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Reykjavik vs. Kingston Upon Hull Cost of Living Summary

Reykjavik is 89.1% more expensive than Kingston Upon Hull.

Restaurants: pay 90.6% more in Reykjavik
Groceries: pay 2.3 times more in Reykjavik
Transportation: pay 43.5% more in Reykjavik
Housing: pay 2.1 times more in Reykjavik
Childcare: pay 30.7% less in Reykjavik
Entertainment and Sports: pay 84.5% more in Reykjavik
Clothing: pay 2.9 times more in Reykjavik

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

Reykjavik vs. Kingston Upon Hull Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Reykjavik instead of Kingston Upon Hull, you would:

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pay 90.6% more for restaurants

	Kingston Upon Hull	Reykjavik
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$20.03 £15.02	$27.48 ISK3,517	+37.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.68 £6.51	$22.76 ISK2,913	+162.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.96 £1.47	$3.34 ISK427	+70.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.40 £1.05	$2.70 ISK345	+92.7%
Average			+90.6%

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pay 2.3 times more for groceries

	Kingston Upon Hull	Reykjavik
Bread 1 loaf	$1.60 £1.20	$4.63 ISK593	+190.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.85 £2.14	$9.44 ISK1,208	+230.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.22 £5.41	$7.63 ISK976	+5.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.58 £2.68	$6.50 ISK832	+81.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.18 £2.38	$11.29 ISK1,445	+255.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.23 £0.92	$1.59 ISK204	+29.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.78 £0.58	$1.17 ISK150	+50.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.19 £0.89	$1.49 ISK190	+25.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.87 £0.65	$2.54 ISK325	+190.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 £0.35	$1.70 ISK217	+268.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.51 £0.38	$1.13 ISK145	+121.1%
Average			+131.7%

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pay 43.5% more for transportation

	Kingston Upon Hull	Reykjavik
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.16 £5.37	$9.66 ISK1,236	+34.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$95.48 £71.58	$88.58 ISK11,337	-7.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$34,911.55 £26,170.57	$50,771.00 ISK6,497,672	+45.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.98 £10.48	$28.07 ISK3,592	+100.7%
Average			+43.5%

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

	Kingston Upon Hull	Reykjavik
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$42.73 £32.03	$81.97 ISK10,490	+91.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$730.48 £547.59	$2,259.48 ISK289,169	+209.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$641.01 £480.52	$2,034.90 ISK260,427	+217.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$189.71 £142.21	$60.87 ISK7,791	-67.9%
Average			+112.7%

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pay 30.7% less for childcare

	Kingston Upon Hull	Reykjavik
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,404.88 £1,053.13	$327.78 ISK41,949	-76.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$26,634.46 £19,965.86	$30,711.08 ISK3,930,404	+15.3%
Average			-30.7%

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pay 84.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Kingston Upon Hull	Reykjavik
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.17 £3.88	$13.12 ISK1,680	+153.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.24 £3.18	$6.17 ISK790	+45.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$19.86 £14.89	$13.94 ISK1,783	-29.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$35.93 £26.94	$87.35 ISK11,179	+143.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.18 £6.13	$17.18 ISK2,199	+110.1%
Average			+84.5%

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pay 2.9 times more for clothing

	Kingston Upon Hull	Reykjavik
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.08 £39.04	$145.10 ISK18,569	+178.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$33.05 £24.78	$63.97 ISK8,187	+93.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$79.79 £59.81	$193.43 ISK24,755	+142.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$55.09 £41.29	$248.79 ISK31,840	+351.6%
Average			+191.5%

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