Cost of living comparison
Iceland is 23.4% more expensive than France.
If you lived in Iceland instead of France, you would:
pay 8.6% more for restaurants
|
France
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.40
€13.50
|
$15.00
kr1,574
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.27
€8.13
|
$12.33
kr1,294
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.52
€2.21
|
$2.20
kr231
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.72
€1.51
|
$2.00
kr210
|
|
pay 24.2% more for groceries
|
France
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.48
€1.29
|
$3.14
kr330
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.87
€6.90
|
$5.86
kr615
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.00
€3.50
|
$5.16
kr542
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.05
€2.67
|
$5.51
kr578
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.55
€3.99
|
$7.10
kr745
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
€1.11
|
$1.19
kr125
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.83
|
$1.08
kr114
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.22
€1.07
|
$1.13
kr119
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
€1.23
|
$1.70
kr179
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.72
|
$1.01
kr106
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.04
€0.91
|
$0.66
kr69
|
|
pay 26.5% more for transportation
|
France
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.91
€6.93
|
$7.21
kr757
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$49.29
€43.23
|
$85.09
kr8,930
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,317.30
€21,323.86
|
$27,857.83
kr2,923,679
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.72
€14.66
|
$21.37
kr2,242
|
|
pay 71.4% more for housing
|
France
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.65
€25.12
|
$66.89
kr7,020
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$705.48
€618.64
|
$1,349.42
kr141,621
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$568.84
€498.82
|
$1,143.63
kr120,024
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$118.36
€103.79
|
$70.86
kr7,437
|
|
pay 65.8% less for childcare
|
France
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$733.34
€643.06
|
$277.52
kr29,126
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,235.26
€8,098.41
|
$2,822.44
kr296,215
|
|
pay 37.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
France
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.55
€4.87
|
$7.85
kr824
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.80
€2.45
|
$4.10
kr430
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.30
€9.04
|
$11.37
kr1,194
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.94
€31.52
|
$63.31
kr6,644
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.50
€9.21
|
$11.69
kr1,227
|
|
pay 62.0% more for clothing
|
France
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.49
€70.59
|
$117.41
kr12,322
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.46
€31.09
|
$55.13
kr5,786
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.42
€74.91
|
$156.49
kr16,424
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.33
€102.88
|
$191.54
kr20,102
|
|
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