Cost of living comparison
Netherlands is 40.7% more expensive than Iceland.
If you lived in Netherlands instead of Iceland, you would:
pay 0.1% more for restaurants
Iceland
|
Netherlands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.84
ISK2,489
|
$17.72
€16.44
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.27
ISK1,991
|
$9.84
€9.13
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.32
ISK323
|
$2.85
€2.65
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.12
ISK296
|
$2.32
€2.15
|
|
pay 28.3% less for groceries
Iceland
|
Netherlands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.42
ISK478
|
$1.95
€1.81
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.98
ISK835
|
$5.93
€5.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.33
ISK743
|
$4.34
€4.02
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.66
ISK790
|
$2.36
€2.19
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.09
ISK990
|
$4.08
€3.78
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.16
ISK162
|
$1.24
€1.15
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
ISK137
|
$0.67
€0.62
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.17
ISK163
|
$0.71
€0.66
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.84
ISK256
|
$1.31
€1.21
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.96
ISK134
|
$0.53
€0.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
ISK71
|
$0.46
€0.42
|
|
pay 9.3% more for transportation
Iceland
|
Netherlands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.03
ISK1,121
|
$8.49
€7.88
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$77.40
ISK10,800
|
$104.47
€96.92
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,836.83
ISK4,163,431
|
$28,989.41
€26,894.93
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.97
ISK3,344
|
$23.81
€22.09
|
|
pay 23.0% more for housing
Iceland
|
Netherlands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.40
ISK8,708
|
$44.56
€41.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,437.14
ISK200,539
|
$1,134.22
€1,052.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,215.63
ISK169,628
|
$969.29
€899.26
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$68.63
ISK9,577
|
$179.88
€166.88
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for childcare
Iceland
|
Netherlands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$259.34
ISK36,189
|
$1,616.01
€1,499.26
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,750.10
ISK383,749
|
$6,406.01
€5,943.18
|
|
pay 20.3% less for entertainment and sports
Iceland
|
Netherlands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.52
ISK1,189
|
$5.48
€5.09
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.15
ISK579
|
$3.36
€3.12
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.64
ISK1,484
|
$8.91
€8.27
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.90
ISK7,940
|
$36.22
€33.61
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.27
ISK1,713
|
$13.01
€12.07
|
|
pay 26.9% less for clothing
Iceland
|
Netherlands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$118.08
ISK16,476
|
$88.46
€82.07
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.39
ISK7,031
|
$41.75
€38.73
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$151.12
ISK21,087
|
$96.66
€89.67
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$175.20
ISK24,447
|
$123.64
€114.71
|
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