Cost of living comparison
Reykjavik is 77.7% more expensive than Kingstown.
If you lived in Reykjavik instead of Kingstown, you would:
pay 66.7% more for restaurants
|
Kingstown
|
Reykjavik
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.25
EC$25.00
|
$21.59
ISK2,967
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.18
EC$27.50
|
$17.27
ISK2,374
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$2.90
ISK399
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.94
EC$5.25
|
$2.07
ISK285
|
|
pay 19.7% more for groceries
|
Kingstown
|
Reykjavik
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.91
EC$5.17
|
$3.68
ISK506
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.24
EC$22.26
|
$7.66
ISK1,052
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.67
EC$31.55
|
$6.16
ISK847
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.84
EC$10.37
|
$5.91
ISK813
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.44
EC$6.60
|
$8.87
ISK1,220
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.18
EC$8.59
|
$1.53
ISK210
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
EC$2.48
|
$0.97
ISK133
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.47
EC$12.07
|
$1.26
ISK173
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.02
EC$5.45
|
$2.23
ISK306
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.60
EC$4.31
|
$1.42
ISK195
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.26
EC$3.40
|
$1.01
ISK139
|
|
pay 11.0% more for transportation
|
Kingstown
|
Reykjavik
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.88
EC$21.28
|
$8.57
ISK1,179
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$59.20
EC$160.00
|
$66.92
ISK9,198
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,376.83
EC$87,500.00
|
$41,660.67
ISK5,726,259
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.98
EC$67.50
|
$23.30
ISK3,202
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for housing
|
Kingstown
|
Reykjavik
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.80
EC$140.00
|
$68.45
ISK9,408
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$425.52
EC$1,150.00
|
$1,864.13
ISK256,225
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$314.52
EC$850.00
|
$1,666.20
ISK229,019
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$63.67
EC$172.06
|
$64.43
ISK8,856
|
|
pay 71.0% more for childcare
|
Kingstown
|
Reykjavik
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$148.01
EC$400.00
|
$240.37
ISK33,039
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,330.19
EC$9,000.00
|
$5,984.07
ISK822,511
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Kingstown
|
Reykjavik
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
$10.79
ISK1,483
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.71
EC$7.33
|
$5.09
ISK699
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.44
EC$12.00
|
$11.87
ISK1,632
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.75
EC$175.00
|
$65.50
ISK9,003
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.48
EC$17.50
|
$14.39
ISK1,978
|
|
pay 22.0% more for clothing
|
Kingstown
|
Reykjavik
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.64
EC$223.33
|
$103.94
ISK14,287
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$83.25
EC$225.00
|
$43.50
ISK5,978
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.67
EC$266.67
|
$141.47
ISK19,445
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.84
EC$283.33
|
$174.65
ISK24,006
|
|
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