Cost of living comparison
Iceland is 59.9% more expensive than Slovenia.
If you lived in Iceland instead of Slovenia, you would:
pay 50.2% more for restaurants
|
Slovenia
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.25
€10.79
|
$19.40
ISK2,699
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.28
€7.94
|
$16.94
ISK2,357
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.75
€2.63
|
$2.81
ISK391
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
€1.60
|
$2.02
ISK281
|
|
pay 45.2% more for groceries
|
Slovenia
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.59
€1.53
|
$2.95
ISK411
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.12
€6.82
|
$7.27
ISK1,011
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.94
€4.73
|
$6.01
ISK836
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.18
€3.05
|
$5.42
ISK754
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.48
€4.30
|
$8.51
ISK1,184
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.84
|
$1.22
ISK170
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.71
|
$1.03
ISK143
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.93
|
$1.17
ISK163
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.43
€1.37
|
$1.87
ISK261
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.58
|
$1.23
ISK172
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.83
|
$0.78
ISK109
|
|
pay 90.0% more for transportation
|
Slovenia
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.73
€5.49
|
$8.36
ISK1,163
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$28.71
€27.52
|
$71.28
ISK9,917
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,757.42
€22,777.97
|
$40,660.66
ISK5,657,118
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.32
€10.85
|
$22.04
ISK3,066
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
|
Slovenia
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.10
€30.78
|
$72.17
ISK10,042
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$611.64
€586.43
|
$1,838.04
ISK255,726
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$506.97
€486.07
|
$1,497.77
ISK208,385
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$206.52
€198.01
|
$58.01
ISK8,072
|
|
pay 37.7% less for childcare
|
Slovenia
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$480.15
€460.35
|
$258.16
ISK35,918
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,455.02
€8,106.45
|
$5,993.99
ISK833,944
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Slovenia
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.10
€2.97
|
$9.19
ISK1,278
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.97
€1.89
|
$4.65
ISK647
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.39
€5.17
|
$11.76
ISK1,636
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.69
€42.84
|
$61.46
ISK8,551
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.50
€7.19
|
$14.35
ISK1,996
|
|
pay 43.4% more for clothing
|
Slovenia
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$97.87
€93.84
|
$111.23
ISK15,476
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.87
€32.47
|
$59.69
ISK8,305
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$105.89
€101.52
|
$148.00
ISK20,591
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$128.14
€122.85
|
$184.49
ISK25,669
|
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