Cost of living comparison
Iceland is 23.1% cheaper than Lucerne.
If you lived in Iceland instead of Lucerne, you would:
pay 26.6% less for restaurants
Lucerne
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$30.39
CHF27.55
|
$19.51
ISK2,723
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.47
CHF14.02
|
$16.45
ISK2,295
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.10
CHF3.72
|
$2.70
ISK377
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$3.41
CHF3.09
|
$1.95
ISK273
|
|
pay 18.9% less for groceries
Lucerne
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.54
CHF3.21
|
$3.16
ISK440
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$13.61
CHF12.33
|
$6.72
ISK937
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.53
CHF6.83
|
$6.27
ISK875
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.93
CHF6.28
|
$6.03
ISK841
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$14.26
CHF12.92
|
$7.60
ISK1,061
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.48
CHF1.34
|
$1.13
ISK157
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
CHF0.90
|
$1.01
ISK141
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.11
CHF1.00
|
$1.15
ISK161
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.61
CHF2.37
|
$1.71
ISK239
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
CHF0.88
|
$1.13
ISK158
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.02
CHF0.93
|
$0.68
ISK95
|
|
pay 12.2% less for transportation
Lucerne
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.72
CHF7.00
|
$8.42
ISK1,175
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$87.85
CHF79.63
|
$68.29
ISK9,530
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,243.17
CHF32,854.44
|
$39,714.69
ISK5,541,788
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$42.21
CHF38.26
|
$23.23
ISK3,241
|
|
pay 10.8% less for housing
Lucerne
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.08
CHF47.21
|
$74.47
ISK10,392
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,635.36
CHF1,482.46
|
$1,518.94
ISK211,953
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,565.38
CHF1,419.02
|
$1,325.48
ISK184,957
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$186.20
CHF168.79
|
$66.99
ISK9,348
|
|
pay 86.3% less for childcare
Lucerne
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,166.86
CHF1,964.25
|
$254.97
ISK35,578
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$38,305.79
CHF34,724.20
|
$5,993.83
ISK836,378
|
|
pay 8.1% less for entertainment and sports
Lucerne
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.73
CHF7.01
|
$9.37
ISK1,308
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.52
CHF5.01
|
$4.61
ISK644
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.94
CHF9.01
|
$11.22
ISK1,565
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$83.50
CHF75.70
|
$60.00
ISK8,373
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$19.89
CHF18.03
|
$13.94
ISK1,945
|
|
pay 1.2% more for clothing
Lucerne
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$129.83
CHF117.70
|
$108.23
ISK15,103
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$69.98
CHF63.44
|
$59.73
ISK8,335
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$131.22
CHF118.95
|
$146.94
ISK20,504
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$136.28
CHF123.54
|
$169.24
ISK23,616
|
|
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