Why is alcohol so expensive in Iceland?

The reason it costs so much is because of the very high taxes put on alcoholic beverages. (More than 80% of the price of a bottle of vodka is just tax!) While it's true that most Scandanavian countries have high alcohol taxes, Iceland is even famous amongst its neighbors for the whopping alcohol duties.



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