Cost of living comparison
Reykjavik is 66.3% more expensive than Abu Dhabi.
If you lived in Reykjavik instead of Abu Dhabi, you would:
pay 3.0 times more for restaurants
|
Abu Dhabi
|
Reykjavik
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.89
AED40.00
|
$20.00
ISK2,753
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.53
AED35.00
|
$18.02
ISK2,480
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
AED3.95
|
$3.15
ISK434
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
AED1.53
|
$2.19
ISK301
|
|
pay 95.4% more for groceries
|
Abu Dhabi
|
Reykjavik
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.37
AED5.03
|
$3.61
ISK497
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.80
AED17.63
|
$7.76
ISK1,068
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.85
AED25.17
|
$6.40
ISK882
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.16
AED11.62
|
$5.76
ISK792
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.61
AED13.24
|
$9.45
ISK1,300
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
AED3.67
|
$1.40
ISK193
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
AED3.00
|
$1.01
ISK139
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
AED2.97
|
$1.22
ISK168
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
AED2.52
|
$2.22
ISK306
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
AED1.83
|
$1.43
ISK197
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
AED2.13
|
$0.93
ISK129
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
|
Abu Dhabi
|
Reykjavik
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.03
AED11.11
|
$8.50
ISK1,170
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$24.50
AED90.00
|
$74.95
ISK10,318
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$45,026.41
AED165,377.50
|
$42,450.45
ISK5,843,304
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.23
AED26.56
|
$24.05
ISK3,311
|
|
pay 9.6% more for housing
|
Abu Dhabi
|
Reykjavik
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$103.04
AED378.45
|
$69.87
ISK9,617
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,349.31
AED4,955.87
|
$1,971.17
ISK271,332
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,005.59
AED3,693.45
|
$1,803.44
ISK248,243
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$119.02
AED437.13
|
$53.95
ISK7,427
|
|
pay 57.8% less for childcare
|
Abu Dhabi
|
Reykjavik
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$669.40
AED2,458.63
|
$252.14
ISK34,707
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,841.46
AED47,165.38
|
$5,993.99
ISK825,073
|
|
pay 21.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Abu Dhabi
|
Reykjavik
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.89
AED40.00
|
$10.81
ISK1,488
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.88
AED21.61
|
$5.31
ISK730
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.13
AED22.50
|
$12.25
ISK1,686
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.83
AED238.12
|
$69.95
ISK9,628
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.61
AED50.00
|
$14.77
ISK2,034
|
|
pay 45.3% more for clothing
|
Abu Dhabi
|
Reykjavik
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.20
AED246.81
|
$108.97
ISK15,000
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$62.59
AED229.90
|
$49.72
ISK6,844
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.06
AED378.54
|
$151.85
ISK20,903
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.93
AED370.70
|
$194.16
ISK26,726
|
|
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