Blonduos

Iceland

Population
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Prices for
Sep 2026

One person needs about $3,848 a month in Blonduos, rent included: 35% less than in New York.

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Livability

Seven domain scores, weighted. 5 of them have data for Blonduos; a missing one is left out of the average, not counted as zero.

53out of 100
LivabilityLow confidence
  • Purchasing power25%No data
  • Safetycountry20%62
  • Health carecountry15%59
  • Climate10%No data
  • Air qualitycountry10%67
  • Connectivitycountry10%65
  • Cost10%2
How each domain is scored
Purchasing power, 25%
What a local net salary buys against local prices, as a percentile.
Safety, 20%
Numbeo safety index for the city, or for its country when the city has no survey.
Health care, 15%
Numbeo health care index, city first, then country.
Climate, 10%
Numbeo climate index where surveyed, otherwise a comfort score from NASA climate normals.
Air quality, 10%
30-day mean US AQI on a 0-100 scale: 100 at AQI 25 or cleaner, 0 at 150 or worse.
Connectivity, 10%
Percentile of median fixed broadband download speed, city first, then country.
Cost, 10%
Cheaper places score higher: the percentile of the cost-of-living plus rent index, inverted.

What it costs

US dollars a month. Indices compare with New York, which is 100; changes are against the same month a year earlier.

Cost of living index
98.2
New York = 100, rent excluded
+4.6%in 12 months
Rent index
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New York = 100
Purchasing power
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Net salary against costs, New York = 100
Net salary
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Average, after tax
One person
$3,848
$1,474 without rent
Family of four
$8,336
$5,025 without rent
Rent, one bedroom in the centre
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Per month
Price to income
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Years of income to buy a 90 mยฒ flat

Prices

55 everyday prices in US dollars, the median of this month's contributions, each against a base you choose.

Compare with

Differences are against New York; teal marks a price that is lower (or a salary that is higher).

Prices in Blonduos, US dollars, compared with New York
ItemBlonduosNew YorkDifference
Restaurants
Meal, inexpensive restaurant$30.13$25.00+21%
Meal for 2, mid-range restaurant (3 courses)$136$140โˆ’3%
McMeal at McDonald's (or equivalent combo meal)$26.83$14.00+92%
Domestic beer (0.5 l, draught)$14.04$8.00+75%
Imported beer (0.33 l bottle, restaurant)$12.38$10.00+24%
Cappuccino (regular)$6.83$6.37+7%
Coke/Pepsi (0.33 l bottle)$3.35$3.80โˆ’12%
Water (0.33 l bottle)$3.26$2.89+13%
Markets
Milk (1 l)$2.08$1.36+53%
Loaf of fresh white bread (500g)$4.35$4.68โˆ’7%
Rice, white (1 kg)$3.62$6.97โˆ’48%
Eggs (12)$7.21$5.73+26%
Local cheese (1 kg)$21.28$17.38+22%
Chicken fillets (1 kg)$24.84$15.11+64%
Beef round (1 kg, or equivalent red meat)$42.19$17.77+137%
Apples (1 kg)$3.42$6.11โˆ’44%
Bananas (1 kg)$2.84$2.20+29%
Oranges (1 kg)$3.25$5.77โˆ’44%
Tomato (1 kg)$6.36$6.25+2%
Potato (1 kg)$4.04$3.47+16%
Onion (1 kg)$1.68$4.17โˆ’60%
Lettuce (1 head)$3.76$2.72+38%
Water (1.5 l bottle)$1.80$2.50โˆ’28%
Bottle of wine, mid-range$23.94$20.00+20%
Domestic beer (0.5 l bottle)$3.76$3.21+17%
Imported beer (0.33 l bottle)$3.43$3.96โˆ’13%
Cigarettes (20 pack, Marlboro)$14.04$19.00โˆ’26%
Transport
One-way ticket, local transportโ€”$3.00โ€”
Monthly pass, regular priceโ€”$140โ€”
Taxi start, normal tariff$6.77$3.00+126%
Taxi, 1 km, normal tariff$2.85$2.18+31%
Taxi, 1 hour waiting, normal tariff$74.29$42.00+77%
Gasoline (1 l)$1.98$1.10+80%
Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW Trendline (or equivalent new car)$51,090$35,458+44%
Toyota Corolla Sedan 1.6l 97kW (or equivalent new car)$54,051$25,309+114%
Utilities, per month
Basic utilities, 85mยฒ apartment (electricity, heating, cooling, water, garbage)โ€”โ€”โ€”
Mobile plan (calls + 10GB data)$33.00$73.50โˆ’55%
Internet (60 Mbps+, unlimited, cable/ADSL)$84.62$71.93+18%
Sports and leisure
Fitness club, monthly fee (1 adult)โ€”$126โ€”
Tennis court rent (1 hour, weekend)โ€”$62.38โ€”
Cinema, 1 seat, international release$19.77$23.00โˆ’14%
Childcare
Preschool, full day, private (monthly, 1 child)$1,193$3,366โˆ’65%
International primary school (yearly, 1 child)$30,904$60,589โˆ’49%
Clothing and shoes
1 pair of jeans (Levi's 501 or similar)$159$72.80+118%
1 summer dress, chain store (Zara, H&M)$66.44$53.22+25%
1 pair of Nike running shoes, mid-range$180$118+53%
1 pair of men's leather business shoes$251$125+101%
Rent, per month
Apartment (1 bedroom) in city centreโ€”$4,417โ€”
Apartment (1 bedroom) outside centreโ€”$3,033โ€”
Apartment (3 bedrooms) in city centreโ€”$9,242โ€”
Apartment (3 bedrooms) outside centreโ€”$5,461โ€”
Buying an apartment
Price per square meter, apartment in city centreโ€”$18,759โ€”
Price per square meter, apartment outside centreโ€”$6,523โ€”
Salary and financing
Average monthly net salary, after taxโ€”$5,178โ€”
Mortgage interest rate, 20-year fixed rate (%)8.88%6.49%+2.4 pts

Three years of prices

Each line starts at 100 in its first month, so a rise in rent can be read against a rise in salary on the same scale. The core basket is twelve everyday prices. Hover for the actual values.

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Feb 2025โ€”โ€”$7,064
Jan 2025โ€”โ€”$6,900
Dec 2024โ€”โ€”$6,734
Nov 2024โ€”โ€”$6,876
Oct 2024โ€”โ€”$7,022
Sep 2024โ€”โ€”$7,195
Aug 2024โ€”โ€”$7,007
Jul 2024โ€”โ€”$6,936
Jun 2024โ€”โ€”$7,031
May 2024โ€”โ€”$7,017
Apr 2024โ€”โ€”$6,991
Mar 2024โ€”โ€”$7,023
Feb 2024โ€”โ€”$3,406
Jan 2024โ€”โ€”$7,128
Dec 2023โ€”โ€”$7,089
Nov 2023โ€”โ€”$6,858
Oct 2023โ€”โ€”$6,848

Safety

Numbeo crime survey. Both indices run 0 to 100; they are two sides of the same answers.

Country-level: the livability score uses Iceland's safety figure

No crime survey has been published for Blonduos yet.

Quality of life

Numbeo's published indices for Blonduos. Listed as Numbeo computes them, next to this index's own figures above.

Numbeo has not ranked Blonduos on quality of life.

Climate

Monthly means from NASA POWER climate normals. Temperature bands use the same scale on every city page.

No monthly climate normals for Blonduos yet.

Annual mean
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Coldest month
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Rain a year
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HumidityRelative, annual mean
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SunshineSolar energy per day
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Clear-sky daysA year
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Comfort score0-100, 100 at 14-22 ยฐC
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Air, internet and housing

The last 30 days of air, the latest month of broadband tests, and the property survey.

Air

Country-level estimate

No air-quality readings for Blonduos.

Internet

Iceland median; city not listed
283Mbps download, fixed broadband, median
Upload
241Mbps, fixed
Latency
4ms, fixed
Mobile download
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Mobile latency
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Speedtest Global Index, Aug 2026.

Housing

No property survey for Blonduos yet.

Cities like Blonduos

In other countries, with the closest livability score and cost of living index.

About these numbers

What the figures on this page rest on.

Confidence
Low confidence
Contributors
0Numbeo price survey
Latest prices
Sep 20266 readings that month
Months with prices
11 of 12Last 12 months
Items priced
78%5 basket items from the country median
Location
Not matched to coordinates yet
Index rebuilt
24 Sept 2026

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