Iceland vs. France Cost of Living Summary

Iceland is 28.7% more expensive than France overall.

Restaurants
pay 22.9% more in Iceland
Groceries
pay 19.9% more in Iceland
Transportation
pay 27.9% more in Iceland
Housing
pay 93.5% more in Iceland
Childcare
pay 48.6% less in Iceland
Entertainment and Sports
pay 38.3% more in Iceland
Clothing
pay 47.3% more in Iceland

The cost of housing, clothing, entertainment and sports, transportation, restaurants, and groceries in Iceland are more expensive than in France. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Iceland.

Iceland vs. France Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Iceland instead of France, you would:

pay 22.9% more for restaurants

 
France
Iceland
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $15.64
€15.14
$19.40
ISK2,754
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$10.86
€10.52
$16.94
ISK2,405
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.73
€2.65
$2.81
ISK399

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pay 19.9% more for groceries

 
France
Iceland
Bread
1 loaf
$1.71
€1.66
$2.95
ISK419
Local cheese (8 oz) $8.46
€8.19
$7.27
ISK1,032
Milk (1 gallon) $4.52
€4.37
$6.01
ISK853

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pay 27.9% more for transportation

 
France
Iceland
Gasoline (1 gallon) $7.25
€7.02
$8.36
ISK1,187
Monthly public transit pass $50.39
€48.79
$71.28
ISK10,120
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $31,262.62
€30,269.78
$40,660.66
ISK5,773,001

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pay 93.5% more for housing

 
France
Iceland
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$30.07
€29.11
$72.17
ISK10,247
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $750.17
€726.35
$1,838.04
ISK260,965
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $604.38
€585.19
$1,497.77
ISK212,653

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pay 48.6% less for childcare

 
France
Iceland
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $690.26
€668.34
$258.16
ISK36,654
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $9,163.56
€8,872.55
$5,993.99
ISK851,027

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pay 38.3% more for entertainment and sports

 
France
Iceland
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $6.20
€6.01
$9.19
ISK1,305
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.01
€2.91
$4.65
ISK660
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$11.83
€11.46
$11.76
ISK1,669

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pay 47.3% more for clothing

 
France
Iceland
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$89.62
€86.78
$111.23
ISK15,793
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$37.76
€36.56
$59.69
ISK8,475
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$91.52
€88.61
$148.00
ISK21,013

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: February 2025
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