Cost of living comparison
Reykjavik is 2.5% more expensive than Paris.
If you lived in Reykjavik instead of Paris, you would:
pay 1.4% more for restaurants
Paris
|
Reykjavik
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.49
€15.47
|
$18.40
kr2,599
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.99
€10.31
|
$15.62
kr2,207
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.30
€3.09
|
$2.53
kr358
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.70
€2.53
|
$2.03
kr286
|
|
pay 7.2% more for groceries
Paris
|
Reykjavik
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.28
€2.14
|
$3.40
kr481
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.69
€9.09
|
$7.20
kr1,016
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.75
€4.45
|
$5.90
kr833
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.71
€3.48
|
$5.64
kr797
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.40
€6.00
|
$8.08
kr1,142
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.63
€1.53
|
$1.57
kr221
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.99
|
$0.93
kr132
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.49
€1.40
|
$1.23
kr174
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.87
€1.75
|
$2.22
kr313
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
€1.09
|
$1.24
kr176
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.15
€1.08
|
$0.69
kr97
|
|
pay 16.9% more for transportation
Paris
|
Reykjavik
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.20
€7.69
|
$8.90
kr1,257
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$92.35
€86.62
|
$65.56
kr9,260
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,187.89
€22,685.00
|
$37,150.35
kr5,247,487
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.89
€20.53
|
$29.44
kr4,159
|
|
pay 20.6% more for housing
Paris
|
Reykjavik
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.60
€30.57
|
$64.04
kr9,046
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,438.32
€1,348.96
|
$1,613.16
kr227,859
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,037.88
€973.39
|
$1,379.70
kr194,883
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$169.67
€159.13
|
$69.31
kr9,791
|
|
pay 66.2% less for childcare
Paris
|
Reykjavik
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$830.08
€778.51
|
$282.44
kr39,894
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,062.39
€16,940.10
|
$6,058.18
kr855,718
|
|
pay 21.4% more for entertainment and sports
Paris
|
Reykjavik
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.69
€7.21
|
$9.47
kr1,338
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.19
€3.93
|
$4.53
kr640
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.54
€10.83
|
$11.66
kr1,646
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.26
€36.82
|
$67.30
kr9,507
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.19
€12.37
|
$13.66
kr1,929
|
|
pay 16.2% more for clothing
Paris
|
Reykjavik
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$110.46
€103.59
|
$108.17
kr15,278
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.99
€39.38
|
$43.41
kr6,132
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.08
€94.80
|
$137.74
kr19,456
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$143.22
€134.32
|
$182.49
kr25,777
|
|
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