Cost of living comparison
Iceland is 12.5% more expensive than Grenoble.
If you lived in Iceland instead of Grenoble, you would:
pay 18.7% more for restaurants
|
Grenoble
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.49
€15.42
|
$17.84
kr2,507
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.90
€9.25
|
$14.27
kr2,006
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.51
€2.35
|
$2.32
kr326
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.63
€1.53
|
$2.12
kr298
|
|
pay 17.5% more for groceries
|
Grenoble
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.92
€1.79
|
$3.42
kr481
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.90
€10.19
|
$5.98
kr841
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.80
€4.48
|
$5.33
kr749
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.17
€2.97
|
$5.66
kr795
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.81
€4.50
|
$7.09
kr997
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.29
€1.20
|
$1.16
kr163
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.91
|
$0.98
kr138
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.18
€1.10
|
$1.17
kr165
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
€1.27
|
$1.84
kr258
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
€0.63
|
$0.96
kr134
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.88
|
$0.51
kr72
|
|
pay 9.5% more for transportation
|
Grenoble
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.90
€7.39
|
$8.03
kr1,129
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$65.97
€61.67
|
$77.40
kr10,879
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,884.04
€29,807.91
|
$29,836.83
kr4,193,865
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.11
€17.86
|
$23.97
kr3,369
|
|
pay 58.0% more for housing
|
Grenoble
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.11
€36.56
|
$62.40
kr8,771
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$671.89
€628.14
|
$1,437.14
kr202,005
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$584.08
€546.05
|
$1,215.63
kr170,868
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$136.73
€127.83
|
$68.63
kr9,647
|
|
pay 74.5% less for childcare
|
Grenoble
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,016.99
€950.77
|
$259.34
kr36,453
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$2,750.10
kr386,554
|
|
pay 20.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Grenoble
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.60
€6.17
|
$8.52
kr1,198
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.14
€2.93
|
$4.15
kr584
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.71
€10.95
|
$10.64
kr1,495
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.87
€35.40
|
$56.90
kr7,998
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.64
€11.82
|
$12.27
kr1,725
|
|
pay 38.1% more for clothing
|
Grenoble
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$100.52
€93.98
|
$118.08
kr16,597
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.08
€31.86
|
$50.39
kr7,083
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.88
€85.90
|
$151.12
kr21,241
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$142.93
€133.62
|
$175.20
kr24,626
|
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