Cost of living comparison
Iceland is 17.1% more expensive than Berlin.
If you lived in Iceland instead of Berlin, you would:
pay 9.6% more for restaurants
Berlin
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.24
€14.22
|
$19.51
ISK2,708
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.88
€10.15
|
$16.45
ISK2,283
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.08
€2.87
|
$2.70
ISK375
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.74
€2.56
|
$1.95
ISK271
|
|
pay 19.8% more for groceries
Berlin
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.14
€2.00
|
$3.16
ISK438
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.94
€6.47
|
$6.72
ISK932
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.68
€4.36
|
$6.27
ISK870
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.49
€3.26
|
$6.03
ISK837
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.38
€5.95
|
$7.60
ISK1,055
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.22
|
$1.13
ISK156
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.73
|
$1.01
ISK140
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
€0.99
|
$1.15
ISK160
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.65
€1.54
|
$1.71
ISK238
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.76
|
$1.13
ISK157
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$0.68
ISK95
|
|
pay 13.8% more for transportation
Berlin
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.43
€6.93
|
$8.42
ISK1,169
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$53.34
€49.75
|
$68.29
ISK9,478
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,415.23
€30,237.61
|
$39,714.69
ISK5,511,605
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.46
€23.75
|
$23.23
ISK3,224
|
|
pay 10.6% more for housing
Berlin
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.52
€39.66
|
$74.47
ISK10,335
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,392.07
€1,298.55
|
$1,518.94
ISK210,798
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$988.74
€922.32
|
$1,325.48
ISK183,950
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$278.35
€259.65
|
$66.99
ISK9,297
|
|
pay 7.2% less for childcare
Berlin
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$209.09
€195.04
|
$254.97
ISK35,384
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,427.53
€8,794.20
|
$5,993.83
ISK831,823
|
|
pay 39.1% more for entertainment and sports
Berlin
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.90
€4.57
|
$9.37
ISK1,301
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.05
€3.78
|
$4.61
ISK640
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.93
€8.33
|
$11.22
ISK1,557
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.56
€35.04
|
$60.00
ISK8,327
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.33
€12.44
|
$13.94
ISK1,935
|
|
pay 34.0% more for clothing
Berlin
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$88.82
€82.86
|
$108.23
ISK15,020
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.27
€38.50
|
$59.73
ISK8,290
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.51
€90.03
|
$146.94
ISK20,392
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$144.43
€134.73
|
$169.24
ISK23,487
|
|
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