Cost of living comparison
Iceland is 71.8% more expensive than Warsaw.
If you lived in Iceland instead of Warsaw, you would:
pay 72.2% more for restaurants
|
Warsaw
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.33
zł37.59
|
$17.84
kr2,506
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.82
zł27.48
|
$14.27
kr2,005
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.61
zł6.49
|
$2.32
kr326
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
zł5.92
|
$2.12
kr298
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
|
Warsaw
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.04
zł4.19
|
$3.42
kr481
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.21
zł16.97
|
$5.98
kr841
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.58
zł14.44
|
$5.33
kr748
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.77
zł11.17
|
$5.66
kr795
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.59
zł10.42
|
$7.09
kr997
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.41
zł1.67
|
$1.16
kr163
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
zł2.67
|
$0.98
kr138
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
zł2.99
|
$1.17
kr165
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.34
zł5.41
|
$1.84
kr258
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
zł1.48
|
$0.96
kr134
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
zł1.56
|
$0.51
kr72
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
|
Warsaw
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.19
zł24.95
|
$8.03
kr1,129
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.65
zł103.36
|
$77.40
kr10,876
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,040.90
zł100,914.44
|
$29,836.83
kr4,192,672
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.46
zł30.07
|
$23.97
kr3,368
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
|
Warsaw
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.86
zł55.85
|
$62.40
kr8,769
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$888.26
zł3,579.68
|
$1,437.14
kr201,947
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$687.84
zł2,771.99
|
$1,215.63
kr170,820
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$198.98
zł801.89
|
$68.63
kr9,644
|
|
pay 58.4% less for childcare
|
Warsaw
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$442.43
zł1,783.00
|
$259.34
kr36,443
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,192.96
zł45,107.44
|
$2,750.10
kr386,444
|
|
pay 97.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Warsaw
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.26
zł13.16
|
$8.52
kr1,198
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.15
zł12.71
|
$4.15
kr584
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.20
zł16.91
|
$10.64
kr1,494
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.98
zł136.95
|
$56.90
kr7,996
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.99
zł28.19
|
$12.27
kr1,725
|
|
pay 65.8% more for clothing
|
Warsaw
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$77.81
zł313.56
|
$118.08
kr16,592
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.95
zł136.80
|
$50.39
kr7,081
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.04
zł342.73
|
$151.12
kr21,235
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.44
zł380.61
|
$175.20
kr24,619
|
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