Cost of Living Comparison Between Selfoss and Kopavogur Cost of Living Comparison Between Selfoss and Kopavogur

🙂 Solo nomad: Selfoss is 58.2% cheaper than Kopavogur without rent, and 99% more expensive with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Selfoss is 67% cheaper than Kopavogur without rent, and 64.6% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Selfoss
Kopavogur
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
-
$27.11 ISK 3,393
-
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
-
$96.0 ISK 12.0K
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Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$20.40 ISK 2,552
$22.84 ISK 2,858
-10.68%
Cappuccino
-
$5.95 ISK 744
-
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
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$2.02 ISK 253
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Water (0.33 liter bottle)
-
$2.61 ISK 327
-
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$11.87 ISK 1,486
$10.43 ISK 1,306
13.81%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
-
$11.05 ISK 1,383
-
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Selfoss
Kopavogur
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.75 ISK 219
$1.67 ISK 209
4.79%
White Bread (500g)
$7.34 ISK 918
$4.19 ISK 525
75.18%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$4.34 ISK 543
$3.71 ISK 465
16.98%
Eggs
$6.39 ISK 800
$6.46 ISK 808
-1.08%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$16.74 ISK 2,094
$18.42 ISK 2,305
-9.12%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$20.50 ISK 2,565
$23.60 ISK 2,954
-13.14%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$32.61 ISK 4,081
$42.97 ISK 5,377
-24.11%
Apples (1kg)
$2.77 ISK 347
$3.19 ISK 399
-13.17%
Banana (1kg)
$2.61 ISK 327
$2.52 ISK 315
3.57%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.69 ISK 337
$3.08 ISK 385
-12.66%
Tomato (1kg)
$7.02 ISK 879
$5.08 ISK 635
38.19%
Potato (1kg)
$3.20 ISK 401
$3.58 ISK 448
-10.61%
Onion (1kg)
$2.03 ISK 254
$2.32 ISK 290
-12.50%
Lettuce (1 head)
$3.58 ISK 448
$3.20 ISK 400
11.87%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$1.33 ISK 167
$1.95 ISK 244
-31.79%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$15.25 ISK 1,909
$13.55 ISK 1,696
12.55%
Wine (Bottle)
-
$23.59 ISK 2,952
-
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
-
$3.70 ISK 463
-
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.10 ISK 138
$3.21 ISK 402
-65.73%
🚌 Getting Around
Selfoss
Kopavogur
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
-
$4.48 ISK 560
-
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
-
$72.9 ISK 9,120
-
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
-
$5.80 ISK 726
-
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
-
$2.54 ISK 318
-
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
-
$87.8 ISK 11.0K
-
Gasoline (1 liter)
-
$2.45 ISK 307
-
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
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$46.5K ISK 5.8M
-
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
-
$53.0K ISK 6.6M
-
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Selfoss
Kopavogur
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
-
$89.3 ISK 11.2K
-
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
-
$27.91 ISK 3,493
-
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
-
$86.6 ISK 10.8K
-
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Selfoss
Kopavogur
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
-
$69.0 ISK 8,632
-
Cinema Ticket
-
$16.79 ISK 2,101
-
🧸 Childcare & Education
Selfoss
Kopavogur
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
-
$317 ISK 39.7K
-
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
-
$30.4K ISK 3.8M
-
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Selfoss
Kopavogur
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
-
$139 ISK 17.4K
-
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
-
$52.9 ISK 6,619
-
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
-
$161 ISK 20.2K
-
Men's Leather Business Shoes
-
$267 ISK 33.5K
-
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Selfoss
Kopavogur
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$2,844 ISK 355.9K
-
-
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
-
$6,096 ISK 762.9K
-
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
-
$5,945 ISK 744.0K
-
💵 Salaries & Financials
Selfoss
Kopavogur
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
-
$5,310 ISK 664.5K
-
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
0
9.63
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Last update for Selfoss: March 1, 2026

Last update for Kopavogur: March 2, 2026

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