Cost of living comparison
France is 21.2% more expensive than Iceland.
If you lived in France instead of Iceland, you would:
pay 7.9% less for restaurants
|
Iceland
|
France
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.84
kr2,428
|
$16.13
€15.12
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.27
kr1,942
|
$9.98
€9.35
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.32
kr315
|
$2.76
€2.59
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.12
kr289
|
$1.88
€1.77
|
|
pay 0.1% less for groceries
|
Iceland
|
France
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.42
kr466
|
$1.66
€1.56
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.98
kr814
|
$8.33
€7.80
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.33
kr725
|
$4.25
€3.98
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.66
kr770
|
$3.47
€3.26
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.09
kr966
|
$5.22
€4.89
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.16
kr158
|
$1.30
€1.22
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
kr134
|
$0.98
€0.92
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.17
kr159
|
$1.29
€1.21
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.84
kr250
|
$1.51
€1.42
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.96
kr130
|
$0.87
€0.82
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
kr70
|
$1.03
€0.96
|
|
pay 17.9% less for transportation
|
Iceland
|
France
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.03
kr1,094
|
$7.84
€7.34
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$77.40
kr10,535
|
$52.45
€49.15
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,836.83
kr4,061,389
|
$26,223.89
€24,575.90
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.97
kr3,262
|
$18.05
€16.91
|
|
pay 12.6% less for housing
|
Iceland
|
France
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.40
kr8,494
|
$30.93
€28.99
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,437.14
kr195,624
|
$760.64
€712.84
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,215.63
kr165,471
|
$610.71
€572.33
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$68.63
kr9,342
|
$135.03
€126.55
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for childcare
|
Iceland
|
France
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$259.34
kr35,302
|
$674.24
€631.87
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,750.10
kr374,343
|
$11,309.03
€10,598.33
|
|
pay 18.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Iceland
|
France
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.52
kr1,160
|
$6.24
€5.85
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.15
kr565
|
$2.93
€2.75
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.64
kr1,448
|
$11.11
€10.41
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.90
kr7,746
|
$37.98
€35.59
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.27
kr1,671
|
$11.22
€10.52
|
|
pay 30.1% less for clothing
|
Iceland
|
France
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$118.08
kr16,072
|
$85.18
€79.83
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.39
kr6,859
|
$38.90
€36.46
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$151.12
kr20,570
|
$90.98
€85.26
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$175.20
kr23,848
|
$122.71
€115.00
|
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