Iceland is 23.2% more expensive than Germany.

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

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pay 19.6% more for restaurants

 
Germany
Iceland
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $13.72
€12.49
$19.51
ISK2,647
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$10.18
€9.27
$16.45
ISK2,231
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.83
€2.57
$2.70
ISK367

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pay 27.3% more for groceries

 
Germany
Iceland
Bread
1 loaf
$2.11
€1.92
$3.16
ISK428
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.75
€6.15
$6.72
ISK911
Milk (1 gallon) $4.24
€3.86
$6.27
ISK851

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pay 19.5% more for transportation

 
Germany
Iceland
Gasoline (1 gallon) $7.16
€6.52
$8.42
ISK1,142
Monthly public transit pass $54.61
€49.73
$68.29
ISK9,265
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $29,249.82
€26,634.33
$39,714.69
ISK5,387,695

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pay 46.3% more for housing

 
Germany
Iceland
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$49.15
€44.76
$74.47
ISK10,103
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $800.45
€728.88
$1,518.94
ISK206,059
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $616.33
€561.22
$1,325.48
ISK179,814

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pay 46.7% less for childcare

 
Germany
Iceland
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $434.24
€395.41
$254.97
ISK34,589
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $12,512.98
€11,394.09
$5,993.83
ISK813,122

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pay 51.6% more for entertainment and sports

 
Germany
Iceland
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $4.33
€3.95
$9.37
ISK1,272
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.44
€3.14
$4.61
ISK626
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$8.81
€8.02
$11.22
ISK1,522

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pay 44.6% more for clothing

 
Germany
Iceland
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$83.65
€76.17
$108.23
ISK14,683
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$41.29
€37.60
$59.73
ISK8,103
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$89.84
€81.80
$146.94
ISK19,934

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