Cost of living comparison
Poland is 32.2% cheaper than Reykjavik.
If you lived in Poland instead of Reykjavik, you would:
pay 47.7% less for restaurants
Reykjavik
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.59
ISK2,996
|
$8.74
PLN35.17
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$17.27
ISK2,397
|
$7.35
PLN29.59
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.90
ISK403
|
$1.72
PLN6.92
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.07
ISK288
|
$1.39
PLN5.59
|
|
pay 53.8% less for groceries
Reykjavik
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.68
ISK511
|
$1.17
PLN4.70
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.66
ISK1,063
|
$4.22
PLN16.98
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.16
ISK855
|
$3.59
PLN14.44
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.91
ISK820
|
$2.85
PLN11.49
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.87
ISK1,231
|
$2.73
PLN10.99
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.53
ISK212
|
$0.43
PLN1.72
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.97
ISK134
|
$0.70
PLN2.81
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.26
ISK175
|
$0.75
PLN3.01
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.23
ISK309
|
$1.12
PLN4.51
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.42
ISK196
|
$0.35
PLN1.41
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.01
ISK140
|
$0.51
PLN2.04
|
|
pay 43.9% less for transportation
Reykjavik
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.57
ISK1,190
|
$6.32
PLN25.43
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$66.92
ISK9,287
|
$29.45
PLN118.54
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,660.67
ISK5,781,668
|
$30,312.40
PLN122,004.17
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.30
ISK3,233
|
$7.94
PLN31.97
|
|
pay 5.9% less for housing
Reykjavik
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.45
ISK9,499
|
$14.69
PLN59.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,864.13
ISK258,704
|
$591.18
PLN2,379.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,666.20
ISK231,235
|
$480.23
PLN1,932.86
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$64.43
ISK8,942
|
$189.71
PLN763.56
|
|
pay 14.5% more for childcare
Reykjavik
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$240.37
ISK33,358
|
$301.71
PLN1,214.33
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,984.07
ISK830,470
|
$6,191.48
PLN24,920.06
|
|
pay 55.6% less for entertainment and sports
Reykjavik
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.79
ISK1,498
|
$3.18
PLN12.79
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.09
ISK706
|
$3.01
PLN12.10
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.87
ISK1,648
|
$4.63
PLN18.64
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$65.50
ISK9,090
|
$31.65
PLN127.37
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.39
ISK1,997
|
$6.64
PLN26.72
|
|
pay 32.8% less for clothing
Reykjavik
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$103.94
ISK14,425
|
$76.35
PLN307.30
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.50
ISK6,036
|
$37.00
PLN148.93
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$141.47
ISK19,634
|
$81.47
PLN327.89
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$174.65
ISK24,238
|
$91.91
PLN369.94
|
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