Cost of living comparison
Iceland is 11.2% more expensive than Konstanz.
If you lived in Iceland instead of Konstanz, you would:
pay 3.5% less for restaurants
Konstanz
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.68
€17.33
|
$19.51
ISK2,723
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.91
€11.05
|
$16.45
ISK2,295
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.22
€2.99
|
$2.70
ISK377
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$3.28
€3.04
|
$1.95
ISK273
|
|
pay 23.6% more for groceries
Konstanz
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.43
€2.25
|
$3.16
ISK440
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.93
€6.43
|
$6.72
ISK937
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.22
€3.92
|
$6.27
ISK875
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.48
€3.23
|
$6.03
ISK841
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.41
€6.87
|
$7.60
ISK1,061
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
€1.11
|
$1.13
ISK157
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
€0.59
|
$1.01
ISK141
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.91
|
$1.15
ISK161
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.63
€1.51
|
$1.71
ISK239
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
€0.71
|
$1.13
ISK158
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.76
|
$0.68
ISK95
|
|
pay 23.2% more for transportation
Konstanz
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.38
€6.85
|
$8.42
ISK1,175
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$53.07
€49.23
|
$68.29
ISK9,530
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,859.98
€29,558.09
|
$39,714.69
ISK5,541,788
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.52
€17.18
|
$23.23
ISK3,241
|
|
pay 11.6% more for housing
Konstanz
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.93
€48.18
|
$74.47
ISK10,392
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,160.53
€1,076.68
|
$1,518.94
ISK211,953
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$879.37
€815.84
|
$1,325.48
ISK184,957
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$314.19
€291.49
|
$66.99
ISK9,348
|
|
pay 61.4% less for childcare
Konstanz
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$613.64
€569.30
|
$254.97
ISK35,578
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,751.23
€15,540.96
|
$5,993.83
ISK836,378
|
|
pay 38.6% more for entertainment and sports
Konstanz
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.49
€4.17
|
$9.37
ISK1,308
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.62
€3.36
|
$4.61
ISK644
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.66
€8.04
|
$11.22
ISK1,565
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.89
€48.14
|
$60.00
ISK8,373
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.45
€11.55
|
$13.94
ISK1,945
|
|
pay 46.0% more for clothing
Konstanz
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$119.01
€110.41
|
$108.23
ISK15,103
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.37
€22.61
|
$59.73
ISK8,335
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.94
€100.14
|
$146.94
ISK20,504
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$151.08
€140.16
|
$169.24
ISK23,616
|
|
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