Cost of living comparison
Iceland is 86.8% more expensive than Slovakia.
If you lived in Iceland instead of Slovakia, you would:
pay 93.5% more for restaurants
|
Slovakia
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.14
€7.82
|
$19.40
ISK2,709
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.98
€7.66
|
$16.94
ISK2,366
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.58
€1.52
|
$2.81
ISK393
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.39
€1.33
|
$2.02
ISK282
|
|
pay 64.6% more for groceries
|
Slovakia
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.35
€1.29
|
$2.95
ISK413
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.03
€5.79
|
$7.27
ISK1,015
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.89
€3.73
|
$6.01
ISK839
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.43
€3.29
|
$5.42
ISK757
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.12
€2.99
|
$8.51
ISK1,188
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.70
|
$1.22
ISK171
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
€0.76
|
$1.03
ISK143
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.92
|
$1.17
ISK164
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
€1.45
|
$1.87
ISK262
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
€0.56
|
$1.23
ISK172
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.59
|
$0.78
ISK110
|
|
pay 88.7% more for transportation
|
Slovakia
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.34
€6.09
|
$8.36
ISK1,168
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$26.69
€25.62
|
$71.28
ISK9,956
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,429.89
€23,449.69
|
$40,660.66
ISK5,679,481
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.64
€11.17
|
$22.04
ISK3,078
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
|
Slovakia
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.60
€19.77
|
$72.17
ISK10,081
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$566.87
€544.13
|
$1,838.04
ISK256,737
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$468.12
€449.34
|
$1,497.77
ISK209,209
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$171.07
€164.21
|
$58.01
ISK8,103
|
|
pay 30.6% less for childcare
|
Slovakia
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$400.86
€384.77
|
$258.16
ISK36,060
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,069.66
€7,745.88
|
$5,993.99
ISK837,241
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Slovakia
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.99
€1.91
|
$9.19
ISK1,283
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.35
€2.25
|
$4.65
ISK649
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.24
€5.03
|
$11.76
ISK1,642
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.04
€38.43
|
$61.46
ISK8,585
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.21
€7.89
|
$14.35
ISK2,004
|
|
pay 91.7% more for clothing
|
Slovakia
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$63.57
€61.02
|
$111.23
ISK15,537
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.21
€28.03
|
$59.69
ISK8,337
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.92
€75.76
|
$148.00
ISK20,673
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.27
€88.57
|
$184.49
ISK25,770
|
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