Cost of living comparison
Reykjavik is 7.5% cheaper than Seattle.
If you lived in Reykjavik instead of Seattle, you would:
pay 3.1% more for restaurants
Seattle
|
Reykjavik
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.00
|
$21.59
ISK2,918
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.50
|
$17.27
ISK2,334
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.36
|
$2.90
ISK392
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.59
|
$2.07
ISK280
|
|
pay 1.3% less for groceries
Seattle
|
Reykjavik
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.45
|
$3.68
ISK498
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.65
|
$7.66
ISK1,035
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.57
|
$6.16
ISK833
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.67
|
$5.91
ISK799
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.90
|
$8.87
ISK1,199
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
|
$1.53
ISK206
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
|
$0.97
ISK131
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.20
|
$1.26
ISK170
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.49
|
$2.23
ISK301
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.48
|
$1.42
ISK191
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.46
|
$1.01
ISK137
|
|
pay 23.8% more for transportation
Seattle
|
Reykjavik
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.96
|
$8.57
ISK1,159
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$99.00
|
$66.92
ISK9,045
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,656.56
|
$41,660.67
ISK5,631,273
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.52
|
$23.30
ISK3,149
|
|
pay 26.3% less for housing
Seattle
|
Reykjavik
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$69.24
|
$68.45
ISK9,252
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,482.72
|
$1,864.13
ISK251,975
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,962.80
|
$1,666.20
ISK225,220
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$180.38
|
$64.43
ISK8,710
|
|
pay 84.2% less for childcare
Seattle
|
Reykjavik
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,030.12
|
$240.37
ISK32,491
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$30,000.00
|
$5,984.07
ISK808,867
|
|
pay 5.1% more for entertainment and sports
Seattle
|
Reykjavik
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.00
|
$10.79
ISK1,459
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.14
|
$5.09
ISK688
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.50
|
$11.87
ISK1,605
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.44
|
$65.50
ISK8,854
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.00
|
$14.39
ISK1,945
|
|
pay 27.4% more for clothing
Seattle
|
Reykjavik
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.78
|
$103.94
ISK14,050
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.22
|
$43.50
ISK5,879
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.83
|
$141.47
ISK19,123
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$133.18
|
$174.65
ISK23,608
|
|
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