Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Iceland instead of Western Sahara, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
Western Sahara
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$15.00
kr1,574
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$12.33
kr1,294
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$2.20
kr231
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$2.00
kr210
|
pay (unknown) more for groceries
Western Sahara
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
?? |
$3.14
kr330
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$5.86
kr615
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) | ?? |
$5.16
kr542
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
?? |
$5.51
kr578
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$7.10
kr745
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.19
kr125
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.08
kr114
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.13
kr119
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.70
kr179
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.01
kr106
|
|
Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.66
kr69
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Western Sahara
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$7.21
kr757
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$85.09
kr8,930
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$27,857.83
kr2,923,679
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$21.37
kr2,242
|
pay (unknown) more for housing
Western Sahara
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$66.89
kr7,020
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$1,349.42
kr141,621
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$1,143.63
kr120,024
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$70.86
kr7,437
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Western Sahara
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$277.52
kr29,126
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$2,822.44
kr296,215
|
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
Western Sahara
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) | ?? |
$7.85
kr824
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area | ?? |
$4.10
kr430
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$11.37
kr1,194
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$63.31
kr6,644
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$11.69
kr1,227
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Western Sahara
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$117.41
kr12,322
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$55.13
kr5,786
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$156.49
kr16,424
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$191.54
kr20,102
|
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