Cost of living comparison
Iceland is 2.9 times more expensive than Serbia.
If you lived in Iceland instead of Serbia, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
|
Serbia
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.04
RSD580
|
$15.00
kr2,051
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.33
RSD499
|
$12.33
kr1,686
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
RSD138
|
$2.20
kr301
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
RSD92
|
$2.00
kr274
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for groceries
|
Serbia
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.48
RSD56
|
$3.14
kr430
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.42
RSD279
|
$5.86
kr801
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.11
RSD358
|
$5.16
kr706
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.58
RSD182
|
$5.51
kr754
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.06
RSD238
|
$7.10
kr971
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.34
RSD39
|
$1.19
kr163
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
RSD59
|
$1.08
kr148
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.49
RSD57
|
$1.13
kr155
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
RSD70
|
$1.70
kr233
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
RSD30
|
$1.01
kr139
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.22
RSD25
|
$0.66
kr91
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
|
Serbia
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.57
RSD641
|
$7.21
kr986
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$24.67
RSD2,841
|
$85.09
kr11,636
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,491.10
RSD2,360,439
|
$27,857.83
kr3,809,558
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.82
RSD670
|
$21.37
kr2,922
|
|
pay 4.9 times more for housing
|
Serbia
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.82
RSD2,053
|
$66.89
kr9,148
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$201.47
RSD23,208
|
$1,349.42
kr184,533
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$135.17
RSD15,571
|
$1,143.63
kr156,391
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$100.77
RSD11,608
|
$70.86
kr9,690
|
|
pay 12.1% more for childcare
|
Serbia
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$151.31
RSD17,430
|
$277.52
kr37,951
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,942.60
RSD799,741
|
$2,822.44
kr385,968
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Serbia
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.67
RSD193
|
$7.85
kr1,074
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.30
RSD149
|
$4.10
kr561
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.16
RSD364
|
$11.37
kr1,555
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$19.77
RSD2,278
|
$63.31
kr8,658
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.71
RSD427
|
$11.69
kr1,599
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for clothing
|
Serbia
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.03
RSD5,648
|
$117.41
kr16,056
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.38
RSD2,693
|
$55.13
kr7,539
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.90
RSD8,167
|
$156.49
kr21,401
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.21
RSD9,010
|
$191.54
kr26,193
|
|
Change currency:
ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Iceland. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.