Cost of living comparison
Iceland is 2.3 times more expensive than Saudi Arabia.
If you lived in Iceland instead of Saudi Arabia, you would:
pay 4.3 times more for restaurants
|
Saudi Arabia
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.73
SAR25.27
|
$19.40
ISK2,699
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.54
SAR28.32
|
$16.94
ISK2,357
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
SAR2.77
|
$2.81
ISK391
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
SAR0.92
|
$2.02
ISK281
|
|
pay 86.1% more for groceries
|
Saudi Arabia
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.94
SAR3.54
|
$2.95
ISK411
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.87
SAR14.53
|
$7.27
ISK1,011
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.76
SAR25.41
|
$6.01
ISK836
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.58
SAR9.69
|
$5.42
ISK754
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.22
SAR12.11
|
$8.51
ISK1,184
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.94
SAR3.54
|
$1.22
ISK170
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
SAR2.87
|
$1.03
ISK143
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
SAR2.80
|
$1.17
ISK163
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
SAR2.76
|
$1.87
ISK261
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
SAR2.53
|
$1.23
ISK172
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.63
SAR2.38
|
$0.78
ISK109
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
|
Saudi Arabia
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.30
SAR8.64
|
$8.36
ISK1,163
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$44.62
SAR167.61
|
$71.28
ISK9,917
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,543.44
SAR95,949.04
|
$40,660.66
ISK5,657,118
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.12
SAR68.07
|
$22.04
ISK3,066
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for housing
|
Saudi Arabia
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$74.43
SAR279.58
|
$72.17
ISK10,042
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$384.32
SAR1,443.63
|
$1,838.04
ISK255,726
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$279.56
SAR1,050.13
|
$1,497.77
ISK208,385
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$85.15
SAR319.85
|
$58.01
ISK8,072
|
|
pay 8.0% less for childcare
|
Saudi Arabia
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$303.07
SAR1,138.42
|
$258.16
ISK35,918
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,063.63
SAR22,776.86
|
$5,993.99
ISK833,944
|
|
pay 96.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Saudi Arabia
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.70
SAR6.40
|
$9.19
ISK1,278
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.57
SAR13.39
|
$4.65
ISK647
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.18
SAR26.98
|
$11.76
ISK1,636
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$98.57
SAR370.27
|
$61.46
ISK8,551
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.63
SAR62.46
|
$14.35
ISK1,996
|
|
pay 89.2% more for clothing
|
Saudi Arabia
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.91
SAR161.18
|
$111.23
ISK15,476
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.28
SAR218.90
|
$59.69
ISK8,305
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.66
SAR344.30
|
$148.00
ISK20,591
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.88
SAR296.29
|
$184.49
ISK25,669
|
|
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