Cost of living comparison
Chennai is 73.1% cheaper than Reykjavik.
If you lived in Chennai instead of Reykjavik, you would:
pay 85.0% less for restaurants
Reykjavik
|
Chennai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.59
ISK2,962
|
$1.80
₹150.79
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$17.27
ISK2,370
|
$4.35
₹365.29
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.90
ISK398
|
$0.47
₹39.76
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.07
ISK284
|
$0.21
₹17.88
|
|
pay 67.2% less for groceries
Reykjavik
|
Chennai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.68
ISK506
|
$0.53
₹44.44
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.66
ISK1,051
|
$3.88
₹325.67
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.16
ISK846
|
$2.43
₹203.70
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.91
ISK811
|
$0.89
₹74.46
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.87
ISK1,218
|
$1.50
₹125.95
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.53
ISK210
|
$1.23
₹103.37
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.97
ISK133
|
$0.40
₹33.92
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.26
ISK173
|
$0.69
₹57.79
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.23
ISK306
|
$0.23
₹19.36
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.42
ISK194
|
$0.22
₹18.22
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.01
ISK139
|
$0.21
₹17.96
|
|
pay 68.5% less for transportation
Reykjavik
|
Chennai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.57
ISK1,177
|
$4.73
₹396.90
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$66.92
ISK9,184
|
$11.98
₹1,005.26
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,660.67
ISK5,717,510
|
$15,576.23
₹1,306,837.70
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.30
ISK3,197
|
$3.59
₹301.58
|
|
pay 80.2% less for housing
Reykjavik
|
Chennai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.45
ISK9,394
|
$9.23
₹774.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,864.13
ISK255,834
|
$210.00
₹17,618.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,666.20
ISK228,669
|
$121.87
₹10,224.55
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$64.43
ISK8,843
|
$30.33
₹2,544.52
|
|
pay 69.8% less for childcare
Reykjavik
|
Chennai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$240.37
ISK32,988
|
$86.37
₹7,246.25
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,984.07
ISK821,254
|
$1,468.96
₹123,244.85
|
|
pay 73.0% less for entertainment and sports
Reykjavik
|
Chennai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.79
ISK1,481
|
$2.16
₹180.95
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.09
ISK698
|
$1.64
₹137.56
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.87
ISK1,629
|
$4.31
₹361.89
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$65.50
ISK8,990
|
$16.99
₹1,425.77
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.39
ISK1,975
|
$3.00
₹251.31
|
|
pay 68.2% less for clothing
Reykjavik
|
Chennai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$103.94
ISK14,265
|
$25.30
₹2,122.51
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.50
ISK5,969
|
$23.65
₹1,984.46
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$141.47
ISK19,416
|
$43.17
₹3,622.08
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$174.65
ISK23,969
|
$31.38
₹2,633.10
|
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