Cost of living comparison
Perth is 23.5% more expensive than Reykjavik.
If you lived in Perth instead of Reykjavik, you would:
pay 24.8% less for restaurants
Reykjavik
|
Perth
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.59
ISK2,996
|
$18.92
£14.96
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$17.27
ISK2,397
|
$9.14
£7.23
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.90
ISK403
|
$2.27
£1.79
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.07
ISK288
|
$1.70
£1.34
|
|
pay 38.3% less for groceries
Reykjavik
|
Perth
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.68
ISK511
|
$1.05
£0.83
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.66
ISK1,063
|
$3.34
£2.64
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.16
ISK855
|
$4.77
£3.77
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.91
ISK820
|
$3.57
£2.82
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.87
ISK1,231
|
$3.63
£2.87
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.53
ISK212
|
$0.69
£0.54
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.97
ISK134
|
$0.81
£0.64
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.26
ISK175
|
$1.14
£0.90
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.23
ISK309
|
$1.83
£1.44
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.42
ISK196
|
$0.64
£0.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.01
ISK140
|
$0.82
£0.65
|
|
pay 12.2% less for transportation
Reykjavik
|
Perth
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.57
ISK1,190
|
$7.26
£5.74
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$66.92
ISK9,287
|
$82.25
£65.03
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,660.67
ISK5,781,668
|
$32,791.64
£25,924.28
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.30
ISK3,233
|
$15.16
£11.98
|
|
pay 27.2% more for housing
Reykjavik
|
Perth
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.45
ISK9,499
|
$37.84
£29.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,864.13
ISK258,704
|
$630.61
£498.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,666.20
ISK231,235
|
$504.49
£398.84
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$64.43
ISK8,942
|
$250.98
£198.42
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for childcare
Reykjavik
|
Perth
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$240.37
ISK33,358
|
$1,072.03
£847.52
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,984.07
ISK830,470
|
$18,918.25
£14,956.32
|
|
pay 24.7% less for entertainment and sports
Reykjavik
|
Perth
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.79
ISK1,498
|
$4.41
£3.49
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.09
ISK706
|
$3.97
£3.14
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.87
ISK1,648
|
$15.13
£11.97
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$65.50
ISK9,090
|
$39.10
£30.91
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.39
ISK1,997
|
$10.08
£7.97
|
|
pay 43.5% less for clothing
Reykjavik
|
Perth
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$103.94
ISK14,425
|
$61.64
£48.73
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.50
ISK6,036
|
$37.05
£29.29
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$141.47
ISK19,634
|
$63.06
£49.85
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$174.65
ISK24,238
|
$64.64
£51.10
|
|
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