Cost of living comparison
Reykjavik is 70.2% more expensive than Zagreb.
If you lived in Reykjavik instead of Zagreb, you would:
pay 45.4% more for restaurants
|
Zagreb
|
Reykjavik
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.99
kn77.47
|
$18.40
kr2,587
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.70
kn54.23
|
$15.62
kr2,196
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.56
kn18.01
|
$2.53
kr356
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.81
kn12.72
|
$2.03
kr285
|
|
pay 77.5% more for groceries
|
Zagreb
|
Reykjavik
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.22
kn8.63
|
$3.40
kr479
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.97
kn34.99
|
$7.20
kr1,011
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.08
kn35.77
|
$5.90
kr829
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.34
kn23.53
|
$5.64
kr793
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.51
kn31.80
|
$8.08
kr1,136
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.68
kn4.81
|
$1.57
kr220
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
kn4.96
|
$0.93
kr131
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
kn5.72
|
$1.23
kr173
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
kn8.27
|
$2.22
kr311
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
kn3.79
|
$1.24
kr175
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
kn3.69
|
$0.69
kr97
|
|
pay 75.8% more for transportation
|
Zagreb
|
Reykjavik
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.21
kn50.78
|
$8.90
kr1,250
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$52.55
kn370.29
|
$65.56
kr9,215
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,761.50
kn195,611.43
|
$37,150.35
kr5,221,853
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.17
kn64.59
|
$29.44
kr4,139
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
|
Zagreb
|
Reykjavik
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.23
kn184.84
|
$64.04
kr9,002
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$633.97
kn4,467.04
|
$1,613.16
kr226,746
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$491.60
kn3,463.89
|
$1,379.70
kr193,931
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$164.63
kn1,160.02
|
$69.31
kr9,743
|
|
pay 31.6% more for childcare
|
Zagreb
|
Reykjavik
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$157.92
kn1,112.72
|
$282.44
kr39,699
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,167.37
kn50,502.28
|
$6,058.18
kr851,537
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Zagreb
|
Reykjavik
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.92
kn20.55
|
$9.47
kr1,331
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.03
kn14.29
|
$4.53
kr636
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.10
kn35.94
|
$11.66
kr1,638
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.97
kn338.02
|
$67.30
kr9,460
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.31
kn51.48
|
$13.66
kr1,920
|
|
pay 35.0% more for clothing
|
Zagreb
|
Reykjavik
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$91.04
kn641.48
|
$108.17
kr15,204
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.84
kn273.70
|
$43.41
kr6,102
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.79
kn653.81
|
$137.74
kr19,361
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.47
kn799.52
|
$182.49
kr25,651
|
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