Cost of living comparison
Glasgow is 28.0% more expensive than Iceland.
If you lived in Glasgow instead of Iceland, you would:
pay 22.5% less for restaurants
Iceland
|
Glasgow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.51
ISK2,699
|
$18.92
£14.89
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$16.45
ISK2,275
|
$8.83
£6.95
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.70
ISK374
|
$2.22
£1.75
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.95
ISK270
|
$1.51
£1.19
|
|
pay 22.8% less for groceries
Iceland
|
Glasgow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.16
ISK436
|
$1.55
£1.22
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.72
ISK929
|
$4.69
£3.69
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.27
ISK867
|
$5.90
£4.65
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.03
ISK834
|
$3.68
£2.90
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.60
ISK1,051
|
$3.85
£3.03
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
ISK156
|
$1.30
£1.02
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
ISK140
|
$0.59
£0.46
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.15
ISK160
|
$1.20
£0.94
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.71
ISK237
|
$1.96
£1.54
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
ISK156
|
$0.55
£0.43
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
ISK94
|
$0.57
£0.45
|
|
pay 5.9% less for transportation
Iceland
|
Glasgow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.42
ISK1,164
|
$7.21
£5.68
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$68.29
ISK9,444
|
$77.94
£61.35
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,714.69
ISK5,492,145
|
$35,673.52
£28,078.34
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.23
ISK3,212
|
$20.18
£15.88
|
|
pay 51.7% more for housing
Iceland
|
Glasgow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$74.47
ISK10,299
|
$40.19
£31.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,518.94
ISK210,054
|
$1,367.16
£1,076.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,325.48
ISK183,300
|
$956.00
£752.46
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.99
ISK9,264
|
$261.71
£205.99
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for childcare
Iceland
|
Glasgow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$254.97
ISK35,259
|
$1,139.60
£896.97
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,993.83
ISK828,886
|
$12,296.87
£9,678.76
|
|
pay 1.7% less for entertainment and sports
Iceland
|
Glasgow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.37
ISK1,296
|
$5.68
£4.47
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.61
ISK638
|
$4.16
£3.28
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.22
ISK1,551
|
$17.66
£13.90
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.00
ISK8,298
|
$44.86
£35.31
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.94
ISK1,928
|
$15.13
£11.91
|
|
pay 28.8% less for clothing
Iceland
|
Glasgow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$108.23
ISK14,967
|
$95.85
£75.44
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$59.73
ISK8,260
|
$43.72
£34.41
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$146.94
ISK20,320
|
$102.25
£80.48
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$169.24
ISK23,404
|
$90.39
£71.14
|
|
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