Cost of living comparison
Iceland is 56.0% more expensive than Slovenia.
If you lived in Iceland instead of Slovenia, you would:
pay 51.2% more for restaurants
|
Slovenia
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.08
€10.02
|
$19.51
ISK2,701
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.71
€6.97
|
$16.45
ISK2,276
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.67
€2.41
|
$2.70
ISK374
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.72
€1.55
|
$1.95
ISK270
|
|
pay 44.4% more for groceries
|
Slovenia
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.46
€1.32
|
$3.16
ISK437
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.07
€6.39
|
$6.72
ISK930
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.77
€4.31
|
$6.27
ISK868
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.00
€2.71
|
$6.03
ISK835
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.01
€3.62
|
$7.60
ISK1,052
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.78
|
$1.13
ISK156
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.66
|
$1.01
ISK140
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.03
€0.93
|
$1.15
ISK160
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.53
€1.38
|
$1.71
ISK237
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
€0.56
|
$1.13
ISK157
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.77
|
$0.68
ISK94
|
|
pay 80.3% more for transportation
|
Slovenia
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.99
€5.41
|
$8.42
ISK1,165
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$31.70
€28.66
|
$68.29
ISK9,452
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,886.27
€21,596.01
|
$39,714.69
ISK5,496,513
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.67
€10.55
|
$23.23
ISK3,215
|
|
pay 96.1% more for housing
|
Slovenia
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.76
€28.71
|
$74.47
ISK10,307
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$605.45
€547.40
|
$1,518.94
ISK210,221
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$503.01
€454.78
|
$1,325.48
ISK183,446
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$189.16
€171.02
|
$66.99
ISK9,271
|
|
pay 37.4% less for childcare
|
Slovenia
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$467.02
€422.24
|
$254.97
ISK35,287
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,474.52
€7,661.97
|
$5,993.83
ISK829,545
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Slovenia
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.19
€2.89
|
$9.37
ISK1,297
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.94
€1.75
|
$4.61
ISK638
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.16
€4.67
|
$11.22
ISK1,552
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.89
€41.49
|
$60.00
ISK8,304
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.59
€6.86
|
$13.94
ISK1,929
|
|
pay 44.8% more for clothing
|
Slovenia
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$88.79
€80.28
|
$108.23
ISK14,979
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.80
€31.46
|
$59.73
ISK8,267
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.67
€85.60
|
$146.94
ISK20,337
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$129.70
€117.26
|
$169.24
ISK23,423
|
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