Cost of living comparison

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Iceland vs. Pennsylvania Cost of Living Summary

Iceland is 15.1% more expensive than Pennsylvania.

Restaurants
pay 30.0% more in Iceland
Groceries
pay 1.8% more in Iceland
Transportation
pay 43.8% more in Iceland
Housing
pay 5.2% more in Iceland
Childcare
pay 82.9% less in Iceland
Entertainment and Sports
pay 28.8% more in Iceland
Clothing
pay 79.1% more in Iceland

The cost of clothing, transportation, restaurants, entertainment and sports, housing, and groceries in Iceland are more expensive than in Pennsylvania. Notably, clothing is significantly more expensive in Iceland.

Iceland vs. Pennsylvania Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Iceland instead of Pennsylvania, you would:

pay 30.0% more for restaurants

 
Pennsylvania
Iceland
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $19.53
 
$19.40
ISK2,451
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$9.30
 
$16.94
ISK2,141
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.27
 
$2.81
ISK355

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pay 1.8% more for groceries

 
Pennsylvania
Iceland
Bread
1 loaf
$3.25
 
$2.95
ISK373
Local cheese (8 oz) $7.37
 
$7.27
ISK918
Milk (1 gallon) $4.35
 
$6.01
ISK759

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pay 43.8% more for transportation

 
Pennsylvania
Iceland
Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.58
 
$8.36
ISK1,057
Monthly public transit pass $66.58
 
$71.28
ISK9,008
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $31,817.25
 
$40,660.66
ISK5,138,288

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pay 5.2% more for housing

 
Pennsylvania
Iceland
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$62.16
 
$72.17
ISK9,121
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,357.77
 
$1,838.04
ISK232,273
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,179.21
 
$1,497.77
ISK189,273

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pay 82.9% less for childcare

 
Pennsylvania
Iceland
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $1,481.93
 
$258.16
ISK32,624
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $35,614.17
 
$5,993.99
ISK757,461

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pay 28.8% more for entertainment and sports

 
Pennsylvania
Iceland
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $5.58
 
$9.19
ISK1,161
Cappuccino in mid-range area $5.03
 
$4.65
ISK587
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$11.13
 
$11.76
ISK1,486

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pay 79.1% more for clothing

 
Pennsylvania
Iceland
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$53.27
 
$111.23
ISK14,056
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$39.31
 
$59.69
ISK7,543
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$83.69
 
$148.00
ISK18,703

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: June 2025
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