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Iceland vs. Delaware Cost of Living Summary

Iceland is 14.7% more expensive than Delaware.

Restaurants: pay 32.0% more in Iceland
Groceries: pay 2.3% more in Iceland
Transportation: pay 47.1% more in Iceland
Housing: pay 3.1% less in Iceland
Childcare: pay 80.6% less in Iceland
Entertainment and Sports: pay 23.2% more in Iceland
Clothing: pay 82.1% more in Iceland

The cost of clothing, transportation, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and groceries in Iceland are more expensive than in Delaware. Expenses including childcare and housing are lower in Iceland. Notably, clothing is significantly more expensive in Iceland.

Iceland vs. Delaware Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Iceland instead of Delaware, you would:

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pay 32.0% more for restaurants

	Delaware	Iceland
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.25	$19.40 ISK2,711	+19.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.00	$16.94 ISK2,368	+69.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.38	$2.81 ISK393	+18.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.67	$2.02 ISK283	+21.1%
Average			+32.0%

Delaware vs. Iceland - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.3% more for groceries

	Delaware	Iceland
Bread 1 loaf	$2.96	$2.95 ISK413	-0.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.45	$7.27 ISK1,016	+12.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.03	$6.01 ISK840	+49.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.78	$5.42 ISK757	+94.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.59	$8.51 ISK1,189	+85.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.98	$1.22 ISK171	-59.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.97	$1.03 ISK143	+5.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.76	$1.17 ISK164	-57.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.19	$1.87 ISK262	-14.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.94	$1.23 ISK173	-36.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.75	$0.78 ISK110	-55.1%
Average			+2.3%

Delaware vs. Iceland - Cost of groceries

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pay 47.1% more for transportation

	Delaware	Iceland
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.29	$8.36 ISK1,169	+154.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$60.00	$71.28 ISK9,963	+18.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,162.66	$40,660.66 ISK5,683,547	+39.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$28.95	$22.04 ISK3,080	-23.9%
Average			+47.1%

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pay 3.1% less for housing

	Delaware	Iceland
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$59.65	$72.17 ISK10,089	+21.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,741.67	$1,838.04 ISK256,921	+5.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,377.78	$1,497.77 ISK209,358	+8.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$110.72	$58.01 ISK8,109	-47.6%
Average			-3.1%

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pay 80.6% less for childcare

	Delaware	Iceland
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,370.83	$258.16 ISK36,086	-81.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$30,000.00	$5,993.99 ISK837,840	-80.0%
Average			-80.6%

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pay 23.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Delaware	Iceland
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.69	$9.19 ISK1,284	+96.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.91	$4.65 ISK650	-5.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$10.71	$11.76 ISK1,643	+9.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$60.15	$61.46 ISK8,591	+2.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.69	$14.35 ISK2,006	+13.1%
Average			+23.2%

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pay 82.1% more for clothing

	Delaware	Iceland
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$42.75	$111.23 ISK15,548	+160.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.50	$59.69 ISK8,343	+55.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.26	$148.00 ISK20,687	+77.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$136.30	$184.49 ISK25,789	+35.4%
Average			+82.1%

Delaware vs. Iceland - Cost of clothing

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