Cost of living comparison
France is 2.6% cheaper than Reykjavik.
If you lived in France instead of Reykjavik, you would:
pay 15.1% less for restaurants
|
Reykjavik
|
France
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.61
kr2,163
|
$17.43
€15.28
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.84
kr1,558
|
$10.25
€8.99
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.97
kr312
|
$2.89
€2.53
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.26
kr238
|
$2.01
€1.76
|
|
pay 8.0% less for groceries
|
Reykjavik
|
France
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.99
kr419
|
$1.68
€1.48
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.94
kr729
|
$8.34
€7.31
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.87
kr616
|
$4.51
€3.95
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.08
kr638
|
$3.41
€2.99
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.41
kr778
|
$5.24
€4.60
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
kr116
|
$1.43
€1.25
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.03
kr108
|
$1.10
€0.97
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
kr105
|
$1.30
€1.14
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.33
kr244
|
$1.52
€1.34
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.28
kr134
|
$0.96
€0.84
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
kr86
|
$1.14
€1.00
|
|
pay 26.3% less for transportation
|
Reykjavik
|
France
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.06
kr741
|
$6.71
€5.88
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$108.01
kr11,336
|
$53.41
€46.84
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,250.00
kr3,279,687
|
$25,734.55
€22,566.65
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.84
kr3,027
|
$19.63
€17.22
|
|
pay 28.0% less for housing
|
Reykjavik
|
France
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$71.40
kr7,493
|
$32.33
€28.35
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,654.02
kr173,590
|
$756.00
€662.94
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,429.20
kr149,994
|
$585.91
€513.78
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$88.84
kr9,324
|
$138.65
€121.58
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
|
Reykjavik
|
France
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$292.26
kr30,673
|
$738.08
€647.22
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,091.03
kr744,203
|
$12,146.23
€10,651.04
|
|
pay 25.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Reykjavik
|
France
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.89
kr1,038
|
$6.39
€5.60
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.79
kr503
|
$3.19
€2.79
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.19
kr1,385
|
$11.70
€10.26
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$62.29
kr6,537
|
$41.75
€36.61
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.93
kr1,462
|
$11.86
€10.40
|
|
pay 27.4% less for clothing
|
Reykjavik
|
France
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$120.92
kr12,690
|
$89.63
€78.60
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$51.19
kr5,372
|
$41.81
€36.66
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$144.22
kr15,136
|
$96.79
€84.87
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$194.98
kr20,464
|
$131.69
€115.48
|
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