Cost of living comparison
Iceland is 79.6% more expensive than Sopot.
If you lived in Iceland instead of Sopot, you would:
pay 71.0% more for restaurants
Sopot
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.89
PLN34.83
|
$19.51
ISK2,699
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.11
PLN27.86
|
$16.45
ISK2,275
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.30
PLN9.01
|
$2.70
ISK374
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.69
PLN6.63
|
$1.95
ISK270
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
Sopot
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.19
PLN4.66
|
$3.16
ISK436
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.62
PLN18.12
|
$6.72
ISK929
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.80
PLN14.88
|
$6.27
ISK867
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.09
PLN12.10
|
$6.03
ISK834
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.94
PLN11.50
|
$7.60
ISK1,051
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.42
PLN1.66
|
$1.13
ISK156
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
PLN2.43
|
$1.01
ISK140
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
PLN2.86
|
$1.15
ISK160
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.99
PLN3.88
|
$1.71
ISK237
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
PLN1.50
|
$1.13
ISK156
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
PLN2.26
|
$0.68
ISK94
|
|
pay 96.3% more for transportation
Sopot
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.41
PLN25.11
|
$8.42
ISK1,164
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.22
PLN118.42
|
$68.29
ISK9,444
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,462.58
PLN115,437.62
|
$39,714.69
ISK5,492,145
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.92
PLN31.05
|
$23.23
ISK3,212
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Sopot
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.14
PLN67.17
|
$74.47
ISK10,299
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$931.29
PLN3,648.89
|
$1,518.94
ISK210,054
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$546.07
PLN2,139.58
|
$1,325.48
ISK183,300
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$209.05
PLN819.08
|
$66.99
ISK9,264
|
|
pay 17.9% less for childcare
Sopot
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$331.45
PLN1,298.67
|
$254.97
ISK35,259
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,857.67
PLN26,869.10
|
$5,993.83
ISK828,886
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Sopot
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.81
PLN14.93
|
$9.37
ISK1,296
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.40
PLN13.31
|
$4.61
ISK638
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.70
PLN18.41
|
$11.22
ISK1,551
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.57
PLN111.95
|
$60.00
ISK8,298
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.35
PLN24.88
|
$13.94
ISK1,928
|
|
pay 79.8% more for clothing
Sopot
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$77.46
PLN303.48
|
$108.23
ISK14,967
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.56
PLN139.32
|
$59.73
ISK8,260
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.45
PLN283.88
|
$146.94
ISK20,320
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.03
PLN317.50
|
$169.24
ISK23,404
|
|
Change currency:
ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Iceland or Sopot. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.