Cost of living comparison
Iceland is 2.0 times more expensive than Kielce.
If you lived in Iceland instead of Kielce, you would:
pay 80.0% more for restaurants
Kielce
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.89
PLN34.83
|
$19.51
ISK2,699
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.62
PLN29.85
|
$16.45
ISK2,275
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.88
PLN7.36
|
$2.70
ISK374
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.39
PLN5.44
|
$1.95
ISK270
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Kielce
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.23
PLN4.81
|
$3.16
ISK436
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.13
PLN16.17
|
$6.72
ISK929
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.76
PLN14.73
|
$6.27
ISK867
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.01
PLN11.79
|
$6.03
ISK834
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.92
PLN11.46
|
$7.60
ISK1,051
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
PLN1.68
|
$1.13
ISK156
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
PLN2.76
|
$1.01
ISK140
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
PLN2.64
|
$1.15
ISK160
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
PLN4.33
|
$1.71
ISK237
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
PLN1.13
|
$1.13
ISK156
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
PLN1.68
|
$0.68
ISK94
|
|
pay 95.1% more for transportation
Kielce
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.31
PLN24.72
|
$8.42
ISK1,164
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.94
PLN109.47
|
$68.29
ISK9,444
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,644.33
PLN123,985.97
|
$39,714.69
ISK5,492,145
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.38
PLN32.84
|
$23.23
ISK3,212
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for housing
Kielce
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.70
PLN49.76
|
$74.47
ISK10,299
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$520.67
PLN2,040.06
|
$1,518.94
ISK210,054
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$423.31
PLN1,658.59
|
$1,325.48
ISK183,300
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$123.53
PLN484.00
|
$66.99
ISK9,264
|
|
pay 20.5% more for childcare
Kielce
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$190.49
PLN746.36
|
$254.97
ISK35,259
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,587.73
PLN21,893.34
|
$5,993.83
ISK828,886
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Kielce
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.05
PLN11.94
|
$9.37
ISK1,296
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.71
PLN10.61
|
$4.61
ISK638
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.57
PLN17.91
|
$11.22
ISK1,551
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.87
PLN132.69
|
$60.00
ISK8,298
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.62
PLN29.85
|
$13.94
ISK1,928
|
|
pay 66.5% more for clothing
Kielce
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.66
PLN288.59
|
$108.23
ISK14,967
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.84
PLN148.28
|
$59.73
ISK8,260
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.11
PLN337.37
|
$146.94
ISK20,320
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.90
PLN348.30
|
$169.24
ISK23,404
|
|
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