Cost of living comparison
Iceland is 47.8% more expensive than Athens.
If you lived in Iceland instead of Athens, you would:
pay 99.7% more for restaurants
Athens
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.19
€12.38
|
$17.84
kr2,506
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.80
€8.25
|
$14.27
kr2,005
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.01
€1.89
|
$2.32
kr326
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
€0.52
|
$2.12
kr298
|
|
pay 50.2% more for groceries
Athens
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
€1.22
|
$3.42
kr481
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.55
€6.14
|
$5.98
kr841
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.06
€6.63
|
$5.33
kr748
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.44
€4.16
|
$5.66
kr795
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.44
€4.16
|
$7.09
kr997
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.83
|
$1.16
kr163
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
€0.85
|
$0.98
kr138
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.52
|
$1.17
kr165
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.87
|
$1.84
kr258
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.51
|
$0.96
kr134
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
€0.44
|
$0.51
kr72
|
|
pay 65.6% more for transportation
Athens
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.01
€7.52
|
$8.03
kr1,129
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.98
€30.95
|
$77.40
kr10,876
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,287.34
€23,725.85
|
$29,836.83
kr4,192,672
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.43
€10.73
|
$23.97
kr3,368
|
|
pay 77.6% more for housing
Athens
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.96
€31.86
|
$62.40
kr8,769
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$553.55
€519.37
|
$1,437.14
kr201,947
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$521.82
€489.59
|
$1,215.63
kr170,820
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$202.27
€189.78
|
$68.63
kr9,644
|
|
pay 59.8% less for childcare
Athens
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$488.12
€457.98
|
$259.34
kr36,443
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,050.80
€9,430.16
|
$2,750.10
kr386,444
|
|
pay 52.1% more for entertainment and sports
Athens
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.67
€4.38
|
$8.52
kr1,198
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.68
€3.45
|
$4.15
kr584
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.28
€4.95
|
$10.64
kr1,494
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.80
€42.98
|
$56.90
kr7,996
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.80
€8.25
|
$12.27
kr1,725
|
|
pay 49.3% more for clothing
Athens
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.84
€79.60
|
$118.08
kr16,592
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.04
€35.69
|
$50.39
kr7,081
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.00
€84.45
|
$151.12
kr21,235
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.33
€104.46
|
$175.20
kr24,619
|
|
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