Cost of living comparison
Iceland is 58.3% more expensive than Slovenia.
If you lived in Iceland instead of Slovenia, you would:
pay 54.1% more for restaurants
|
Slovenia
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.73
€9.12
|
$17.84
kr2,519
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.85
€6.43
|
$14.27
kr2,015
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.32
€2.18
|
$2.32
kr327
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.70
€1.59
|
$2.12
kr300
|
|
pay 54.3% more for groceries
|
Slovenia
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.37
€1.29
|
$3.42
kr484
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.78
€5.42
|
$5.98
kr845
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.10
€3.84
|
$5.33
kr752
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.72
€2.55
|
$5.66
kr799
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.88
€3.64
|
$7.09
kr1,002
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.79
|
$1.16
kr164
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
€0.65
|
$0.98
kr139
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.87
|
$1.17
kr166
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
€1.17
|
$1.84
kr259
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
€0.48
|
$0.96
kr135
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
€0.58
|
$0.51
kr72
|
|
pay 68.3% more for transportation
|
Slovenia
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.86
€5.50
|
$8.03
kr1,135
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$38.59
€36.19
|
$77.40
kr10,932
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,052.15
€22,557.70
|
$29,836.83
kr4,214,452
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.34
€10.64
|
$23.97
kr3,385
|
|
pay 99.0% more for housing
|
Slovenia
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.56
€35.22
|
$62.40
kr8,814
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$495.63
€464.84
|
$1,437.14
kr202,996
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$404.62
€379.48
|
$1,215.63
kr171,707
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$175.05
€164.18
|
$68.63
kr9,694
|
|
pay 49.8% less for childcare
|
Slovenia
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$388.43
€364.30
|
$259.34
kr36,632
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,174.10
€7,666.21
|
$2,750.10
kr388,451
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Slovenia
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.81
€2.64
|
$8.52
kr1,204
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.75
€1.64
|
$4.15
kr587
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.78
€4.48
|
$10.64
kr1,502
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.97
€41.24
|
$56.90
kr8,037
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.25
€6.80
|
$12.27
kr1,734
|
|
pay 69.7% more for clothing
|
Slovenia
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$74.65
€70.01
|
$118.08
kr16,678
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.55
€36.15
|
$50.39
kr7,117
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.61
€71.85
|
$151.12
kr21,345
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.90
€85.25
|
$175.20
kr24,747
|
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