Cost of living comparison
Iceland is 5.1% cheaper than Paris.
If you lived in Iceland instead of Paris, you would:
pay 3.2% less for restaurants
Paris
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.49
€15.47
|
$17.84
kr2,519
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.99
€10.31
|
$14.27
kr2,015
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.30
€3.09
|
$2.32
kr327
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.70
€2.53
|
$2.12
kr300
|
|
pay 4.0% less for groceries
Paris
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.28
€2.14
|
$3.42
kr484
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.69
€9.09
|
$5.98
kr845
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.75
€4.45
|
$5.33
kr752
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.71
€3.48
|
$5.66
kr799
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.40
€6.00
|
$7.09
kr1,002
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.63
€1.53
|
$1.16
kr164
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.99
|
$0.98
kr139
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.49
€1.40
|
$1.17
kr166
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.87
€1.75
|
$1.84
kr259
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
€1.09
|
$0.96
kr135
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.15
€1.08
|
$0.51
kr72
|
|
pay 3.7% more for transportation
Paris
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.20
€7.69
|
$8.03
kr1,135
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$92.35
€86.62
|
$77.40
kr10,932
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,187.89
€22,685.00
|
$29,836.83
kr4,214,452
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.89
€20.53
|
$23.97
kr3,385
|
|
pay 12.2% more for housing
Paris
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.60
€30.57
|
$62.40
kr8,814
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,438.32
€1,348.96
|
$1,437.14
kr202,996
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,037.88
€973.39
|
$1,215.63
kr171,707
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$169.67
€159.13
|
$68.63
kr9,694
|
|
pay 76.8% less for childcare
Paris
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$830.08
€778.51
|
$259.34
kr36,632
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,062.39
€16,940.10
|
$2,750.10
kr388,451
|
|
pay 8.0% more for entertainment and sports
Paris
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.69
€7.21
|
$8.52
kr1,204
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.19
€3.93
|
$4.15
kr587
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.54
€10.83
|
$10.64
kr1,502
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.26
€36.82
|
$56.90
kr8,037
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.19
€12.37
|
$12.27
kr1,734
|
|
pay 24.7% more for clothing
Paris
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$110.46
€103.59
|
$118.08
kr16,678
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.99
€39.38
|
$50.39
kr7,117
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.08
€94.80
|
$151.12
kr21,345
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$143.22
€134.32
|
$175.20
kr24,747
|
|
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