Cost of living comparison
Ireland is 18.5% more expensive than Iceland.
If you lived in Ireland instead of Iceland, you would:
pay 20.9% less for restaurants
Iceland
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.51
ISK2,682
|
$17.10
€15.75
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$16.45
ISK2,261
|
$9.80
€9.02
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.70
ISK372
|
$2.19
€2.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.95
ISK269
|
$1.73
€1.59
|
|
pay 19.6% less for groceries
Iceland
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.16
ISK434
|
$1.77
€1.63
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.72
ISK923
|
$4.27
€3.94
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.27
ISK862
|
$4.97
€4.58
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.03
ISK829
|
$3.80
€3.50
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.60
ISK1,045
|
$4.34
€3.99
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
ISK155
|
$1.26
€1.16
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
ISK139
|
$0.93
€0.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.15
ISK159
|
$1.26
€1.16
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.71
ISK235
|
$1.51
€1.39
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
ISK155
|
$0.85
€0.79
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
ISK94
|
$0.60
€0.55
|
|
pay 8.3% more for transportation
Iceland
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.42
ISK1,157
|
$7.23
€6.66
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$68.29
ISK9,387
|
$118.73
€109.37
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,714.69
ISK5,458,784
|
$36,966.92
€34,050.49
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.23
ISK3,193
|
$18.66
€17.19
|
|
pay 22.1% more for housing
Iceland
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$74.47
ISK10,236
|
$49.22
€45.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,518.94
ISK208,778
|
$1,390.35
€1,280.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,325.48
ISK182,187
|
$1,168.86
€1,076.65
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.99
ISK9,208
|
$162.61
€149.78
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for childcare
Iceland
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$254.97
ISK35,045
|
$1,101.52
€1,014.62
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,993.83
ISK823,851
|
$7,468.96
€6,879.71
|
|
pay 4.4% less for entertainment and sports
Iceland
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.37
ISK1,288
|
$6.02
€5.54
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.61
ISK634
|
$3.78
€3.48
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.22
ISK1,542
|
$16.48
€15.18
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.00
ISK8,247
|
$58.33
€53.73
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.94
ISK1,916
|
$12.21
€11.25
|
|
pay 34.5% less for clothing
Iceland
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$108.23
ISK14,877
|
$84.67
€77.99
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$59.73
ISK8,210
|
$40.37
€37.19
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$146.94
ISK20,197
|
$91.93
€84.68
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$169.24
ISK23,262
|
$90.97
€83.79
|
|
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