Cost of living comparison
Iceland is 12.5% more expensive than Grenoble.
If you lived in Iceland instead of Grenoble, you would:
pay 18.7% more for restaurants
Grenoble
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.49
€15.30
|
$17.84
ISK2,489
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.90
€9.18
|
$14.27
ISK1,991
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.51
€2.33
|
$2.32
ISK323
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.63
€1.52
|
$2.12
ISK296
|
|
pay 17.5% more for groceries
Grenoble
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.92
€1.78
|
$3.42
ISK478
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.90
€10.12
|
$5.98
ISK835
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.80
€4.45
|
$5.33
ISK743
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.17
€2.94
|
$5.66
ISK790
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.81
€4.46
|
$7.09
ISK990
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.29
€1.20
|
$1.16
ISK162
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.90
|
$0.98
ISK137
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.18
€1.09
|
$1.17
ISK163
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
€1.26
|
$1.84
ISK256
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
€0.63
|
$0.96
ISK134
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.87
|
$0.51
ISK71
|
|
pay 9.5% more for transportation
Grenoble
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.90
€7.33
|
$8.03
ISK1,121
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$65.97
€61.20
|
$77.40
ISK10,800
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,884.04
€29,580.42
|
$29,836.83
ISK4,163,431
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.11
€17.73
|
$23.97
ISK3,344
|
|
pay 58.0% more for housing
Grenoble
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.11
€36.28
|
$62.40
ISK8,708
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$671.89
€623.34
|
$1,437.14
ISK200,539
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$584.08
€541.88
|
$1,215.63
ISK169,628
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$136.73
€126.85
|
$68.63
ISK9,577
|
|
pay 74.5% less for childcare
Grenoble
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,016.99
€943.51
|
$259.34
ISK36,189
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$2,750.10
ISK383,749
|
|
pay 20.0% more for entertainment and sports
Grenoble
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.60
€6.12
|
$8.52
ISK1,189
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.14
€2.91
|
$4.15
ISK579
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.71
€10.86
|
$10.64
ISK1,484
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.87
€35.13
|
$56.90
ISK7,940
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.64
€11.73
|
$12.27
ISK1,713
|
|
pay 38.1% more for clothing
Grenoble
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$100.52
€93.26
|
$118.08
ISK16,476
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.08
€31.62
|
$50.39
ISK7,031
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.88
€85.24
|
$151.12
ISK21,087
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$142.93
€132.60
|
$175.20
ISK24,447
|
|
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