Cost of living comparison
Iceland is 1.3% more expensive than Amsterdam.
If you lived in Iceland instead of Amsterdam, you would:
pay 2.3% more for restaurants
Amsterdam
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.49
€15.47
|
$17.84
kr2,506
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.99
€10.32
|
$14.27
kr2,005
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.71
€2.55
|
$2.32
kr326
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.47
€2.32
|
$2.12
kr298
|
|
pay 26.4% more for groceries
Amsterdam
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.77
€1.67
|
$3.42
kr481
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.91
€6.48
|
$5.98
kr841
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.71
€4.42
|
$5.33
kr748
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.93
€3.69
|
$5.66
kr795
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.87
€4.57
|
$7.09
kr997
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
€1.04
|
$1.16
kr163
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.77
|
$0.98
kr138
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.82
|
$1.17
kr165
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.46
€1.37
|
$1.84
kr258
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.71
|
$0.96
kr134
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.50
|
$0.51
kr72
|
|
pay 6.5% less for transportation
Amsterdam
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.20
€7.69
|
$8.03
kr1,129
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$97.85
€91.81
|
$77.40
kr10,876
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,969.95
€27,181.05
|
$29,836.83
kr4,192,672
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.51
€23.93
|
$23.97
kr3,368
|
|
pay 17.5% less for housing
Amsterdam
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.90
€43.06
|
$62.40
kr8,769
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,796.60
€1,685.66
|
$1,437.14
kr201,947
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,576.07
€1,478.75
|
$1,215.63
kr170,820
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$186.48
€174.96
|
$68.63
kr9,644
|
|
pay 80.5% less for childcare
Amsterdam
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,725.51
€1,618.96
|
$259.34
kr36,443
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,482.44
€10,773.40
|
$2,750.10
kr386,444
|
|
pay 24.3% more for entertainment and sports
Amsterdam
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.50
€5.16
|
$8.52
kr1,198
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.49
€3.27
|
$4.15
kr584
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.02
€8.46
|
$10.64
kr1,494
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.59
€37.14
|
$56.90
kr7,996
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.29
€13.41
|
$12.27
kr1,725
|
|
pay 60.5% more for clothing
Amsterdam
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$77.95
€73.13
|
$118.08
kr16,592
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.57
€28.68
|
$50.39
kr7,081
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.96
€85.35
|
$151.12
kr21,235
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.87
€103.09
|
$175.20
kr24,619
|
|
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