Cost of living comparison
Iceland is 2.2 times more expensive than Poland.
If you lived in Iceland instead of Poland, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Poland
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.88
PLN27.74
|
$17.84
ISK2,504
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.95
PLN23.97
|
$14.27
ISK2,003
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
PLN5.23
|
$2.32
ISK325
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.15
PLN4.63
|
$2.12
ISK298
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
Poland
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.94
PLN3.78
|
$3.42
ISK481
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.34
PLN13.47
|
$5.98
ISK840
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.82
PLN11.35
|
$5.33
ISK748
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.49
PLN10.02
|
$5.66
ISK794
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.20
PLN8.85
|
$7.09
ISK996
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.38
PLN1.54
|
$1.16
ISK163
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
PLN2.21
|
$0.98
ISK138
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
PLN2.53
|
$1.17
ISK164
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
PLN4.63
|
$1.84
ISK258
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
PLN1.19
|
$0.96
ISK134
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
PLN1.50
|
$0.51
ISK72
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
Poland
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.68
PLN22.91
|
$8.03
ISK1,128
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.91
PLN96.38
|
$77.40
ISK10,866
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,787.24
PLN79,760.37
|
$29,836.83
ISK4,189,091
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.31
PLN25.45
|
$23.97
ISK3,365
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
Poland
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.94
PLN52.16
|
$62.40
ISK8,761
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$480.05
PLN1,935.03
|
$1,437.14
ISK201,775
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$406.85
PLN1,639.96
|
$1,215.63
ISK170,674
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$148.56
PLN598.82
|
$68.63
ISK9,636
|
|
pay 12.4% less for childcare
Poland
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$228.50
PLN921.08
|
$259.34
ISK36,412
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,467.72
PLN18,008.91
|
$2,750.10
ISK386,114
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Poland
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.34
PLN9.42
|
$8.52
ISK1,196
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.45
PLN9.87
|
$4.15
ISK583
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.13
PLN16.65
|
$10.64
ISK1,493
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.45
PLN110.65
|
$56.90
ISK7,989
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.63
PLN22.68
|
$12.27
ISK1,723
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for clothing
Poland
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.65
PLN260.60
|
$118.08
ISK16,578
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.33
PLN122.26
|
$50.39
ISK7,075
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.37
PLN267.55
|
$151.12
ISK21,217
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.24
PLN303.27
|
$175.20
ISK24,598
|
|
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