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
€15.12
|
$15.00
kr2,051
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.27
€9.10
|
$12.33
kr1,686
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.52
€2.47
|
$2.20
kr301
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.72
€1.69
|
$2.00
kr274
|
|
pay 24.2% more for groceries
|
France
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.48
€1.45
|
$3.14
kr430
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.87
€7.72
|
$5.86
kr801
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.00
€3.92
|
$5.16
kr706
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.05
€2.99
|
$5.51
kr754
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.55
€4.46
|
$7.10
kr971
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
€1.25
|
$1.19
kr163
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.93
|
$1.08
kr148
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.22
€1.20
|
$1.13
kr155
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
€1.37
|
$1.70
kr233
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.80
|
$1.01
kr139
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.04
€1.02
|
$0.66
kr91
|
|
pay 26.5% more for transportation
|
France
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.91
€7.76
|
$7.21
kr986
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$49.29
€48.39
|
$85.09
kr11,636
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,317.30
€23,871.49
|
$27,857.83
kr3,809,558
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.72
€16.41
|
$21.37
kr2,922
|
|
pay 71.4% more for housing
|
France
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.65
€28.12
|
$66.89
kr9,148
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$705.48
€692.55
|
$1,349.42
kr184,533
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$568.84
€558.41
|
$1,143.63
kr156,391
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$118.36
€116.19
|
$70.86
kr9,690
|
|
pay 65.8% less for childcare
|
France
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$733.34
€719.89
|
$277.52
kr37,951
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,235.26
€9,065.95
|
$2,822.44
kr385,968
|
|
pay 37.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
France
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.55
€5.45
|
$7.85
kr1,074
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.80
€2.75
|
$4.10
kr561
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.30
€10.12
|
$11.37
kr1,555
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.94
€35.28
|
$63.31
kr8,658
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.50
€10.31
|
$11.69
kr1,599
|
|
pay 62.0% more for clothing
|
France
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.49
€79.02
|
$117.41
kr16,056
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.46
€34.81
|
$55.13
kr7,539
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.42
€83.86
|
$156.49
kr21,401
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.33
€115.17
|
$191.54
kr26,193
|
|
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