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Iceland vs. Prague Cost of Living Summary

Iceland is 57.7% more expensive than Prague.

Restaurants: pay 72.2% more in Iceland
Groceries: pay 66.0% more in Iceland
Transportation: pay 92.7% more in Iceland
Housing: pay 83.6% more in Iceland
Childcare: pay 56.4% less in Iceland
Entertainment and Sports: pay 89.1% more in Iceland
Clothing: pay 56.5% more in Iceland

The cost of transportation, entertainment and sports, housing, restaurants, groceries, and clothing in Iceland are more expensive than in Prague. Notably, transportation, entertainment and sports, and housing are significantly more expensive in Iceland.

Iceland vs. Prague Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Iceland instead of Prague, you would:

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pay 72.2% more for restaurants

	Prague	Iceland
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.61 CZK259.08	$19.40 ISK2,711	+82.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.49 CZK207.26	$16.94 ISK2,368	+99.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.74 CZK42.53	$2.81 ISK393	+61.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.39 CZK33.92	$2.02 ISK283	+45.5%
Average			+72.2%

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pay 66.0% more for groceries

	Prague	Iceland
Bread 1 loaf	$1.42 CZK34.73	$2.95 ISK413	+107.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.99 CZK146.26	$7.27 ISK1,016	+21.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.96 CZK96.63	$6.01 ISK840	+51.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.56 CZK62.44	$5.42 ISK757	+111.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.92 CZK95.56	$8.51 ISK1,189	+117.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.77 CZK18.69	$1.22 ISK171	+59.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.73 CZK17.86	$1.03 ISK143	+40.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 CZK21.81	$1.17 ISK164	+31.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.47 CZK35.98	$1.87 ISK262	+27.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.57 CZK14.02	$1.23 ISK173	+114.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.55 CZK13.35	$0.78 ISK110	+43.5%
Average			+66.0%

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pay 92.7% more for transportation

	Prague	Iceland
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.13 CZK149.63	$8.36 ISK1,169	+36.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$23.35 CZK569.97	$71.28 ISK9,963	+205.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,475.49 CZK621,780.32	$40,660.66 ISK5,683,547	+59.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.99 CZK317.11	$22.04 ISK3,080	+69.6%
Average			+92.7%

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pay 83.6% more for housing

	Prague	Iceland
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.68 CZK480.24	$72.17 ISK10,089	+266.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,128.35 CZK27,539.69	$1,838.04 ISK256,921	+62.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$837.45 CZK20,439.66	$1,497.77 ISK209,358	+78.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$223.37 CZK5,451.70	$58.01 ISK8,109	-74.0%
Average			+83.6%

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pay 56.4% less for childcare

	Prague	Iceland
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$713.18 CZK17,406.65	$258.16 ISK36,086	-63.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,763.21 CZK287,104.60	$5,993.99 ISK837,840	-49.0%
Average			-56.4%

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pay 89.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Prague	Iceland
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.40 CZK58.55	$9.19 ISK1,284	+283.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.08 CZK75.09	$4.65 ISK650	+51.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.54 CZK159.59	$11.76 ISK1,643	+79.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$63.73 CZK1,555.52	$61.46 ISK8,591	-3.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.61 CZK259.08	$14.35 ISK2,006	+35.2%
Average			+89.1%

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pay 56.5% more for clothing

	Prague	Iceland
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$82.44 CZK2,012.12	$111.23 ISK15,548	+34.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.17 CZK882.85	$59.69 ISK8,343	+65.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$92.56 CZK2,259.14	$148.00 ISK20,687	+59.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$111.10 CZK2,711.65	$184.49 ISK25,789	+66.1%
Average			+56.5%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: January 2025

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