Cost of living comparison
Iceland is 6.1% more expensive than Brussels.
If you lived in Iceland instead of Brussels, you would:
pay 6.5% more for restaurants
|
Brussels
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.49
€15.47
|
$17.84
kr2,434
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.90
€9.28
|
$14.27
kr1,947
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.58
€2.42
|
$2.32
kr316
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.54
€2.38
|
$2.12
kr290
|
|
pay 21.2% more for groceries
|
Brussels
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.31
€2.17
|
$3.42
kr467
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.55
€7.08
|
$5.98
kr816
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.69
€4.40
|
$5.33
kr727
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.50
€3.28
|
$5.66
kr772
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.96
€4.65
|
$7.09
kr968
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.14
€1.07
|
$1.16
kr159
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.74
|
$0.98
kr134
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.17
€1.09
|
$1.17
kr160
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
€1.27
|
$1.84
kr251
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
€0.64
|
$0.96
kr131
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.56
|
$0.51
kr70
|
|
pay 15.5% more for transportation
|
Brussels
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.71
€7.23
|
$8.03
kr1,096
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$53.87
€50.52
|
$77.40
kr10,562
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,486.24
€25,775.22
|
$29,836.83
kr4,071,534
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.76
€21.34
|
$23.97
kr3,271
|
|
pay 7.6% more for housing
|
Brussels
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.77
€52.30
|
$62.40
kr8,515
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,043.18
€978.24
|
$1,437.14
kr196,112
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$873.71
€819.32
|
$1,215.63
kr165,884
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$164.26
€154.03
|
$68.63
kr9,365
|
|
pay 80.7% less for childcare
|
Brussels
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$944.84
€886.02
|
$259.34
kr35,390
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$24,473.75
€22,950.26
|
$2,750.10
kr375,278
|
|
pay 29.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Brussels
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.50
€5.16
|
$8.52
kr1,163
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.72
€3.49
|
$4.15
kr567
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.80
€8.25
|
$10.64
kr1,451
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.17
€32.04
|
$56.90
kr7,765
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.19
€12.37
|
$12.27
kr1,675
|
|
pay 43.5% more for clothing
|
Brussels
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.22
€83.67
|
$118.08
kr16,113
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.58
€30.56
|
$50.39
kr6,876
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.94
€91.85
|
$151.12
kr20,621
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$132.04
€123.82
|
$175.20
kr23,907
|
|
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