Common information
Cost of living and prices in Iceland
- One bedroom apartment
- outside of centre1,799USD/month
- in city centre1,998USD/month
- Three bedroom apartment
- outside of centre2,539USD/month
- in city centre2,817USD/month
Restaurants
| Meal | Inexpensive restaurant | 1 people | 23 USD |
| Meal | Mid-range restaurant | 2 people | 129 USD |
| Meal | McMeal at McDonalds | 1 pc | 19 USD |
| Drinks | Domestic Beer | 0.5 litre | 11 USD |
| Drinks | Imported Beer | 0.33 litre | 9 USD |
| Drinks | Cappuccino | 1 portion | 5 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 | 4 USD |
| Food | Rice white | 1 kg | 3 USD |
| Food | Eggs | 12 pc | 6 USD |
| Food | Local cheese | 1 kg | 16 USD |
| Meat | Chicken fillets | 1 kg | 21 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 | 3 USD |
| Cigarettes | Marlboro | 1 pack | 13 USD |
Transportation
| Public transport | One-way | 1 ticket | 5 USD |
| Public transport | Monthly pass | pass | 81 USD |
| Taxi | Taxi start | seat | 6 USD |
| Taxi | Normal tariff | 1 km | 3 USD |
| Taxi | Waiting | 1 hour | 80 USD |
| Fuel | Gasoline | 1 litre | 2 USD |
| Automobile | Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW Trendline | 1 pc | 45,021 USD |
| Automobile | Toyota Corolla Sedan 1.6l 97kW Comfort | 1 pc | 48,537 USD |
Entertainment
| Sport | Fitness Club | 1 month | 73 USD |
| Sport | Tennis Court Rent | 1 hour | 33 USD |
| Rest | Cinema, International Release | 1 place | 16 USD |
Goods
| Clothing | Jeans, Levis 501 | 1 pair | 124 USD |
| Clothing | Summer Dress in Zara, H&M | 1 pc | 58 USD |
| Shoes | Nike Running Shoes | 1 pair | 166 USD |
| Shoes | Men Leather Business Shoes | 1 pair | 198 USD |
Accommodation
| Utilities | Electricity, Heating... for 85m2 | 1 month | 104 USD |
| Communication | Mobile Phone Monthly Plan | 1 month | 27 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment in City Centre | 1 bedroom | 1,998 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment Outside of Centre | 1 bedroom | 1,799 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment in City Centre | 3 bedroom | 2,817 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment Outside of Centre | 3 bedroom | 2,539 USD |
| Buy apartment | Apartment in City Centre | 1 sq. meter | 6,352 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment Outside of Centre | 1 sq. meter | 5,233 USD |
| Salary | Disposable Salary | 1 month | 4,637 USD |
| Mortgage | Interest Rate | 1 year | 7.92 |
List of largest cities in Iceland
Ratings
Main factors in Iceland
- Leisure quality
- 7.3
- Quality of life
- 9.5
- Travelers rating
- 8.1
- Travelers rating
- 9.9
- English speaking
- 8.5
- Nightlife
- 6.9
- Coworking spaces
- 8.2
- Traffic
- 3.6
- Free WIFI
- 10
Safety in Iceland
Availability of prices in Iceland
Comfort in Iceland
Weather, climate, temperature by months in Iceland
| Season | Autumn | Winter | Spring | Summer | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Year |
| Record high, °C | 16 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 19 | 19 | 23 | 19 | 23 |
| Average high, °C | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 6 |
| Average temperature, °C | 7 | 4 | 1 | -0 | -1 | -0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 4 |
| Average low, °C | 5 | 2 | -0 | -2 | -3 | -2 | -1 | -0 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 2 |
| Record low, °C | -3 | -7 | -10 | -14 | -16 | -13 | -12 | -11 | -7 | -0 | 2 | 1 | -16 |
| Rain, days | 20 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 196 |
| Snow, days | 0 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 88 |
| Fog, days | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 54 |
| Thunderstorms, days | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Average precipitation, mm. | 66 | 80 | 74 | 75 | 74 | 67 | 67 | 51 | 38 | 39 | 47 | 58 | 735 |
| Relative humidity, % | 84 | 81 | 81 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 77 | 79 | 80 | 83 | 84 | 81 |
| Relative humidity morning, % | 83 | 81 | 80 | 79 | 79 | 80 | 80 | 81 | 83 | 84 | 85 | 87 | 82 |
| Relative humidity evening, % | 73 | 76 | 79 | 78 | 79 | 78 | 75 | 72 | 71 | 73 | 76 | 75 | 76 |
| Wind speed, km/h | 17 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 18 |
| Day Length, часов | 14 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 20 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 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 | 25 | 4 | 29 |
| Solar radiation, global, Mj/m2 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 8 |