Common information
- Country
- Iceland
- Population
- 6 612
Cost of living and prices in Akranes
- One bedroom apartment
- outside of centre2,099USD/month
- in city centre2,877USD/month
- Three bedroom apartment
- outside of centre3,499USD/month
- in city centre4,665USD/month
Restaurants
| Meal | Inexpensive restaurant | 1 people | 23 USD |
| Meal | Mid-range restaurant | 2 people | 132 USD |
| Meal | McMeal at McDonalds | 1 pc | 19 USD |
| Drinks | Domestic Beer | 0.5 litre | 10 USD |
| Drinks | Imported Beer | 0.33 litre | 8 USD |
| Drinks | Cappuccino | 1 portion | 6 USD |
| Drinks | Coke/Pepsi | 0.33 litre | 3 USD |
| Drinks | Water | 0.33 litre | 2 USD |
Markets
| Food | Milk | 1 litre | 2 USD |
| Food | Loaf bread | 0.5 kg | 2 USD |
| Food | Rice white | 1 kg | 3 USD |
| Food | Eggs | 12 pc | 6 USD |
| Food | Local cheese | 1 kg | 17 USD |
| Meat | Chicken fillets | 1 kg | 22 USD |
| Fruits | Apples | 1 kg | 3 USD |
| Fruits | Bananas | 1 kg | 2 USD |
| Fruits | Oranges | 1 kg | 3 USD |
| Food | Potato | 1 kg | 3 USD |
| Food | Tomato | 1 kg | 5 USD |
| Food | Onion | 1 kg | 2 USD |
| Food | Lettuce | 1 head | 3 USD |
| Food | Water | 1.5 litre | 2 USD |
| Alcohol | Wine, Mid-Range | 1 bottle | 23 USD |
| Alcohol | Domestic Beer | 0.5 litre | 3 USD |
| Alcohol | Imported Beer | 0.33 litre | 2 USD |
| Cigarettes | Marlboro | 1 pack | 13 USD |
Transportation
| Public transport | One-way | 1 ticket | 3 USD |
| Public transport | Monthly pass | pass | 70 USD |
| Taxi | Taxi start | seat | 6 USD |
| Taxi | Normal tariff | 1 km | 1 USD |
| Taxi | Waiting | 1 hour | 83 USD |
| Fuel | Gasoline | 1 litre | 2 USD |
| Automobile | Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW Trendline | 1 pc | 45,799 USD |
| Automobile | Toyota Corolla Sedan 1.6l 97kW Comfort | 1 pc | 49,258 USD |
Entertainment
| Rest | Cinema, International Release | 1 place | 16 USD |
Goods
| Clothing | Jeans, Levis 501 | 1 pair | 114 USD |
| Clothing | Summer Dress in Zara, H&M | 1 pc | 54 USD |
| Shoes | Nike Running Shoes | 1 pair | 164 USD |
| Shoes | Men Leather Business Shoes | 1 pair | 206 USD |
Accommodation
| Utilities | Electricity, Heating... for 85m2 | 1 month | 78 USD |
| Communication | Mobile Phone Monthly Plan | 1 month | 26 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment in City Centre | 1 bedroom | 2,877 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment Outside of Centre | 1 bedroom | 2,099 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment in City Centre | 3 bedroom | 4,665 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment Outside of Centre | 3 bedroom | 3,499 USD |
| Salary | Disposable Salary | 1 month | 4,933 USD |
| Mortgage | Interest Rate | 1 year | 8.54 |
Weather, climate, temperature by months in Akranes
| Season | Autumn | Winter | Spring | Summer | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Year |
| Record high, °C | 16 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 18 | 18 | 23 | 18 | 23 |
| Average high, °C | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 6 |
| Average temperature, °C | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 4 |
| Average low, °C | 5 | 2 | 0 | -2 | -2 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 2 |
| Record low, °C | -3 | -7 | -12 | -13 | -16 | -12 | -13 | -11 | -7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -16 |
| Rain, days | 22 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 229 |
| Snow, days | 0 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 93 |
| Fog, days | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 60 |
| Thunderstorms, days | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Average precipitation, mm. | 70 | 86 | 84 | 85 | 86 | 78 | 76 | 55 | 45 | 44 | 51 | 62 | 822 |
| Relative humidity, % | 85 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 75 | 80 | 80 | 85 | 85 | 81 |
| Relative humidity morning, % | 83 | 81 | 80 | 78 | 78 | 79 | 79 | 81 | 83 | 85 | 86 | 88 | 82 |
| Relative humidity evening, % | 72 | 75 | 78 | 77 | 79 | 77 | 74 | 72 | 69 | 73 | 75 | 75 | 75 |
| Wind speed, km/h | 17 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 19 |
| Day Length, часов | 14 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 20 | 23 | 21 | 17 | 14 |
| Dew point, °C | 3 | 0 | -1 | -3 | -4 | -3 | -3 | -1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
| Growing degree-day, °C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 17 |
| Solar radiation, global, Mj/m2 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 8 |