Cost of living comparison
Arizona is 21.6% more expensive than Iceland.
If you lived in Arizona instead of Iceland, you would:
pay 9.9% less for restaurants
Iceland
|
Arizona
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.40
ISK2,670
|
$19.56
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$16.94
ISK2,332
|
$10.75
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.81
ISK387
|
$2.58
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.02
ISK278
|
$2.10
|
|
pay 0.7% less for groceries
Iceland
|
Arizona
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.95
ISK407
|
$3.49
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.27
ISK1,000
|
$5.20
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.01
ISK827
|
$3.50
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.42
ISK746
|
$3.75
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.51
ISK1,171
|
$5.37
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.22
ISK168
|
$2.11
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.03
ISK141
|
$0.70
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.17
ISK161
|
$1.71
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.87
ISK258
|
$1.68
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.23
ISK170
|
$1.13
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
ISK108
|
$1.12
|
|
pay 33.1% less for transportation
Iceland
|
Arizona
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.36
ISK1,151
|
$3.79
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$71.28
ISK9,812
|
$53.40
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$40,660.66
ISK5,596,940
|
$31,537.50
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.04
ISK3,033
|
$15.33
|
|
pay 47.9% more for housing
Iceland
|
Arizona
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$72.17
ISK9,935
|
$80.87
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,838.04
ISK253,006
|
$1,573.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,497.77
ISK206,168
|
$1,370.59
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.01
ISK7,986
|
$175.39
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for childcare
Iceland
|
Arizona
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$258.16
ISK35,536
|
$1,069.58
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,993.99
ISK825,073
|
$12,135.00
|
|
pay 19.4% less for entertainment and sports
Iceland
|
Arizona
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.19
ISK1,265
|
$5.76
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.65
ISK640
|
$5.21
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.76
ISK1,618
|
$9.94
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.46
ISK8,460
|
$36.12
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.35
ISK1,975
|
$12.21
|
|
pay 42.2% less for clothing
Iceland
|
Arizona
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$111.23
ISK15,311
|
$52.15
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$59.69
ISK8,216
|
$41.56
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$148.00
ISK20,372
|
$86.98
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$184.49
ISK25,396
|
$103.25
|
|
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