Cost of living comparison
Iceland is 80.9% more expensive than Czech Republic.
If you lived in Iceland instead of Czech Republic, you would:
pay 96.0% more for restaurants
Czech Republic
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.78
CZK181.89
|
$19.51
ISK2,708
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.82
CZK182.73
|
$16.45
ISK2,283
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.53
CZK35.73
|
$2.70
ISK375
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.34
CZK31.21
|
$1.95
ISK271
|
|
pay 67.4% more for groceries
Czech Republic
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.45
CZK33.91
|
$3.16
ISK438
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.86
CZK136.90
|
$6.72
ISK932
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.69
CZK86.16
|
$6.27
ISK870
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.72
CZK63.48
|
$6.03
ISK837
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.62
CZK84.67
|
$7.60
ISK1,055
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.70
CZK16.37
|
$1.13
ISK156
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
CZK16.72
|
$1.01
ISK140
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
CZK20.08
|
$1.15
ISK160
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
CZK31.80
|
$1.71
ISK238
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
CZK11.90
|
$1.13
ISK157
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
CZK12.97
|
$0.68
ISK95
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Czech Republic
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.25
CZK146.06
|
$8.42
ISK1,169
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.97
CZK466.66
|
$68.29
ISK9,478
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,379.53
CZK593,056.27
|
$39,714.69
ISK5,511,605
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.76
CZK274.82
|
$23.23
ISK3,224
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Czech Republic
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.23
CZK449.38
|
$74.47
ISK10,335
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$632.17
CZK14,772.19
|
$1,518.94
ISK210,798
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$495.91
CZK11,588.20
|
$1,325.48
ISK183,950
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$191.58
CZK4,476.68
|
$66.99
ISK9,297
|
|
pay 23.4% less for childcare
Czech Republic
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$359.87
CZK8,409.16
|
$254.97
ISK35,384
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,286.86
CZK170,275.79
|
$5,993.83
ISK831,823
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Czech Republic
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.97
CZK46.09
|
$9.37
ISK1,301
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.61
CZK60.89
|
$4.61
ISK640
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.11
CZK142.74
|
$11.22
ISK1,557
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.03
CZK1,122.27
|
$60.00
ISK8,327
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.41
CZK219.82
|
$13.94
ISK1,935
|
|
pay 64.5% more for clothing
Czech Republic
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$71.08
CZK1,661.00
|
$108.23
ISK15,020
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.60
CZK855.31
|
$59.73
ISK8,290
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.74
CZK1,933.33
|
$146.94
ISK20,392
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.60
CZK2,397.62
|
$169.24
ISK23,487
|
|
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