Cost of living comparison

Warsaw, Poland

compared to

Iceland

Iceland vs. Warsaw Cost of Living Summary

Iceland is 66.0% more expensive than Warsaw.

Restaurants: pay 65.3% more in Iceland
Groceries: pay 2.1 times more in Iceland
Transportation: pay 2.0 times more in Iceland
Housing: pay 99.3% more in Iceland
Childcare: pay 50.8% less in Iceland
Entertainment and Sports: pay 86.5% more in Iceland
Clothing: pay 54.0% more in Iceland

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

Iceland vs. Warsaw Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 65.3% more for restaurants

	Warsaw	Iceland
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.90 PLN38.10	$19.40 ISK2,633	+96.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.66 PLN33.34	$16.94 ISK2,300	+95.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.79 PLN6.91	$2.81 ISK382	+56.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.79 PLN6.89	$2.02 ISK274	+13.0%
Average			+65.3%

Warsaw vs. Iceland - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.1 times more for groceries

	Warsaw	Iceland
Bread 1 loaf	$1.09 PLN4.19	$2.95 ISK401	+171.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.36 PLN16.78	$7.27 ISK986	+66.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.80 PLN14.61	$6.01 ISK815	+58.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.02 PLN11.64	$5.42 ISK736	+79.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.54 PLN9.77	$8.51 ISK1,155	+235.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.45 PLN1.75	$1.22 ISK166	+169.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75 PLN2.87	$1.03 ISK139	+37.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.82 PLN3.16	$1.17 ISK159	+42.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.39 PLN5.34	$1.87 ISK254	+35.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.41 PLN1.60	$1.23 ISK168	+197.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.47 PLN1.80	$0.78 ISK107	+67.6%
Average			+105.5%

Warsaw vs. Iceland - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.0 times more for transportation

	Warsaw	Iceland
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.20 PLN23.87	$8.36 ISK1,135	+34.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$27.22 PLN104.79	$71.28 ISK9,676	+161.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,732.76 PLN118,308.26	$40,660.66 ISK5,519,478	+32.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.92 PLN30.48	$22.04 ISK2,991	+178.3%
Average			+101.9%

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pay 99.3% more for housing

	Warsaw	Iceland
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.20 PLN66.19	$72.17 ISK9,797	+319.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,070.18 PLN4,119.76	$1,838.04 ISK249,504	+71.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$832.44 PLN3,204.53	$1,497.77 ISK203,315	+79.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$224.46 PLN864.08	$58.01 ISK7,875	-74.2%
Average			+99.3%

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pay 50.8% less for childcare

	Warsaw	Iceland
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$507.82 PLN1,954.90	$258.16 ISK35,045	-49.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,579.90 PLN48,427.35	$5,993.99 ISK813,654	-52.4%
Average			-50.8%

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pay 86.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Warsaw	Iceland
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.71 PLN14.29	$9.19 ISK1,247	+147.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.66 PLN14.09	$4.65 ISK631	+27.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.76 PLN18.34	$11.76 ISK1,596	+146.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.25 PLN162.64	$61.46 ISK8,343	+45.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.66 PLN33.34	$14.35 ISK1,948	+65.7%
Average			+86.5%

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pay 54.0% more for clothing

	Warsaw	Iceland
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$89.45 PLN344.34	$111.23 ISK15,099	+24.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.56 PLN159.97	$59.69 ISK8,102	+43.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.32 PLN340.01	$148.00 ISK20,090	+67.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$102.18 PLN393.33	$184.49 ISK25,044	+80.6%
Average			+54.0%

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