Cost of living comparison
Iceland is 49.8% more expensive than Alicante.
If you lived in Iceland instead of Alicante, you would:
pay 50.4% more for restaurants
Alicante
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.19
€12.32
|
$17.84
ISK2,504
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.07
€8.47
|
$14.27
ISK2,003
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.88
€1.76
|
$2.32
ISK325
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.14
€1.07
|
$2.12
ISK298
|
|
pay 68.5% more for groceries
Alicante
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
€1.34
|
$3.42
ISK481
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.95
€5.56
|
$5.98
ISK840
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.80
€3.55
|
$5.33
ISK748
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.40
€2.24
|
$5.66
ISK794
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.57
€3.34
|
$7.09
ISK996
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.75
|
$1.16
ISK163
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.73
|
$0.98
ISK138
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.51
|
$1.17
ISK164
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.92
€0.86
|
$1.84
ISK258
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
€0.60
|
$0.96
ISK134
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.50
€0.47
|
$0.51
ISK72
|
|
pay 45.1% more for transportation
Alicante
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.95
€6.49
|
$8.03
ISK1,128
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.48
€35.95
|
$77.40
ISK10,866
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,310.83
€26,445.31
|
$29,836.83
ISK4,189,091
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.13
€14.13
|
$23.97
ISK3,365
|
|
pay 58.5% more for housing
Alicante
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.14
€33.76
|
$62.40
ISK8,761
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$702.27
€656.00
|
$1,437.14
ISK201,775
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$613.86
€573.41
|
$1,215.63
ISK170,674
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$116.61
€108.93
|
$68.63
ISK9,636
|
|
pay 38.1% less for childcare
Alicante
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$307.85
€287.56
|
$259.34
ISK36,412
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,951.82
€6,493.74
|
$2,750.10
ISK386,114
|
|
pay 85.5% more for entertainment and sports
Alicante
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.30
€3.08
|
$8.52
ISK1,196
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.02
€1.88
|
$4.15
ISK583
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.58
€5.21
|
$10.64
ISK1,493
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.72
€39.91
|
$56.90
ISK7,989
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.80
€8.22
|
$12.27
ISK1,723
|
|
pay 78.8% more for clothing
Alicante
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$77.45
€72.35
|
$118.08
ISK16,578
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.53
€31.32
|
$50.39
ISK7,075
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.59
€70.61
|
$151.12
ISK21,217
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.46
€77.03
|
$175.20
ISK24,598
|
|
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