Cost of living comparison
Paris is 28.9% more expensive than Iceland.
If you lived in Paris instead of Iceland, you would:
pay 12.7% more for restaurants
Iceland
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.40
ISK2,675
|
$16.08
€15.21
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$16.94
ISK2,336
|
$12.86
€12.17
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.81
ISK388
|
$4.09
€3.87
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.02
ISK279
|
$2.96
€2.80
|
|
pay 6.8% more for groceries
Iceland
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.95
ISK407
|
$2.01
€1.90
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.27
ISK1,002
|
$11.23
€10.62
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.01
ISK828
|
$5.41
€5.11
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.42
ISK747
|
$4.85
€4.59
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.51
ISK1,173
|
$6.32
€5.98
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.22
ISK169
|
$1.58
€1.50
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.03
ISK142
|
$1.05
€1.00
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.17
ISK161
|
$1.50
€1.42
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.87
ISK258
|
$1.78
€1.68
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.23
ISK170
|
$1.10
€1.04
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
ISK108
|
$1.21
€1.14
|
|
pay 3.6% more for transportation
Iceland
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.36
ISK1,153
|
$7.65
€7.24
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$71.28
ISK9,828
|
$92.60
€87.60
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$40,660.66
ISK5,606,292
|
$32,688.77
€30,924.53
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.04
ISK3,038
|
$24.84
€23.50
|
|
pay 29.1% more for housing
Iceland
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$72.17
ISK9,951
|
$33.65
€31.84
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,838.04
ISK253,429
|
$1,367.25
€1,293.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,497.77
ISK206,513
|
$1,057.37
€1,000.30
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.01
ISK7,999
|
$188.37
€178.20
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for childcare
Iceland
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$258.16
ISK35,596
|
$756.26
€715.45
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,993.99
ISK826,452
|
$15,942.48
€15,082.04
|
|
pay 11.0% less for entertainment and sports
Iceland
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.19
ISK1,267
|
$7.50
€7.10
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.65
ISK641
|
$4.31
€4.08
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.76
ISK1,621
|
$13.40
€12.67
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.46
ISK8,474
|
$36.48
€34.51
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.35
ISK1,978
|
$13.93
€13.18
|
|
pay 18.2% less for clothing
Iceland
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$111.23
ISK15,336
|
$103.81
€98.20
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$59.69
ISK8,230
|
$46.57
€44.05
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$148.00
ISK20,406
|
$111.54
€105.52
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$184.49
ISK25,438
|
$148.98
€140.93
|
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