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
€14.86
|
$17.84
kr2,439
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.98
€9.19
|
$14.27
kr1,951
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.76
€2.54
|
$2.32
kr317
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.88
€1.74
|
$2.12
kr290
|
|
pay 14.8% more for groceries
France
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.66
€1.53
|
$3.42
kr468
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.33
€7.67
|
$5.98
kr818
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.25
€3.91
|
$5.33
kr728
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.47
€3.20
|
$5.66
kr774
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.22
€4.81
|
$7.09
kr970
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.30
€1.20
|
$1.16
kr159
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.90
|
$0.98
kr134
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.29
€1.19
|
$1.17
kr160
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
€1.39
|
$1.84
kr251
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.80
|
$0.96
kr131
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.03
€0.95
|
$0.51
kr70
|
|
pay 24.2% more for transportation
France
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.84
€7.22
|
$8.03
kr1,099
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$52.45
€48.30
|
$77.40
kr10,584
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,223.89
€24,150.89
|
$29,836.83
kr4,080,131
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.05
€16.62
|
$23.97
kr3,277
|
|
pay 60.1% more for housing
France
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.93
€28.49
|
$62.40
kr8,533
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$760.64
€700.51
|
$1,437.14
kr196,527
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$610.71
€562.44
|
$1,215.63
kr166,234
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$135.03
€124.36
|
$68.63
kr9,385
|
|
pay 68.6% less for childcare
France
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$674.24
€620.95
|
$259.34
kr35,465
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,309.03
€10,415.05
|
$2,750.10
kr376,071
|
|
pay 26.6% more for entertainment and sports
France
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.24
€5.75
|
$8.52
kr1,165
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.93
€2.70
|
$4.15
kr568
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.11
€10.23
|
$10.64
kr1,454
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.98
€34.98
|
$56.90
kr7,781
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.22
€10.33
|
$12.27
kr1,678
|
|
pay 44.2% more for clothing
France
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.18
€78.45
|
$118.08
kr16,147
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.90
€35.83
|
$50.39
kr6,891
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.98
€83.79
|
$151.12
kr20,665
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$122.71
€113.01
|
$175.20
kr23,958
|
|
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