Cost of living comparison
Finland is 0.5% more expensive than Iceland.
If you lived in Finland instead of Iceland, you would:
pay 15.4% less for restaurants
Iceland
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.84
kr2,519
|
$13.74
€12.89
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.27
kr2,015
|
$9.50
€8.91
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.32
kr327
|
$2.59
€2.43
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.12
kr300
|
$1.76
€1.65
|
|
pay 17.7% less for groceries
Iceland
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.42
kr484
|
$2.40
€2.25
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.98
kr845
|
$4.01
€3.76
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.33
kr752
|
$4.08
€3.83
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.66
kr799
|
$2.96
€2.78
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.09
kr1,002
|
$4.85
€4.55
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.16
kr164
|
$1.08
€1.01
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
kr139
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.17
kr166
|
$1.08
€1.01
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.84
kr259
|
$1.79
€1.67
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.96
kr135
|
$0.53
€0.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
kr72
|
$0.75
€0.70
|
|
pay 7.2% less for transportation
Iceland
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.03
kr1,135
|
$8.90
€8.35
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$77.40
kr10,932
|
$58.04
€54.43
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,836.83
kr4,214,452
|
$29,560.99
€27,724.25
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.97
kr3,385
|
$20.72
€19.43
|
|
pay 30.0% less for housing
Iceland
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.40
kr8,814
|
$23.03
€21.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,437.14
kr202,996
|
$744.51
€698.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,215.63
kr171,707
|
$617.65
€579.28
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$68.63
kr9,694
|
$96.36
€90.37
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Iceland
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$259.34
kr36,632
|
$346.47
€324.95
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,750.10
kr388,451
|
$7,931.98
€7,439.13
|
|
pay 4.3% less for entertainment and sports
Iceland
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.52
kr1,204
|
$7.11
€6.67
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.15
kr587
|
$4.18
€3.92
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.64
kr1,502
|
$9.96
€9.34
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.90
kr8,037
|
$43.96
€41.23
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.27
kr1,734
|
$15.18
€14.24
|
|
pay 32.8% less for clothing
Iceland
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$118.08
kr16,678
|
$89.09
€83.56
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.39
kr7,117
|
$36.28
€34.03
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$151.12
kr21,345
|
$81.40
€76.34
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$175.20
kr24,747
|
$117.91
€110.58
|
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