Cost of living comparison
Iceland is 72.0% more expensive than Croatia.
If you lived in Iceland instead of Croatia, you would:
pay 54.1% more for restaurants
|
Croatia
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.48
HRK71.92
|
$19.51
ISK2,647
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.54
HRK51.75
|
$16.45
ISK2,231
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.57
HRK17.62
|
$2.70
ISK367
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.83
HRK12.58
|
$1.95
ISK265
|
|
pay 70.9% more for groceries
|
Croatia
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.29
HRK8.84
|
$3.16
ISK428
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.28
HRK36.25
|
$6.72
ISK911
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.39
HRK30.16
|
$6.27
ISK851
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.17
HRK21.76
|
$6.03
ISK818
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.42
HRK30.34
|
$7.60
ISK1,031
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.65
HRK4.44
|
$1.13
ISK153
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
HRK4.84
|
$1.01
ISK137
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
HRK5.26
|
$1.15
ISK157
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
HRK7.09
|
$1.71
ISK232
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
HRK3.27
|
$1.13
ISK153
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
HRK3.57
|
$0.68
ISK92
|
|
pay 53.9% more for transportation
|
Croatia
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.31
HRK43.33
|
$8.42
ISK1,142
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$43.04
HRK295.49
|
$68.29
ISK9,265
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,849.65
HRK225,517.43
|
$39,714.69
ISK5,387,695
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.47
HRK78.72
|
$23.23
ISK3,151
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
|
Croatia
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.24
HRK186.99
|
$74.47
ISK10,103
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$479.21
HRK3,289.83
|
$1,518.94
ISK206,059
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$389.58
HRK2,674.54
|
$1,325.48
ISK179,814
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$131.94
HRK905.79
|
$66.99
ISK9,088
|
|
pay 2.7% less for childcare
|
Croatia
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$202.63
HRK1,391.09
|
$254.97
ISK34,589
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,698.19
HRK59,714.31
|
$5,993.83
ISK813,122
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Croatia
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.99
HRK20.52
|
$9.37
ISK1,272
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.04
HRK14.00
|
$4.61
ISK626
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.06
HRK34.73
|
$11.22
ISK1,522
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.30
HRK276.63
|
$60.00
ISK8,140
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.58
HRK45.17
|
$13.94
ISK1,891
|
|
pay 58.2% more for clothing
|
Croatia
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.54
HRK573.50
|
$108.23
ISK14,683
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.69
HRK265.61
|
$59.73
ISK8,103
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.55
HRK607.89
|
$146.94
ISK19,934
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.61
HRK635.80
|
$169.24
ISK22,959
|
|
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