Cost of living comparison

Warsaw, Poland

compared to

Keflavik, Iceland

Keflavik vs. Warsaw Cost of Living Summary

Keflavik is 56.0% more expensive than Warsaw.

Restaurants: pay 64.8% more in Keflavik
Groceries: pay 94.2% more in Keflavik
Transportation: pay 2.2 times more in Keflavik
Housing: pay 58.0% more in Keflavik
Childcare: pay 51.3% less in Keflavik
Entertainment and Sports: pay 63.6% more in Keflavik
Clothing: pay 44.5% more in Keflavik

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

Keflavik vs. Warsaw Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 64.8% more for restaurants

	Warsaw	Keflavik
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.90 PLN36.12	$20.00 ISK2,436	+102.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.66 PLN31.60	$15.10 ISK1,839	+74.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.79 PLN6.55	$2.88 ISK351	+60.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.79 PLN6.53	$2.19 ISK266	+22.1%
Average			+64.8%

Warsaw vs. Keflavik - Cost of restaurants

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pay 94.2% more for groceries

	Warsaw	Keflavik
Bread 1 loaf	$1.09 PLN3.97	$3.61 ISK440	+231.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.36 PLN15.91	$7.76 ISK945	+78.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.80 PLN13.85	$6.40 ISK780	+68.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.02 PLN11.03	$5.40 ISK658	+78.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.54 PLN9.26	$8.60 ISK1,047	+238.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.45 PLN1.65	$0.92 ISK112	+101.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75 PLN2.72	$0.92 ISK112	+22.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.82 PLN3.00	$0.98 ISK119	+19.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.39 PLN5.06	$1.50 ISK183	+8.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.41 PLN1.51	$1.08 ISK131	+160.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.47 PLN1.71	$0.60 ISK73	+28.5%
Average			+94.2%

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pay 2.2 times more for transportation

	Warsaw	Keflavik
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.20 PLN22.62	$8.49 ISK1,034	+36.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$27.22 PLN99.33	$80.36 ISK9,789	+195.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,732.76 PLN112,145.36	$42,450.45 ISK5,170,889	+38.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.92 PLN28.90	$24.05 ISK2,930	+203.7%
Average			+118.5%

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pay 58.0% more for housing

	Warsaw	Keflavik
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.20 PLN62.75	$64.86 ISK7,901	+277.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,070.18 PLN3,905.15	$1,345.35 ISK163,877	+25.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$832.44 PLN3,037.60	$960.96 ISK117,055	+15.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$224.46 PLN819.07	$31.23 ISK3,804	-86.1%
Average			+58.0%

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pay 51.3% less for childcare

	Warsaw	Keflavik
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$507.82 PLN1,853.07	$252.14 ISK30,713	-50.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,579.90 PLN45,904.67	$5,993.99 ISK730,128	-52.4%
Average			-51.3%

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pay 63.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Warsaw	Keflavik
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.71 PLN13.54	$7.57 ISK922	+103.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.66 PLN13.36	$3.57 ISK435	-2.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.76 PLN17.38	$10.77 ISK1,312	+126.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.25 PLN154.17	$57.66 ISK7,023	+36.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.66 PLN31.60	$13.33 ISK1,624	+53.9%
Average			+63.6%

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pay 44.5% more for clothing

	Warsaw	Keflavik
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$89.45 PLN326.40	$108.97 ISK13,274	+21.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.56 PLN151.64	$49.72 ISK6,056	+19.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.32 PLN322.29	$151.85 ISK18,497	+71.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$102.18 PLN372.84	$168.17 ISK20,485	+64.6%
Average			+44.5%

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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: July 2025

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