Cost of living comparison
Iceland is 2.5 times more expensive than Yemen.
If you lived in Iceland instead of Yemen, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
|
Yemen
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.60
YER1,900
|
$19.40
ISK2,670
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.61
YER2,400
|
$16.94
ISK2,332
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.70
YER424
|
$2.81
ISK387
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
YER172
|
$2.02
ISK278
|
|
pay 14.2% more for groceries
|
Yemen
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.53
YER382
|
$2.95
ISK407
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.95
YER988
|
$7.27
ISK1,000
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.62
YER2,654
|
$6.01
ISK827
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.96
YER1,241
|
$5.42
ISK746
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.55
YER1,388
|
$8.51
ISK1,171
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.76
YER691
|
$1.22
ISK168
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
YER201
|
$1.03
ISK141
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.30
YER574
|
$1.17
ISK161
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
YER318
|
$1.87
ISK258
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
YER299
|
$1.23
ISK170
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.90
YER226
|
$0.78
ISK108
|
|
pay 36.0% more for transportation
|
Yemen
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$10.93
YER2,732
|
$8.36
ISK1,151
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$51.28
YER12,814
|
$71.28
ISK9,812
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,011.21
YER4,000,801
|
$40,660.66
ISK5,596,940
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.52
YER7,375
|
$22.04
ISK3,033
|
|
pay 6.6 times more for housing
|
Yemen
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$72.17
YER18,034
|
$72.17
ISK9,935
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$216.38
YER54,068
|
$1,838.04
ISK253,006
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$142.46
YER35,597
|
$1,497.77
ISK206,168
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$75.93
YER18,972
|
$58.01
ISK7,986
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
|
Yemen
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$86.27
YER21,557
|
$258.16
ISK35,536
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,364.07
YER840,598
|
$5,993.99
ISK825,073
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Yemen
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.01
YER752
|
$9.19
ISK1,265
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.72
YER930
|
$4.65
ISK640
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.28
YER1,069
|
$11.76
ISK1,618
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$70.42
YER17,595
|
$61.46
ISK8,460
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.05
YER1,263
|
$14.35
ISK1,975
|
|
pay 44.1% more for clothing
|
Yemen
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.82
YER16,946
|
$111.23
ISK15,311
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$87.06
YER21,753
|
$59.69
ISK8,216
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.83
YER20,446
|
$148.00
ISK20,372
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.17
YER28,277
|
$184.49
ISK25,396
|
|
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