Iceland - prices: restaurants, supermarkets, hotels and accommodation, tourist attractions

Icelandic crowns

Is Iceland expensive?

The answer is simple and short: so. In Iceland it's expensive, even very expensive.
Iceland in 2020 was the fourth most expensive country in the world.
In Iceland, everything is:
- about 2 times more expensive than in the USA
- roughly 2,5 times more expensive than in Germany
- more than 3 times more expensive than in Poland.

So you need to be well prepared for your trip to Iceland. Below you will find a list of sample prices that will help you determine the budget you will need during your trip.

Currency

The main and official tender of payment in Iceland is the Icelandic Krona (ISK for short). However, there is no problem to pay in EURO in Iceland. You will always receive the rest of your EURO payments in ISK. Icelanders do not spend change in EURO.
It is not necessary to have a large amount of cash. You can pay by card everywhere in Iceland. Even the smallest amounts. There are payment terminals everywhere. You can even pay for a toilet with a card.
We had a small amount of Icelandic Kronas with us (paid by card directly at the ATM at the airport), but during the entire trip we did not come across any place where we would have to use cash. At the end of the trip, we spent them “forcefully” not to take anything back home.

Icelandic krone rate

The Icelandic Krona has been hovering around one average value for over 10 years.
This is, respectively:

in relation to the Polish zloty:
1 ISK = 0,03 PLN
that is, we pay an average of three groszy for one crown.

in relation to the euro:
1 ISK = 0,0065 EUR
one krona costs just over half a cent.

Fast price conversion

A natural habit, especially during short stays abroad, is to convert all prices into your own currency. So when we come from Poland, we convert everything into zlotys. With such an exchange rate, converting prices can seem complicated.
Let's do an experiment in the form of a task. Let's try to calculate one simple price without using a calculator. Just like that, quickly, in mind.

Request:
We know that 1 Icelandic Krona costs 3 groszy. Now tell me quickly how much is a coffee for which the price is 630 ISK?
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I bet it took you some time to convert.
And if there is a price to be converted 1592 ISK? Massacre?
Calmly!

Let me show you a simple conversion that I came up with for my own needs. Focus for a moment now.
To quickly convert Icelandic kroner to PLN, just cover the last two numbers with your finger and multiply what you see after covering it by 3. Done!

How does this work in practice?
Let's go back to the price of coffee. I would like to remind you that it cost 630 ISK

To convert it instantly into PLN, cover the last two digits with your finger and multiply what you see by 3. So as in the picture below, after covering the last two digits, we only see the number 6. We multiply it by 3 and we have the price in PLN.
6 * 3 = PLN 18

Well, now the second price I gave as an example above is 1592 ISK.
The last two digits disappear (we cover them), so there is 15 left.
15 * 3 = PLN 45.
Devilishly simple, fast and effective!

Sample prices

We already know how to calculate quickly, so the time has come for example prices. Now you will be able to at least quickly assess how much each costs 🙂
Of course, these are average prices. It may be a little cheaper somewhere, and a little more expensive elsewhere. It's clear.

Restaurants, bars and fast food

- meal for one person: 2 500 ISK
- 13-course meal for two: ISK 000
- fast food (e.g. burger with fries): 1 ISK
- beer: 1 ISK
- coffee: 600 ISK
- Coca Cola (0,5 liters): 350 ISK

Prices in the supermarket

- bread: 450 ISK
- milk: 180 ISK
- eggs (12 pieces): 700 ISK
- potatoes (1 kg): ISK 350
- bananas (1 kg): 300 ISK
- apples: (1 kg): 350 ISK
- chicken breast (1 kg): 2100 ISK
- wine (0,7 l): 2 ISK
- cigarettes: ISK 1

Accommodation

- mid-range hotel (3 stars), double room per night: ISK 20
- hostel, per person per night: 5 ISK

Transport

- car rent: prices can be found in a separate entry - [click]
- Transfer from Keflavik Airport to Reykjavik: 3 ISK
- Taxi from Keflavik Airport to Reykjavik: 17 ISK
- taxi: starting price ISK 700 + ISK 300 per kilometer
- city bus ticket: 480 ISK
- 95 gasoline (per liter): 250 ISK
- diesel - diesel (per liter): 230 ISK

Clothing

- souvenir T-shirt: ISK 4
- Icelandic wool sweater: ISK 22
- jeans trousers (eg Levis): 15 ISK
- winter jacket (eg 66 North): 90 ISK

Tourist attractions

- perlan, admission ticket to all attractions (exhibitions, aurora planetarium, ice cave): ISK 4
- Reykjavik Art Museum (entitles access to three museums: Hafnarhús, Kjarvalsstadir, Asmundarsafn): ISK 1
- The Einar Jonsson Museum: 1 ISK
- blue Lagoon: 6 ISK
- prices of other attractions in Iceland (trips e.g. to the Golden Circle, Silfra Rift diving, whale watching cruise, glacier expeditions, volcano expeditions, etc.) you will find here - [click]

earnings

- average monthly salary: 400 ISK

Iceland sightseeing itinerary

The entry you are reading is an element prepared by me Iceland sightseeing plan. Most likely, everything you need to prepare for your trip to Iceland can be found in this entry. Weather, accommodation, car rentals, tourist attractions and a map of a trip around Iceland ... all in one place: Iceland - map and sightseeing plan, tourist attractions, excursions, the most beautiful places - [click]. Be sure to read!
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5 comments on "Iceland - prices: restaurants, supermarkets, hotels and accommodation, tourist attractions"

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    Hello Mr. Jacek, we travel a lot around the world, usually organizing our own travel plans, accommodation, routes, etc. When planning, we mainly rely on the blogs of people who have visited these places before. Briefly, YOUR BLOG IS EXAMPLE !!! all the necessary information, maps, travel times, attractions, photos at once, and everything as a hyperlink - Bravo YOU ​​!!! Oh, and a currency conversion lesson :))) We are going to Iceland in June and we will definitely use your tips for part of the route. Thank you Sławek

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      Thank you very much!
      I often work on entries for a long time. I prepare them as if I were making them for myself ... that is, routes, coordinates, rentals, hotels ... I am glad that it works 🙂
      A successful trip and…. when it comes to Iceland, first of all, good WEATHER! The rest will probably go smoothly.

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    Great blog! Inspiring and exhausting. Thank you very much!!!

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    good morning, I always look for information on the Internet before leaving. I also buy guidebooks. On your website I found a lot of valuable information that I will use during my next visit to Iceland.
    Thank you

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    Thank you, wonderful, full of practical information and tips, travel preparation from AZ!!! Thank you again!!!

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