Cost of living comparison
Iceland is 34.5% more expensive than Ljubljana.
If you lived in Iceland instead of Ljubljana, you would:
pay 36.8% more for restaurants
Ljubljana
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.99
€10.21
|
$17.84
ISK2,491
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.70
€7.15
|
$14.27
ISK1,992
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.53
€2.35
|
$2.32
ISK324
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.97
€1.83
|
$2.12
ISK296
|
|
pay 39.5% more for groceries
Ljubljana
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.96
€1.82
|
$3.42
ISK478
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.23
€5.79
|
$5.98
ISK835
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.80
€4.46
|
$5.33
ISK744
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.98
€2.76
|
$5.66
ISK790
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.36
€4.05
|
$7.09
ISK991
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.90
|
$1.16
ISK162
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.66
|
$0.98
ISK137
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.91
|
$1.17
ISK164
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.49
€1.38
|
$1.84
ISK256
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
€0.42
|
$0.96
ISK134
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.56
|
$0.51
ISK71
|
|
pay 56.9% more for transportation
Ljubljana
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.59
€6.12
|
$8.03
ISK1,122
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$40.68
€37.78
|
$77.40
ISK10,808
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,881.54
€24,963.54
|
$29,836.83
ISK4,166,415
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.73
€10.89
|
$23.97
ISK3,347
|
|
pay 45.9% more for housing
Ljubljana
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.03
€34.39
|
$62.40
ISK8,714
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$757.80
€703.73
|
$1,437.14
ISK200,683
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$621.47
€577.13
|
$1,215.63
ISK169,750
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$230.30
€213.87
|
$68.63
ISK9,583
|
|
pay 61.5% less for childcare
Ljubljana
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$497.50
€462.00
|
$259.34
ISK36,215
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,001.37
€10,216.42
|
$2,750.10
ISK384,024
|
|
pay 85.9% more for entertainment and sports
Ljubljana
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.30
€3.06
|
$8.52
ISK1,190
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.18
€2.03
|
$4.15
ISK580
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.95
€4.59
|
$10.64
ISK1,485
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.99
€41.78
|
$56.90
ISK7,946
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.80
€8.17
|
$12.27
ISK1,714
|
|
pay 38.0% more for clothing
Ljubljana
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.95
€78.89
|
$118.08
ISK16,488
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.91
€36.14
|
$50.39
ISK7,036
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$105.99
€98.42
|
$151.12
ISK21,102
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$124.37
€115.50
|
$175.20
ISK24,465
|
|
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