Cost of living comparison
Manchester is 44.9% more expensive than Iceland.
If you lived in Manchester instead of Iceland, you would:
pay 13.7% less for restaurants
Iceland
|
Manchester
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.51
ISK2,723
|
$18.92
£15.11
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$16.45
ISK2,295
|
$10.09
£8.06
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.70
ISK377
|
$2.51
£2.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.95
ISK273
|
$1.84
£1.47
|
|
pay 12.5% less for groceries
Iceland
|
Manchester
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.16
ISK440
|
$1.41
£1.12
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.72
ISK937
|
$4.44
£3.55
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.27
ISK875
|
$5.71
£4.56
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.03
ISK841
|
$3.84
£3.07
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.60
ISK1,061
|
$3.47
£2.77
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
ISK157
|
$1.41
£1.13
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
ISK141
|
$0.69
£0.55
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.15
ISK161
|
$1.71
£1.37
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.71
ISK239
|
$1.98
£1.58
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
ISK158
|
$1.02
£0.82
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
ISK95
|
$0.71
£0.57
|
|
pay 8.5% more for transportation
Iceland
|
Manchester
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.42
ISK1,175
|
$7.09
£5.66
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$68.29
ISK9,530
|
$100.90
£80.56
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,714.69
ISK5,541,788
|
$35,673.52
£28,484.13
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.23
ISK3,241
|
$26.11
£20.84
|
|
pay 50.3% more for housing
Iceland
|
Manchester
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$74.47
ISK10,392
|
$37.71
£30.11
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,518.94
ISK211,953
|
$1,476.02
£1,178.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,325.48
ISK184,957
|
$1,119.33
£893.75
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.99
ISK9,348
|
$247.23
£197.41
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for childcare
Iceland
|
Manchester
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$254.97
ISK35,578
|
$1,558.15
£1,244.14
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,993.83
ISK836,378
|
$14,819.30
£11,832.72
|
|
pay 8.3% less for entertainment and sports
Iceland
|
Manchester
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.37
ISK1,308
|
$6.31
£5.04
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.61
ISK644
|
$4.49
£3.59
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.22
ISK1,565
|
$16.71
£13.34
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.00
ISK8,373
|
$35.36
£28.24
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.94
ISK1,945
|
$11.98
£9.57
|
|
pay 39.4% less for clothing
Iceland
|
Manchester
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$108.23
ISK15,103
|
$80.80
£64.51
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$59.73
ISK8,335
|
$37.52
£29.96
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$146.94
ISK20,504
|
$86.18
£68.81
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$169.24
ISK23,616
|
$78.54
£62.71
|
|
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