Cost of living comparison
Iceland is 61.0% more expensive than Spain.
If you lived in Iceland instead of Spain, you would:
pay 42.9% more for restaurants
|
Spain
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.33
€11.12
|
$15.00
kr2,051
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.79
€7.64
|
$12.33
kr1,686
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.86
€1.82
|
$2.20
kr301
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
€1.21
|
$2.00
kr274
|
|
pay 84.7% more for groceries
|
Spain
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.05
€1.03
|
$3.14
kr430
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.33
€5.23
|
$5.86
kr801
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.14
€3.09
|
$5.16
kr706
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.07
€2.03
|
$5.51
kr754
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.73
€2.68
|
$7.10
kr971
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.81
|
$1.19
kr163
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.79
|
$1.08
kr148
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.69
€0.67
|
$1.13
kr155
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.82
|
$1.70
kr233
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.59
|
$1.01
kr139
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.58
|
$0.66
kr91
|
|
pay 57.8% more for transportation
|
Spain
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.07
€5.96
|
$7.21
kr986
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$38.58
€37.87
|
$85.09
kr11,636
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,470.28
€21,076.67
|
$27,857.83
kr3,809,558
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.16
€12.92
|
$21.37
kr2,922
|
|
pay 66.6% more for housing
|
Spain
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.74
€39.99
|
$66.89
kr9,148
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$646.42
€634.57
|
$1,349.42
kr184,533
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$522.31
€512.73
|
$1,143.63
kr156,391
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$95.36
€93.61
|
$70.86
kr9,690
|
|
pay 37.4% less for childcare
|
Spain
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$330.89
€324.83
|
$277.52
kr37,951
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,816.46
€6,691.49
|
$2,822.44
kr385,968
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Spain
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.43
€2.39
|
$7.85
kr1,074
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.70
€1.67
|
$4.10
kr561
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.18
€5.09
|
$11.37
kr1,555
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.02
€40.26
|
$63.31
kr8,658
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.04
€7.90
|
$11.69
kr1,599
|
|
pay 95.5% more for clothing
|
Spain
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.17
€71.83
|
$117.41
kr16,056
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.09
€29.54
|
$55.13
kr7,539
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$71.32
€70.01
|
$156.49
kr21,401
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$87.55
€85.95
|
$191.54
kr26,193
|
|
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