Iceland is 5.6% more expensive than Washington.

If you lived in Iceland instead of Washington, you would:

pay 11.9% more for restaurants

 
Washington
Iceland
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $19.96
 
$17.84
kr2,437
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$10.22
 
$14.27
kr1,949
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.38
 
$2.32
kr317

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pay 1.1% less for groceries

 
Washington
Iceland
Bread
1 loaf
$3.52
 
$3.42
kr468
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.50
 
$5.98
kr817
Milk (1 gallon) $3.85
 
$5.33
kr728

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pay 42.5% more for transportation

 
Washington
Iceland
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.36
 
$8.03
kr1,098
Monthly public transit pass $61.93
 
$77.40
kr10,573
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $24,741.28
 
$29,836.83
kr4,076,009

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pay 19.9% less for housing

 
Washington
Iceland
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$67.08
 
$62.40
kr8,525
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,617.40
 
$1,437.14
kr196,328
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,418.32
 
$1,215.63
kr166,067

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pay 83.0% less for childcare

 
Washington
Iceland
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $1,309.82
 
$259.34
kr35,429
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $19,297.89
 
$2,750.10
kr375,691

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pay 9.6% more for entertainment and sports

 
Washington
Iceland
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $5.90
 
$8.52
kr1,164
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.92
 
$4.15
kr567
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$9.93
 
$10.64
kr1,453

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pay 79.2% more for clothing

 
Washington
Iceland
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$46.56
 
$118.08
kr16,130
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$39.76
 
$50.39
kr6,884
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$80.20
 
$151.12
kr20,644

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