Cost of living comparison

United Kingdom

compared to

Iceland

Reykjavik vs. Eastbourne Cost of Living Summary

Reykjavik is 39.4% more expensive than Eastbourne.

Restaurants: pay 56.3% more in Reykjavik
Groceries: pay 76.9% more in Reykjavik
Transportation: pay 5.7% more in Reykjavik
Housing: pay 34.1% more in Reykjavik
Childcare: pay 4.1% more in Reykjavik
Entertainment and Sports: pay 42.2% more in Reykjavik
Clothing: pay 58.2% more in Reykjavik

The cost of groceries, clothing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, housing, and transportation in Reykjavik are more expensive than in Eastbourne. Notably, groceries is significantly more expensive in Reykjavik.

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Reykjavik vs. Eastbourne Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Reykjavik instead of Eastbourne, you would:

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pay 56.3% more for restaurants

	Eastbourne	Reykjavik
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$25.11 £18.80	$31.06 ISK3,813	+23.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.23 £8.41	$26.97 ISK3,312	+140.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.01 £2.25	$3.31 ISK407	+10.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.20 £1.65	$3.11 ISK381	+41.0%
Average			+56.3%

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pay 76.9% more for groceries

	Eastbourne	Reykjavik
Bread 1 loaf	$1.17 £0.87	$4.19 ISK515	+259.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.82 £3.61	$10.93 ISK1,342	+126.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.25 £5.43	$7.78 ISK955	+7.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.41 £3.30	$7.08 ISK869	+60.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.33 £3.24	$11.00 ISK1,351	+154.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.99 £0.74	$1.50 ISK185	+52.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.66 £0.49	$1.27 ISK156	+92.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.28 £0.96	$1.46 ISK179	+14.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.57 £1.17	$2.93 ISK360	+87.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.81 £0.61	$1.78 ISK218	+118.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.70 £0.52	$0.76 ISK93	+8.8%
Average			+76.9%

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pay 5.7% more for transportation

	Eastbourne	Reykjavik
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.19 £5.38	$7.76 ISK953	+8.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$141.34 £105.81	$94.80 ISK11,641	-32.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,376.84 £27,982.96	$50,588.43 ISK6M	+35.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.09 £15.04	$29.26 ISK3,593	+45.7%
Average			+5.7%

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pay 34.1% more for housing

	Eastbourne	Reykjavik
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$51.54 £38.58	$86.01 ISK10,561	+66.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,453.58 £1,088.25	$2,522.88 ISK310K	+73.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,214.07 £908.94	$2,032.25 ISK250K	+67.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$212.21 £158.87	$73.44 ISK9,018	-65.4%
Average			+34.1%

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pay 4.1% more for childcare

	Eastbourne	Reykjavik
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,585.72 £1,187.19	$1,185.23 ISK146K	-25.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$17,839.40 £13,355.84	$25,853.51 ISK3M	+44.9%
Average			+4.1%

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pay 42.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Eastbourne	Reykjavik
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.40 £5.54	$13.89 ISK1,706	+87.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.65 £3.48	$6.74 ISK828	+45.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$21.41 £16.03	$13.89 ISK1,706	-35.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$56.82 £42.54	$100.25 ISK12,310	+76.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$15.86 £11.87	$19.57 ISK2,403	+23.4%
Average			+42.2%

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pay 58.2% more for clothing

	Eastbourne	Reykjavik
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$103.70 £77.64	$149.01 ISK18,297	+43.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$51.37 £38.46	$65.79 ISK8,078	+28.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$101.19 £75.76	$181.84 ISK22,328	+79.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$131.27 £98.28	$248.81 ISK30,551	+89.5%
Average			+58.2%

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