Cost of living comparison
Estonia is 5.5% cheaper than Iceland.
If you lived in Estonia instead of Iceland, you would:
pay 33.6% less for restaurants
Iceland
|
Estonia
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.84
kr2,439
|
$8.80
€8.10
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.27
kr1,951
|
$7.18
€6.61
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.32
kr317
|
$2.07
€1.90
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.12
kr290
|
$1.63
€1.50
|
|
pay 37.6% less for groceries
Iceland
|
Estonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.42
kr468
|
$1.09
€1.01
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.98
kr818
|
$4.82
€4.44
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.33
kr728
|
$3.70
€3.40
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.66
kr774
|
$2.30
€2.12
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.09
kr970
|
$3.18
€2.93
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.16
kr159
|
$0.85
€0.78
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
kr134
|
$0.60
€0.55
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.17
kr160
|
$1.00
€0.92
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.84
kr251
|
$1.24
€1.14
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.96
kr131
|
$0.44
€0.40
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
kr70
|
$0.44
€0.41
|
|
pay 40.4% less for transportation
Iceland
|
Estonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.03
kr1,099
|
$7.27
€6.69
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$77.40
kr10,584
|
$23.31
€21.47
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,836.83
kr4,080,131
|
$23,266.22
€21,427.03
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.97
kr3,277
|
$9.59
€8.83
|
|
pay 0.8% more for housing
Iceland
|
Estonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.40
kr8,533
|
$27.10
€24.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,437.14
kr196,527
|
$423.38
€389.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,215.63
kr166,234
|
$342.21
€315.16
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$68.63
kr9,385
|
$207.34
€190.95
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
Iceland
|
Estonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$259.34
kr35,465
|
$188.83
€173.90
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,750.10
kr376,071
|
$11,455.31
€10,549.77
|
|
pay 34.7% less for entertainment and sports
Iceland
|
Estonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.52
kr1,165
|
$4.34
€4.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.15
kr568
|
$3.02
€2.78
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.64
kr1,454
|
$5.39
€4.96
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.90
kr7,781
|
$47.88
€44.09
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.27
kr1,678
|
$8.34
€7.68
|
|
pay 37.5% less for clothing
Iceland
|
Estonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$118.08
kr16,147
|
$83.50
€76.90
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.39
kr6,891
|
$34.16
€31.46
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$151.12
kr20,665
|
$79.54
€73.25
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$175.20
kr23,958
|
$103.03
€94.88
|
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