Cost of living comparison
Reykjavik is 3.6 times more expensive than Vietnam.
If you lived in Reykjavik instead of Vietnam, you would:
pay 5.5 times more for restaurants
Vietnam
|
Reykjavik
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.96
₫49,117
|
$18.40
kr2,586
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.91
₫122,875
|
$15.62
kr2,196
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
₫14,860
|
$2.53
kr356
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
₫9,619
|
$2.03
kr285
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
Vietnam
|
Reykjavik
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.11
₫27,665
|
$3.40
kr478
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.92
₫173,224
|
$7.20
kr1,011
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
₫136,626
|
$5.90
kr828
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.62
₫40,466
|
$5.64
kr793
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.78
₫44,583
|
$8.08
kr1,136
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.40
₫34,976
|
$1.57
kr220
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
₫13,024
|
$0.93
kr131
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
₫19,449
|
$1.23
kr173
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,369
|
$2.22
kr311
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
₫13,875
|
$1.24
kr175
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
₫13,494
|
$0.69
kr97
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for transportation
Vietnam
|
Reykjavik
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.05
₫101,374
|
$8.90
kr1,250
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.00
₫200,122
|
$65.56
kr9,212
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$40,523.11
₫1,014,092,041
|
$37,150.35
kr5,220,368
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.93
₫148,517
|
$29.44
kr4,137
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for housing
Vietnam
|
Reykjavik
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.02
₫250,684
|
$64.04
kr8,999
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$364.76
₫9,128,233
|
$1,613.16
kr226,681
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$221.46
₫5,541,996
|
$1,379.70
kr193,876
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.86
₫1,047,476
|
$69.31
kr9,740
|
|
pay 7.8% less for childcare
Vietnam
|
Reykjavik
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$226.70
₫5,673,286
|
$282.44
kr39,688
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,132.35
₫253,562,449
|
$6,058.18
kr851,295
|
|
pay 5.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Vietnam
|
Reykjavik
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.94
₫23,425
|
$9.47
kr1,331
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.86
₫46,592
|
$4.53
kr636
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.29
₫32,233
|
$11.66
kr1,638
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.96
₫624,714
|
$67.30
kr9,458
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.86
₫96,581
|
$13.66
kr1,919
|
|
pay 98.4% more for clothing
Vietnam
|
Reykjavik
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.66
₫842,396
|
$108.17
kr15,199
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.49
₫738,003
|
$43.41
kr6,101
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.06
₫2,253,691
|
$137.74
kr19,355
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.00
₫2,652,608
|
$182.49
kr25,644
|
|
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