Cost of living comparison
Iceland is 16.3% more expensive than France.
If you lived in Iceland instead of France, you would:
pay 12.6% more for restaurants
|
France
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.13
€14.74
|
$17.84
kr2,453
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.98
€9.11
|
$14.27
kr1,963
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.76
€2.52
|
$2.32
kr319
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.88
€1.72
|
$2.12
kr292
|
|
pay 14.8% more for groceries
|
France
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.66
€1.52
|
$3.42
kr471
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.33
€7.61
|
$5.98
kr823
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.25
€3.88
|
$5.33
kr732
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.47
€3.17
|
$5.66
kr778
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.22
€4.77
|
$7.09
kr976
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.30
€1.19
|
$1.16
kr160
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.89
|
$0.98
kr135
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.29
€1.18
|
$1.17
kr161
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
€1.38
|
$1.84
kr253
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.80
|
$0.96
kr132
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.03
€0.94
|
$0.51
kr70
|
|
pay 24.2% more for transportation
|
France
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.84
€7.16
|
$8.03
kr1,105
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$52.45
€47.91
|
$77.40
kr10,646
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,223.89
€23,956.84
|
$29,836.83
kr4,104,056
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.05
€16.49
|
$23.97
kr3,297
|
|
pay 60.1% more for housing
|
France
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.93
€28.26
|
$62.40
kr8,583
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$760.64
€694.88
|
$1,437.14
kr197,679
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$610.71
€557.92
|
$1,215.63
kr167,209
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$135.03
€123.36
|
$68.63
kr9,440
|
|
pay 68.6% less for childcare
|
France
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$674.24
€615.96
|
$259.34
kr35,673
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,309.03
€10,331.36
|
$2,750.10
kr378,276
|
|
pay 26.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
France
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.24
€5.70
|
$8.52
kr1,172
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.93
€2.68
|
$4.15
kr571
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.11
€10.15
|
$10.64
kr1,463
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.98
€34.70
|
$56.90
kr7,827
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.22
€10.25
|
$12.27
kr1,688
|
|
pay 44.2% more for clothing
|
France
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.18
€77.82
|
$118.08
kr16,241
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.90
€35.54
|
$50.39
kr6,931
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.98
€83.11
|
$151.12
kr20,786
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$122.71
€112.10
|
$175.20
kr24,098
|
|
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