Cost of living comparison
Iceland is 1.3% more expensive than Amsterdam.
If you lived in Iceland instead of Amsterdam, you would:
pay 2.4% more for restaurants
Amsterdam
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.49
€15.30
|
$17.84
ISK2,489
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.99
€10.20
|
$14.27
ISK1,991
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.71
€2.52
|
$2.32
ISK323
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.47
€2.29
|
$2.12
ISK296
|
|
pay 26.4% more for groceries
Amsterdam
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.77
€1.65
|
$3.42
ISK478
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.91
€6.41
|
$5.98
ISK835
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.71
€4.37
|
$5.33
ISK743
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.93
€3.65
|
$5.66
ISK790
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.87
€4.52
|
$7.09
ISK990
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
€1.03
|
$1.16
ISK162
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.76
|
$0.98
ISK137
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.81
|
$1.17
ISK163
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.46
€1.35
|
$1.84
ISK256
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.70
|
$0.96
ISK134
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.49
|
$0.51
ISK71
|
|
pay 6.5% less for transportation
Amsterdam
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.20
€7.60
|
$8.03
ISK1,121
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$97.85
€90.78
|
$77.40
ISK10,800
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,969.95
€26,876.87
|
$29,836.83
ISK4,163,431
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.51
€23.66
|
$23.97
ISK3,344
|
|
pay 17.5% less for housing
Amsterdam
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.90
€42.58
|
$62.40
ISK8,708
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,796.60
€1,666.80
|
$1,437.14
ISK200,539
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,576.07
€1,462.20
|
$1,215.63
ISK169,628
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$186.48
€173.00
|
$68.63
ISK9,577
|
|
pay 80.5% less for childcare
Amsterdam
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,725.51
€1,600.84
|
$259.34
ISK36,189
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,482.44
€10,652.84
|
$2,750.10
ISK383,749
|
|
pay 24.3% more for entertainment and sports
Amsterdam
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.50
€5.10
|
$8.52
ISK1,189
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.49
€3.24
|
$4.15
ISK579
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.02
€8.36
|
$10.64
ISK1,484
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.59
€36.73
|
$56.90
ISK7,940
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.29
€13.26
|
$12.27
ISK1,713
|
|
pay 60.5% more for clothing
Amsterdam
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$77.95
€72.32
|
$118.08
ISK16,476
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.57
€28.36
|
$50.39
ISK7,031
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.96
€84.39
|
$151.12
ISK21,087
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.87
€101.93
|
$175.20
ISK24,447
|
|
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