,882
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.65
€19.29
|
$26.95
kr3,685
|
|
pay 47.2% more for housing
|
Vienna
|
Reykjavik
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.85
€34.21
|
$71.50
kr9,777
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$965.56
€947.86
|
$1,563.60
kr213,822
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$736.56
€723.05
|
$1,307.54
kr178,806
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$173.96
€170.78
|
$77.31
kr10,573
|
|
pay 11.6% less for childcare
|
Vienna
|
Reykjavik
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$305.35
€299.75
|
$368.36
kr50,373
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,478.46
€12,249.69
|
$7,015.02
kr959,303
|
|
pay 86.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Vienna
|
Reykjavik
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.21
€4.13
|
$9.10
kr1,244
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.71
€3.64
|
$4.68
kr640
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.31
€6.20
|
$12.32
kr1,685
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.07
€26.58
|
$75.09
kr10,269
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.57
€11.36
|
$13.65
kr1,867
|
|
pay 37.1% more for clothing
|
Vienna
|
Reykjavik
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$101.28
€99.43
|
$114.62
kr15,674
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.59
€34.94
|
$46.77
kr6,395
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.02
€98.19
|
$146.94
kr20,094
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$130.65
€128.25
|
$205.08
kr28,044
|
|
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