Cost of living comparison
United Kingdom is 38.2% more expensive than Reykjavik.
If you lived in United Kingdom instead of Reykjavik, you would:
pay 29.3% less for restaurants
Reykjavik
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.59
ISK2,985
|
$18.07
£14.22
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$17.27
ISK2,388
|
$8.96
£7.05
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.90
ISK401
|
$2.14
£1.68
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.07
ISK287
|
$1.52
£1.20
|
|
pay 36.0% less for groceries
Reykjavik
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.68
ISK510
|
$1.46
£1.15
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.66
ISK1,059
|
$4.24
£3.33
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.16
ISK852
|
$5.75
£4.53
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.91
ISK818
|
$3.68
£2.90
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.87
ISK1,227
|
$3.66
£2.88
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.53
ISK211
|
$1.20
£0.95
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.97
ISK134
|
$0.67
£0.53
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.26
ISK174
|
$1.22
£0.96
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.23
ISK308
|
$1.40
£1.11
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.42
ISK196
|
$0.63
£0.49
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.01
ISK140
|
$0.60
£0.47
|
|
pay 5.3% less for transportation
Reykjavik
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.57
ISK1,186
|
$7.22
£5.68
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$66.92
ISK9,254
|
$94.64
£74.49
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,660.67
ISK5,761,254
|
$33,464.66
£26,339.77
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.30
ISK3,222
|
$16.98
£13.37
|
|
pay 35.7% more for housing
Reykjavik
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.45
ISK9,466
|
$37.59
£29.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,864.13
ISK257,791
|
$1,224.35
£963.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,666.20
ISK230,418
|
$974.65
£767.14
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$64.43
ISK8,911
|
$234.45
£184.53
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for childcare
Reykjavik
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$240.37
ISK33,240
|
$1,426.61
£1,122.87
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,984.07
ISK827,538
|
$18,036.83
£14,196.65
|
|
pay 15.7% less for entertainment and sports
Reykjavik
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.79
ISK1,493
|
$5.42
£4.26
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.09
ISK704
|
$3.93
£3.09
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.87
ISK1,642
|
$16.35
£12.87
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$65.50
ISK9,058
|
$43.82
£34.49
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.39
ISK1,990
|
$12.87
£10.13
|
|
pay 29.2% less for clothing
Reykjavik
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$103.94
ISK14,374
|
$76.61
£60.30
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.50
ISK6,015
|
$39.64
£31.20
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$141.47
ISK19,564
|
$90.51
£71.24
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$174.65
ISK24,153
|
$94.66
£74.51
|
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