Cost of living comparison
Durres is 49.8% cheaper than Reykjavik.
- Restaurants
-
pay 57.0% less in Durres
- Groceries
-
pay 48.7% less in Durres
- Transportation
-
pay 41.5% less in Durres
- Housing
-
pay 62.3% less in Durres
- Childcare
-
pay 33.4% less in Durres
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 64.0% less in Durres
- Clothing
-
pay 41.8% less in Durres
Expenses including entertainment and sports, housing, restaurants, groceries, clothing, and transportation are lower in Durres.
If you lived in Durres instead of Reykjavik, you would:
pay 57.0% less for restaurants
|
Reykjavik
|
Durres
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.00
ISK2,545
|
$8.73
ALL759
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$18.02
ISK2,293
|
$7.00
ALL608
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.15
ISK401
|
$1.72
ALL150
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.19
ISK278
|
$0.76
ALL66
|
|
pay 48.7% less for groceries
|
Reykjavik
|
Durres
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.61
ISK459
|
$0.78
ALL67
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.76
ISK987
|
$5.00
ALL435
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.40
ISK815
|
$7.01
ALL609
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.76
ISK733
|
$2.88
ALL250
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$9.45
ISK1,202
|
$3.17
ALL276
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.40
ISK178
|
$0.50
ALL43
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
ISK128
|
$1.01
ALL88
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.22
ISK155
|
$0.55
ALL48
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.22
ISK283
|
$0.54
ALL47
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.43
ISK183
|
$0.47
ALL41
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.93
ISK119
|
$0.44
ALL38
|
|
pay 41.5% less for transportation
|
Reykjavik
|
Durres
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.50
ISK1,082
|
$7.80
ALL677
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$74.95
ISK9,538
|
$16.92
ALL1,470
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$42,450.45
ISK5,401,820
|
$14,191.38
ALL1,232,683
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.05
ISK3,060
|
$20.74
ALL1,802
|
|
pay 62.3% less for housing
|
Reykjavik
|
Durres
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$69.87
ISK8,890
|
$16.65
ALL1,446
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,971.17
ISK250,832
|
$398.25
ALL34,592
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,803.44
ISK229,488
|
$293.48
ALL25,492
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.95
ISK6,866
|
$48.81
ALL4,240
|
|
pay 33.4% less for childcare
|
Reykjavik
|
Durres
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$252.14
ISK32,085
|
$163.75
ALL14,223
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,993.99
ISK762,736
|
$4,093.67
ALL355,582
|
|
pay 64.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Reykjavik
|
Durres
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.81
ISK1,376
|
$2.51
ALL218
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.31
ISK675
|
$1.76
ALL153
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.25
ISK1,558
|
$3.66
ALL318
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.95
ISK8,901
|
$34.57
ALL3,003
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.77
ISK1,880
|
$6.55
ALL569
|
|
pay 41.8% less for clothing
|
Reykjavik
|
Durres
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$108.97
ISK13,867
|
$35.48
ALL3,082
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.72
ISK6,327
|
$36.84
ALL3,200
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$151.85
ISK19,323
|
$79.14
ALL6,875
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$194.16
ISK24,707
|
$143.73
ALL12,485
|
|
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