Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Reykjavik instead of West Island, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
West Island
|
Reykjavik
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$18.40
kr2,599
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$15.62
kr2,207
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$2.53
kr358
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$2.03
kr286
|
pay (unknown) more for groceries
West Island
|
Reykjavik
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
?? |
$3.40
kr481
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$7.20
kr1,016
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) | ?? |
$5.90
kr833
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
?? |
$5.64
kr797
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$8.08
kr1,142
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.57
kr221
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.93
kr132
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.23
kr174
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.22
kr313
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.24
kr176
|
|
Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.69
kr97
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
West Island
|
Reykjavik
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$8.90
kr1,257
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$65.56
kr9,260
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$37,150.35
kr5,247,487
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$29.44
kr4,159
|
pay (unknown) more for housing
West Island
|
Reykjavik
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$64.04
kr9,046
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$1,613.16
kr227,859
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$1,379.70
kr194,883
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$69.31
kr9,791
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
West Island
|
Reykjavik
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$282.44
kr39,894
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$6,058.18
kr855,718
|
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
West Island
|
Reykjavik
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) | ?? |
$9.47
kr1,338
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area | ?? |
$4.53
kr640
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$11.66
kr1,646
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$67.30
kr9,507
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$13.66
kr1,929
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
West Island
|
Reykjavik
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$108.17
kr15,278
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$43.41
kr6,132
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$137.74
kr19,456
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$182.49
kr25,777
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