Cost of living comparison
Iceland is 7.9% cheaper than San Diego.
If you lived in Iceland instead of San Diego, you would:
pay 0.4% less for restaurants
San Diego
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$22.00
|
$19.51
ISK2,678
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
|
$16.45
ISK2,257
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.83
|
$2.70
ISK371
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.53
|
$1.95
ISK268
|
|
pay 4.1% less for groceries
San Diego
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.05
|
$3.16
ISK433
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.98
|
$6.72
ISK922
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.49
|
$6.27
ISK861
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.19
|
$6.03
ISK828
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.63
|
$7.60
ISK1,043
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.21
|
$1.13
ISK155
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
|
$1.01
ISK138
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.46
|
$1.15
ISK158
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.00
|
$1.71
ISK235
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.53
|
$1.13
ISK155
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.00
|
$0.68
ISK94
|
|
pay 22.3% more for transportation
San Diego
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.14
|
$8.42
ISK1,156
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$72.00
|
$68.29
ISK9,373
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,000.00
|
$39,714.69
ISK5,450,444
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.67
|
$23.23
ISK3,188
|
|
pay 40.2% less for housing
San Diego
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$73.13
|
$74.47
ISK10,221
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,785.55
|
$1,518.94
ISK208,459
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,355.05
|
$1,325.48
ISK181,909
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$251.36
|
$66.99
ISK9,194
|
|
pay 76.2% less for childcare
San Diego
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,713.33
|
$254.97
ISK34,992
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,333.33
|
$5,993.83
ISK822,593
|
|
pay 9.7% less for entertainment and sports
San Diego
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.00
|
$9.37
ISK1,287
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.51
|
$4.61
ISK633
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.53
|
$11.22
ISK1,539
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$89.62
|
$60.00
ISK8,235
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.00
|
$13.94
ISK1,913
|
|
pay 53.2% more for clothing
San Diego
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.93
|
$108.23
ISK14,854
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.11
|
$59.73
ISK8,198
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.05
|
$146.94
ISK20,166
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.17
|
$169.24
ISK23,226
|
|
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