Cost of living comparison

Jersey

compared to

Iceland

Iceland vs. Jersey Cost of Living Summary

Iceland is 13.6% more expensive than Jersey overall.

Restaurants: pay 17.8% more in Iceland
Groceries: pay 19.8% more in Iceland
Transportation: pay 40.7% more in Iceland
Housing: pay 2.6% less in Iceland
Childcare: pay 1.4% less in Iceland
Entertainment and Sports: pay 8.0% more in Iceland
Clothing: pay 13.2% more in Iceland

The cost of transportation, groceries, restaurants, clothing, and entertainment and sports in Iceland are more expensive than in Jersey. Expenses including housing and childcare are lower in Iceland.

Iceland vs. Jersey Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Iceland instead of Jersey, you would:

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pay 17.8% more for restaurants

	Jersey	Iceland
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$40.06 £29.59	$26.52 ISK3,219	-33.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.68 £7.89	$21.32 ISK2,588	+99.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.17 £2.34	$3.11 ISK378	-1.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.54 £1.87	$2.72 ISK330	+7.2%
Average			+17.8%

Jersey vs. Iceland - Cost of restaurants

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pay 19.8% more for groceries

	Jersey	Iceland
Bread 1 loaf	$2.33 £1.72	$3.80 ISK462	+63.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.31 £3.18	$9.44 ISK1,146	+119.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.21 £6.07	$7.78 ISK944	-5.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.72 £4.23	$6.71 ISK814	+17.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.27 £3.89	$11.22 ISK1,362	+112.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.95 £1.44	$1.50 ISK182	-23.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.44 £1.06	$1.15 ISK139	-20.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.91 £1.41	$1.41 ISK172	-25.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.89 £1.40	$2.34 ISK284	+23.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.76 £1.30	$1.65 ISK200	-6.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.72 £1.27	$1.09 ISK133	-36.4%
Average			+19.8%

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pay 40.7% more for transportation

	Jersey	Iceland
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.09 £5.97	$9.65 ISK1,172	+19.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$66.77 £49.32	$79.56 ISK9,658	+19.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,034.64 £16,276.15	$49,144.25 ISK6M	+123.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$25.19 £18.61	$25.55 ISK3,102	+1.4%
Average			+40.7%

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pay 2.6% less for housing

	Jersey	Iceland
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$74.56 £55.08	$95.65 ISK11,611	+28.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,014.28 £1,487.87	$2,289.17 ISK278K	+13.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,629.23 £1,203.45	$1,830.04 ISK222K	+12.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$183.82 £135.78	$65.15 ISK7,908	-64.6%
Average			-2.6%

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pay 1.4% less for childcare

	Jersey	Iceland
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,136.69 £1,578.29	$334.67 ISK40,625	-84.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,915.48 £12,494.82	$30,711.08 ISK4M	+81.6%
Average			-1.4%

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pay 8.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Jersey	Iceland
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.01 £5.92	$11.14 ISK1,352	+39.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.89 £3.61	$5.62 ISK683	+15.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$15.29 £11.29	$13.90 ISK1,687	-9.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$68.44 £50.55	$78.17 ISK9,489	+14.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$20.70 £15.29	$16.75 ISK2,034	-19.1%
Average			+8.0%

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pay 13.2% more for clothing

	Jersey	Iceland
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$106.83 £78.91	$130.91 ISK15,891	+22.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$71.67 £52.94	$61.83 ISK7,505	-13.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$125.20 £92.48	$163.81 ISK19,885	+30.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$209.22 £154.54	$237.31 ISK28,807	+13.4%
Average			+13.2%

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