Iceland vs. Poland Cost of Living Summary

Iceland is 97.5% more expensive than Poland overall.

Restaurants
pay 86.8% more in Iceland
Groceries
pay 2.1 times more in Iceland
Transportation
pay 2.0 times more in Iceland
Housing
pay 2.9 times more in Iceland
Childcare
pay 9.6% less in Iceland
Entertainment and Sports
pay 2.2 times more in Iceland
Clothing
pay 79.2% more in Iceland

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

Iceland vs. Poland Cost Breakdown

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

pay 86.8% more for restaurants

 
Poland
Iceland
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $8.88
PLN36.10
$19.40
ISK2,746
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$7.49
PLN30.47
$16.94
ISK2,398
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.74
PLN7.08
$2.81
ISK398

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pay 2.1 times more for groceries

 
Poland
Iceland
Bread
1 loaf
$1.18
PLN4.82
$2.95
ISK418
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.31
PLN17.51
$7.27
ISK1,028
Milk (1 gallon) $3.58
PLN14.57
$6.01
ISK850

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pay 2.0 times more for transportation

 
Poland
Iceland
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.07
PLN24.68
$8.36
ISK1,184
Monthly public transit pass $28.33
PLN115.20
$71.28
ISK10,090
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $30,111.92
PLN122,444.00
$40,660.66
ISK5,755,923

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pay 2.9 times more for housing

 
Poland
Iceland
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$14.40
PLN58.57
$72.17
ISK10,217
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $601.98
PLN2,447.82
$1,838.04
ISK260,193
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $478.28
PLN1,944.81
$1,497.77
ISK212,024

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pay 9.6% less for childcare

 
Poland
Iceland
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $318.05
PLN1,293.28
$258.16
ISK36,546
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $6,011.28
PLN24,443.66
$5,993.99
ISK848,510

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pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports

 
Poland
Iceland
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $3.12
PLN12.69
$9.19
ISK1,301
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.04
PLN12.38
$4.65
ISK658
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$4.55
PLN18.49
$11.76
ISK1,664

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pay 79.2% more for clothing

 
Poland
Iceland
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$75.63
PLN307.54
$111.23
ISK15,746
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$35.26
PLN143.36
$59.69
ISK8,450
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$78.29
PLN318.37
$148.00
ISK20,951

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