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
CZK176.29
|
$19.51
ISK2,678
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.82
CZK177.10
|
$16.45
ISK2,257
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.53
CZK34.63
|
$2.70
ISK371
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.34
CZK30.25
|
$1.95
ISK268
|
|
pay 67.4% more for groceries
|
Czech Republic
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.45
CZK32.87
|
$3.16
ISK433
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.86
CZK132.69
|
$6.72
ISK922
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.69
CZK83.50
|
$6.27
ISK861
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.72
CZK61.52
|
$6.03
ISK828
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.62
CZK82.07
|
$7.60
ISK1,043
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.70
CZK15.86
|
$1.13
ISK155
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
CZK16.20
|
$1.01
ISK138
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
CZK19.46
|
$1.15
ISK158
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
CZK30.82
|
$1.71
ISK235
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
CZK11.53
|
$1.13
ISK155
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
CZK12.57
|
$0.68
ISK94
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
|
Czech Republic
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.25
CZK141.56
|
$8.42
ISK1,156
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$19.97
CZK452.30
|
$68.29
ISK9,373
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,379.53
CZK574,795.80
|
$39,714.69
ISK5,450,444
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.76
CZK266.36
|
$23.23
ISK3,188
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
|
Czech Republic
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.23
CZK435.54
|
$74.47
ISK10,221
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$632.17
CZK14,317.35
|
$1,518.94
ISK208,459
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$495.91
CZK11,231.40
|
$1,325.48
ISK181,909
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$191.58
CZK4,338.84
|
$66.99
ISK9,194
|
|
pay 23.4% less for childcare
|
Czech Republic
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$359.87
CZK8,150.24
|
$254.97
ISK34,992
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,286.86
CZK165,032.93
|
$5,993.83
ISK822,593
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Czech Republic
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.97
CZK44.67
|
$9.37
ISK1,287
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.61
CZK59.01
|
$4.61
ISK633
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.11
CZK138.34
|
$11.22
ISK1,539
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.03
CZK1,087.72
|
$60.00
ISK8,235
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.41
CZK213.05
|
$13.94
ISK1,913
|
|
pay 64.5% more for clothing
|
Czech Republic
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$71.08
CZK1,609.86
|
$108.23
ISK14,854
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.60
CZK828.97
|
$59.73
ISK8,198
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.74
CZK1,873.80
|
$146.94
ISK20,166
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.60
CZK2,323.79
|
$169.24
ISK23,226
|
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