Cost of living comparison
Poland is 37.3% cheaper than Iceland.
If you lived in Poland instead of Iceland, you would:
pay 52.4% less for restaurants
Iceland
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.84
ISK2,491
|
$6.88
PLN27.66
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.27
ISK1,992
|
$5.95
PLN23.91
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.32
ISK324
|
$1.30
PLN5.22
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.12
ISK296
|
$1.15
PLN4.62
|
|
pay 52.8% less for groceries
Iceland
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.42
ISK478
|
$0.94
PLN3.77
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.98
ISK835
|
$3.34
PLN13.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.33
ISK744
|
$2.82
PLN11.32
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.66
ISK790
|
$2.49
PLN9.99
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.09
ISK991
|
$2.20
PLN8.83
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.16
ISK162
|
$0.38
PLN1.54
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
ISK137
|
$0.55
PLN2.20
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.17
ISK164
|
$0.63
PLN2.53
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.84
ISK256
|
$1.15
PLN4.62
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.96
ISK134
|
$0.29
PLN1.18
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
ISK71
|
$0.37
PLN1.50
|
|
pay 51.5% less for transportation
Iceland
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.03
ISK1,122
|
$5.68
PLN22.85
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$77.40
ISK10,808
|
$23.91
PLN96.12
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,836.83
ISK4,166,415
|
$19,787.24
PLN79,549.36
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.97
ISK3,347
|
$6.31
PLN25.38
|
|
pay 24.0% less for housing
Iceland
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.40
ISK8,714
|
$12.94
PLN52.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,437.14
ISK200,683
|
$480.05
PLN1,929.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,215.63
ISK169,750
|
$406.85
PLN1,635.62
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$68.63
ISK9,583
|
$148.56
PLN597.24
|
|
pay 25.3% more for childcare
Iceland
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$259.34
ISK36,215
|
$228.50
PLN918.64
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,750.10
ISK384,024
|
$4,467.72
PLN17,961.27
|
|
pay 56.2% less for entertainment and sports
Iceland
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.52
ISK1,190
|
$2.34
PLN9.40
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.15
ISK580
|
$2.45
PLN9.84
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.64
ISK1,485
|
$4.13
PLN16.60
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.90
ISK7,946
|
$27.45
PLN110.36
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.27
ISK1,714
|
$5.63
PLN22.62
|
|
pay 49.5% less for clothing
Iceland
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$118.08
ISK16,488
|
$64.65
PLN259.91
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.39
ISK7,036
|
$30.33
PLN121.94
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$151.12
ISK21,102
|
$66.37
PLN266.84
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$175.20
ISK24,465
|
$75.24
PLN302.46
|
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