Cost of living comparison
Iceland is 2.2 times more expensive than Poland.
If you lived in Iceland instead of Poland, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
|
Poland
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.88
zł27.83
|
$17.84
kr2,519
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.95
zł24.06
|
$14.27
kr2,015
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
zł5.25
|
$2.32
kr327
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.15
zł4.65
|
$2.12
kr300
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
|
Poland
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.94
zł3.79
|
$3.42
kr484
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.34
zł13.51
|
$5.98
kr845
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.82
zł11.39
|
$5.33
kr752
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.49
zł10.06
|
$5.66
kr799
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.20
zł8.88
|
$7.09
kr1,002
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.38
zł1.55
|
$1.16
kr164
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
zł2.21
|
$0.98
kr139
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
zł2.54
|
$1.17
kr166
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
zł4.65
|
$1.84
kr259
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
zł1.19
|
$0.96
kr135
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
zł1.50
|
$0.51
kr72
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
|
Poland
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.68
zł22.99
|
$8.03
kr1,135
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.91
zł96.72
|
$77.40
kr10,932
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,787.24
zł80,039.07
|
$29,836.83
kr4,214,452
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.31
zł25.54
|
$23.97
kr3,385
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
|
Poland
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.94
zł52.34
|
$62.40
kr8,814
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$480.05
zł1,941.79
|
$1,437.14
kr202,996
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$406.85
zł1,645.69
|
$1,215.63
kr171,707
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$148.56
zł600.92
|
$68.63
kr9,694
|
|
pay 12.4% less for childcare
|
Poland
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$228.50
zł924.30
|
$259.34
kr36,632
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,467.72
zł18,071.84
|
$2,750.10
kr388,451
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Poland
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.34
zł9.45
|
$8.52
kr1,204
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.45
zł9.90
|
$4.15
kr587
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.13
zł16.71
|
$10.64
kr1,502
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.45
zł111.04
|
$56.90
kr8,037
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.63
zł22.76
|
$12.27
kr1,734
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for clothing
|
Poland
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.65
zł261.51
|
$118.08
kr16,678
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.33
zł122.69
|
$50.39
kr7,117
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.37
zł268.48
|
$151.12
kr21,345
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.24
zł304.33
|
$175.20
kr24,747
|
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