Cost of living comparison
Iceland is 24.8% more expensive than Regensburg.
If you lived in Iceland instead of Regensburg, you would:
pay 23.1% more for restaurants
Regensburg
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.00
€12.06
|
$19.51
ISK2,723
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.29
€9.55
|
$16.45
ISK2,295
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.57
€2.39
|
$2.70
ISK377
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.53
€2.34
|
$1.95
ISK273
|
|
pay 24.1% more for groceries
Regensburg
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.16
€2.00
|
$3.16
ISK440
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.85
€6.35
|
$6.72
ISK937
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.14
€3.85
|
$6.27
ISK875
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.66
€3.40
|
$6.03
ISK841
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.85
€7.28
|
$7.60
ISK1,061
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
€1.15
|
$1.13
ISK157
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
€0.59
|
$1.01
ISK141
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.91
|
$1.15
ISK161
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.87
€1.73
|
$1.71
ISK239
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
€0.64
|
$1.13
ISK158
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.74
|
$0.68
ISK95
|
|
pay 20.8% more for transportation
Regensburg
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.11
€6.59
|
$8.42
ISK1,175
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$53.07
€49.23
|
$68.29
ISK9,530
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,435.59
€27,308.87
|
$39,714.69
ISK5,541,788
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.96
€21.30
|
$23.23
ISK3,241
|
|
pay 29.9% more for housing
Regensburg
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.93
€48.18
|
$74.47
ISK10,392
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,014.40
€941.11
|
$1,518.94
ISK211,953
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$812.24
€753.56
|
$1,325.48
ISK184,957
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$105.59
€97.96
|
$66.99
ISK9,348
|
|
pay 12.0% more for childcare
Regensburg
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$173.28
€160.76
|
$254.97
ISK35,578
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,797.51
€7,234.14
|
$5,993.83
ISK836,378
|
|
pay 38.7% more for entertainment and sports
Regensburg
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.33
€4.02
|
$9.37
ISK1,308
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.95
€3.67
|
$4.61
ISK644
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.88
€8.24
|
$11.22
ISK1,565
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.40
€41.19
|
$60.00
ISK8,373
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.08
€13.06
|
$13.94
ISK1,945
|
|
pay 25.3% more for clothing
Regensburg
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$97.47
€90.42
|
$108.23
ISK15,103
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$52.71
€48.90
|
$59.73
ISK8,335
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.22
€75.36
|
$146.94
ISK20,504
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$176.53
€163.77
|
$169.24
ISK23,616
|
|
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