Cost of living comparison
Iceland is 11.3% cheaper than Jersey.
If you lived in Iceland instead of Jersey, you would:
pay 3.2% more for restaurants
|
Jersey
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$49.68
£39.91
|
$17.84
kr2,513
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.69
£6.98
|
$14.27
kr2,010
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.54
£2.04
|
$2.32
kr327
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.74
£1.40
|
$2.12
kr299
|
|
pay 5.8% more for groceries
|
Jersey
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.12
£1.70
|
$3.42
kr482
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.40
£3.53
|
$5.98
kr843
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.78
£5.44
|
$5.33
kr750
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.61
£3.70
|
$5.66
kr797
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.27
£3.43
|
$7.09
kr999
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.63
£1.31
|
$1.16
kr164
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
£0.91
|
$0.98
kr138
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.05
£1.65
|
$1.17
kr165
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.61
£1.29
|
$1.84
kr259
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
£0.76
|
$0.96
kr135
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
£0.60
|
$0.51
kr72
|
|
pay 2.0% more for transportation
|
Jersey
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.86
£5.51
|
$8.03
kr1,132
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$64.59
£51.88
|
$77.40
kr10,905
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,940.94
£23,244.81
|
$29,836.83
kr4,204,009
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$35.31
£28.36
|
$23.97
kr3,377
|
|
pay 23.3% less for housing
|
Jersey
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.54
£47.82
|
$62.40
kr8,793
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,792.17
£1,439.44
|
$1,437.14
kr202,493
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,632.47
£1,311.17
|
$1,215.63
kr171,282
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$145.06
£116.51
|
$68.63
kr9,670
|
|
pay 85.9% less for childcare
|
Jersey
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,971.83
£1,583.74
|
$259.34
kr36,542
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,449.33
£14,818.15
|
$2,750.10
kr387,489
|
|
pay 10.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Jersey
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.14
£5.74
|
$8.52
kr1,201
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.35
£3.49
|
$4.15
kr585
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.82
£10.30
|
$10.64
kr1,498
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.60
£61.52
|
$56.90
kr8,018
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.15
£12.97
|
$12.27
kr1,729
|
|
pay 29.8% more for clothing
|
Jersey
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$95.82
£76.96
|
$118.08
kr16,637
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$51.82
£41.62
|
$50.39
kr7,100
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$102.17
£82.06
|
$151.12
kr21,292
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$116.23
£93.35
|
$175.20
kr24,685
|
|
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