Cost of living comparison
Iceland is 7.5% more expensive than Netherlands.
If you lived in Iceland instead of Netherlands, you would:
pay 4.7% more for restaurants
Netherlands
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.72
€16.57
|
$17.84
kr2,507
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.84
€9.20
|
$14.27
kr2,006
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.85
€2.67
|
$2.32
kr326
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.32
€2.17
|
$2.12
kr298
|
|
pay 49.9% more for groceries
Netherlands
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.95
€1.82
|
$3.42
kr481
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.93
€5.54
|
$5.98
kr841
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.34
€4.05
|
$5.33
kr749
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.36
€2.21
|
$5.66
kr795
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.08
€3.81
|
$7.09
kr997
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
€1.16
|
$1.16
kr163
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.63
|
$0.98
kr138
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.67
|
$1.17
kr165
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.22
|
$1.84
kr258
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.50
|
$0.96
kr134
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
€0.43
|
$0.51
kr72
|
|
pay 6.9% less for transportation
Netherlands
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.49
€7.94
|
$8.03
kr1,129
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$104.47
€97.67
|
$77.40
kr10,879
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,989.41
€27,101.77
|
$29,836.83
kr4,193,865
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.81
€22.26
|
$23.97
kr3,369
|
|
pay 7.6% more for housing
Netherlands
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.56
€41.66
|
$62.40
kr8,771
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,134.22
€1,060.37
|
$1,437.14
kr202,005
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$969.29
€906.17
|
$1,215.63
kr170,868
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$179.88
€168.16
|
$68.63
kr9,647
|
|
pay 70.5% less for childcare
Netherlands
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,616.01
€1,510.79
|
$259.34
kr36,453
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,406.01
€5,988.89
|
$2,750.10
kr386,554
|
|
pay 30.0% more for entertainment and sports
Netherlands
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.48
€5.12
|
$8.52
kr1,198
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.36
€3.14
|
$4.15
kr584
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.91
€8.33
|
$10.64
kr1,495
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.22
€33.86
|
$56.90
kr7,998
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.01
€12.16
|
$12.27
kr1,725
|
|
pay 38.0% more for clothing
Netherlands
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$88.46
€82.70
|
$118.08
kr16,597
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.75
€39.03
|
$50.39
kr7,083
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.66
€90.36
|
$151.12
kr21,241
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$123.64
€115.59
|
$175.20
kr24,626
|
|
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