Cost of living comparison
compared to
Iceland vs. Yonkers Cost of Living Summary
Iceland is 22.5% more expensive than Yonkers.
Iceland vs. Yonkers Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Iceland instead of Yonkers, you would:
pay 38.9% more for restaurants
|
Yonkers
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$25.00
|
$26.52
ISK3,305
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
|
$21.32
ISK2,657
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.49
|
$3.11
ISK388
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.85
|
$2.72
ISK339
|
|
Yonkers vs. Iceland - Cost of restaurants
pay 11.1% more for groceries
|
Yonkers
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.41
|
$3.80
ISK474
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.92
|
$9.44
ISK1,176
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.90
|
$7.78
ISK970
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.66
|
$6.71
ISK836
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.62
|
$11.22
ISK1,398
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.87
|
$1.50
ISK186
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
|
$1.15
ISK143
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.16
|
$1.41
ISK176
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.37
|
$2.34
ISK292
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.41
|
$1.65
ISK205
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.51
|
$1.09
ISK136
|
|
Yonkers vs. Iceland - Cost of groceries
pay 52.3% more for transportation
|
Yonkers
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.30
|
$9.65
ISK1,203
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$133.00
|
$79.56
ISK9,916
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,817.62
|
$49,144.25
ISK6M
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.40
|
$25.55
ISK3,185
|
|
Yonkers vs. Iceland - Cost of transportation
pay 0.4% more for housing
|
Yonkers
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$69.25
|
$95.65
ISK11,921
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,933.33
|
$2,289.17
ISK285K
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,950.00
|
$1,830.04
ISK228K
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$126.81
|
$65.15
ISK8,120
|
|
Yonkers vs. Iceland - Cost of housing
pay 39.4% less for childcare
|
Yonkers
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,150.00
|
$334.67
ISK41,713
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$33,333.33
|
$30,711.08
ISK4M
|
|
Yonkers vs. Iceland - Cost of childcare
pay 10.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Yonkers
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.00
|
$11.14
ISK1,389
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.50
|
$5.62
ISK701
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.00
|
$13.90
ISK1,732
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$91.67
|
$78.17
ISK9,743
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.00
|
$16.75
ISK2,088
|
|
Yonkers vs. Iceland - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 83.9% more for clothing
|
Yonkers
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$63.00
|
$130.91
ISK16,316
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.00
|
$61.83
ISK7,706
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.50
|
$163.81
ISK20,418
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$146.67
|
$237.31
ISK29,578
|
|
Yonkers vs. Iceland - Cost of clothing
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We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world.
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